COVID-19
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After over 3 yrs Covid restrictions, NKorea allows citizens abroad to return
Seoul: Reopening its border following more than three years of its stringent virus restrictions, North Korea has lifted an entry ban imposed on its citizens staying abroad over Covid-19 concerns, state media…
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COVID: Should we start wearing masks again?
By Simon Clarke, University of Reading Reading: One thing that can be guaranteed about COVID is that evolution will provide us with a more or less constant stream of new coronavirus variants,…
- World
Pandemic emergency ended but COVID-19 still around: WHO director general
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reminded people that Covid-19 is still around and that countermeasures are still required. “I would like to highlight two…
- Middle East
Kuwait detects first case of new EG.5 COVID variant
Kuwait: The Kuwait’s Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that it detected the first case of EG.5, a new COVID variant, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. The ministry noted that the…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia advises Umrah pilgrims to wear face masks
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has advised Umrah pilgrims to wear face masks while visiting Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. Also ReadHaram crane crash: SC upholds…
- World
New Zealand removes all COVID-19 requirements
Auckland: The New Zealand Government is removing the remaining COVID-19 public health requirements, effective from 12:01 am tomorrow, Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall announced today.While fluctuations from week to week are…
- World
New COVID variant EG.5.1 spreading quickly in UK: Report
London: A new COVID variant which has descended from the rapidly spreading Omicron and was first flagged in the UK last month is now said to be spreading quickly in the country,…
- Middle East
Oman’s airport traffic reaches 70% of pre-COVID level
Muscat: Airport operations across Oman were reaching 70 per cent of the sultanate’s pre-pandemic capacity, media reported, citing a statement from the Omani Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). CAA President Naif Ali Al-Abri…
- India
Households in COVID vulnerable districts bought more gold during pandemic: IIMA study
Ahmedabad: Households in India’s COVID-19 vulnerable districts allocated more gold to their savings portfolio during the pandemic compared to households in other districts, as per a study conducted by the Indian Institute…
- Health
Genetics may explain why some don’t get sick from Covid
New York: While even mild Covid leaves people sick, some called super dodgers never have common symptoms like a runny nose or sore throat, even after testing positive for the deadly virus.…
- Health
US suspends funding for China’s Wuhan lab over failure to provide Covid info
Washington: The US government has suspended funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) in China even as it failed to provide documents related to Covid virus amid reported safety concerns, media…
- India
Govt eases Covid guidelines for international travellers
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has further eased COVID-19 guidelines for international visitors, dropping the earlier requirement for RT-PCR based testing of a random two percent subset of international travellers. The…
- Health
Childhood immunisation rebounds after Covid backslide: WHO, Unicef
Geneva: Immunisation services have shown recovery in many countries, including India, after the historic backsliding caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, yet some low-income countries are lagging, according to a new report by…
- World
India-China trade shows first signs of slowdown in years
Beijing: The India-China trade, which in recent years rose sharply despite bilateral tensions over the border dispute, showed the first signs of a slowdown in years falling by 0.9 per cent in…
- India
India records 46 new Covid infections, count of active cases now 1,413
New Delhi: India has recorded a single-day rise of 46 new COVID-19 infections and the count of active cases now stands at 1,413, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.…