India reports 699 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths.
India logged 699 new cases of coronavirus, while the active cases increased to 6,559, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.The death toll increased to 5,30,808 with two deaths. While one death was reported by Odisha, another was reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.The...
‘Risk of Covid mutating to overcome vaccine immunity prevails’: Ex-WHO scientist.
Three years after Covid-19 rocked the world, former World Health Organization (WHO) scientist Soumya Swaminathan said a small risk of the virus mutating to overcome immunity offered by various vaccines remains. "Continued surveillance is important," she told news agency ANI.Swaminathan also said the risk...
New Covid-19 rules from today for flyers from these countries.
Almost a month after the pre-boarding RT-PCR tests were made mandatory for travellers from six countries - China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand and Japan - the government announced that the restrictions will be lifted from Monday. As Covid-19 cases have been on a sharp decline worldwide, the Centre...
Bivalent COVID vaccination launched – ‘Booster’ at 15 centers.
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health has launched bivalent COVID- 19 vaccination for individuals 18 years of age and older at 15 medical centers, starting from Wednesday. The bivalent COVID-19 vaccines are boosters that aim at keeping better protection against the original virus strain and a component of the Omicron...
Health minister Mandaviya launches Bharat Biotech’s nasal Covid vaccine.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh launched Bharat Biotech's nasal Covid vaccine, iNCOVACC, on the occasion of Republic Day on Thursday.The world's first made-in-India intranasal vaccine was launched at Mandaviya's residence here.The nasal vaccine...
Coronavirus variant (XBB.1.5) detected in Kuwait.
Kuwait’s Ministry of Health announced Wednesday that genetic tests have detected an XBB.1.5 variant, which belongs to a subset of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.In a statement, the ministry said that the indicators of the epidemiological situation in the country witness stability, renewing...
‘Covid is weak, we’re stronger’: Chinese rush to renew passports as curbs lifted.
People joined long queues outside immigration offices in Beijing on Monday, eager to renew their passports after China dropped COVID border controls that had largely prevented its 1.4 billion residents from travelling for three years.Sunday's reopening is one of the last steps in China's dismantling...
China ends quarantine for overseas travellers amid Covid surge.
China lifts quarantine requirements for inbound travellers on Sunday, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as the country battles a surge in Covid cases.Beijing last month began a dramatic dismantling of a hardline virus strategy that had enforced mandatory quarantines and gruelling...
China COVID surge worries WHO – Deaths up 15%.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The head of the World Health Organization.The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday the agency is “concerned about the risk to life in China” amid the coronavirus’ explosive spread across the country and the lack of outbreak data from the Chinese government....
Germany to require rapid Covid test for travelers from China.
Germany is changing its entry rules for travellers from China and will in future require at least a rapid coronavirus test to enter the country, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Thursday.There will also be random checks upon entry for any coronavirus variants as well as expanded monitoring of wastewater,...