Bangkok, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the emergence of Covid an estimated 375.8 million people in the Asia and the Pacific region faced hunger in 2020, which is nearly 54 million more people than in 2019,…
Patna, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the growing threat of Omicron virus, the Bihar government has directed DMs, SPs and civil surgeons to take extreme precautions in their respective districts. The direction was issued on Wednesday…
Bengaluru, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The reassuring videos of the first recovered 34-year-old person from Omicron variant in which he had shared his experience of journey of recovery at a designated hospital in Bengaluru have gone…
Washington, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The global coronavirus caseload has topped 272 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.32 million and vaccinations to over 8.54 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its…
Havana, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Cuba recorded its fourth consecutive day without Covid-19 deaths, remaining at 8,313 total deaths, while reporting 62 infections in the last 24 hours, for a total of 963,813 cases, the Ministry…
Stockholm, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A rapid increase in the number of Omicron Covid-19 variant cases is imminent, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned. The European Union’s (EU) health watchdog on…
Seoul, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The credibility and capability of the South Korean economy accumulated prior to the Covid-19 outbreak has helped the export-driven economy overcome the external shock of global pandemic recession, Deputy Prime Minister…
Copenhagen, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a press release from Kongehuset, the Danish Royal House. “No infection has been found in others in the family,” said…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Despite policies measures such as EV policies, metro network, BS-VI fuel, scrapping vehicles older than 15 years etc, to control vehicular emissions in cities like Delhi, the national capital has…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association on Wednesday wrote to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, informing him about the decision of withdrawal from all services, including routine and emergency services,…
Hyderabad, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two persons from Kenya and Somalia have tested positive for Omicron on Wednesday, three days after they arrived in Hyderabad while three more passengers from “at risk” countries have tested positive…
Kolkata, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal reported its first case of Omicron on Wednesday as a seven-year-old boy tested positive for the coronavirus variant in the state’s Malda, officials said. The seven-year-old had arrived at…
Mumbai, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four new cases of Covid-19 variant Omicron have been detected in Maharashtra, taking the state’s tally to 32, officials said on Wednesday. The cases include two in Mumbai and one each…
Beijing, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) While after months of struggle the Covax programme — the international vaccine scheme — has started picking up pace, the fast spread of Omicron to about 77 countries is posing a…
Mumbai, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the 3rd time in almost 22 months, Mumbai recorded zero Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, even as the new variant Omicron continues to cause concern, officials said. The previous nil deaths…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its dissatisfaction over the abysmal low disbursement of ex-gratia compensation by Maharashtra government to the families who lost a loved one to Covid-19, while…
London, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) West African nations need to drastically ramp up their Covid-19 vaccination programmes by factor of 10 if they are to reach at least 60 per cent coverage by 2022 and achieve…
Mumbai, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the second year straight, the Maharashtra government will not permit parties or big gatherings during the Christmas-New Year Eve week in the country’s commercial capital owing to the spread of…
San Francisco, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Healthtech platform Innovaccer on Wednesday announced a $150 million Series E round at a $3.2 billion valuation, driven by rapid customer adoption of the Innovaccer Health Cloud. The round was…
Mumbai, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) said on Wednesday that a rapid RT-PCR test at CSMIA will cost Rs 1,975. According to a CSMIA spokesperson, the move is in line…