New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Omicron variant is spreading at an unprecedented rate, the World Health Organization has said. WHO Director General Tedros A. Ghebreyesus said that a total of 77 countries have reported…
Phnom Penh, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Cambodia has identified the first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in a traveller from the western African country of Ghana, the country’s ministry of health announced in a…
Seoul, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korea has registered a record high new daily Covid-19 cases as the eased anti-virus measures led to surging cases in the greater Seoul area, the health authorities said Wednesday. The…
Wellington, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) New Zealand reported 74 new Delta variant cases of Covid-19 in the community on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country’s current community outbreak to 9,963. Among…
Harare, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Zimbabwean government has extended the Covid-19 lockdown measures for two weeks to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant. Two weeks ago, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced enhanced measures after…
Washington, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The global coronavirus caseload has topped 271.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.32 million and vaccinations to over 8.51 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its…
Seoul, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korea is considering further reducing the maximum private gathering size and restoring curfews on business hours to tackle the fast spread of Covid-19 infections, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Wednesday….
Santiago, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chile reported less than 1,000 Covid-19 cases, after registering 970 infections in the last 24 hours, for a total of 1,785,124 cases, the Health Ministry said. In its daily report, the…
Algiers, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Algerian Health authorities have confirmed the detection of the first case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, local media reported. A foreign national who entered Algeria on December 10 tested positive for…
Rome, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Italian government has approved a decree allowing the extension of the national state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic for another three months. Due to expire on December 31, the…
New York, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US reached the grim milestone of 800,000 coronavirus deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. With the national case count topping 50.2 million, the death toll across the…
United Nations (New York), Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), has said that his first goal for the New Year is to vaccinate the…
The Hague, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Dutch government has decided to extend the current anti-Covid measures until January 14, 2022, and speed up the country’s booster vaccination campaign amid concerns about the Omicron variant. The…
Tokyo, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Japan’s Digital Agency has said that it will initiate an application software enabling visitors and returnees to go through simpler customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) procedures from next week. The “Visit…
Washington, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The newest Omicron variant is likely to become a dominant Covid-19 variant in the US, said top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci. “Omicron is going to be a challenge because…
Nairobi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenya has launched a 100-day vaccination campaign targeting infants and adolescent girls amid vulnerability to measles and human papillomavirus that causes cervical cancer, respectively. Patrick Amoth, acting Director General of Health…
Nairobi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The inaugural conference on public health in Africa (CPHIA 2021) began with leaders, policymakers, and scientists calling for enhanced response to the Covid-19 pandemic in light of new variants. President of…
Washington, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Covid-19 cases among children in the US are on the rise, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has reported. Over 1,64,000 child cases were added the past week, an increase of…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre on Tuesday made it mandatory for international passengers arriving in India to pre-book RT-PCR test. The international passengers arriving at six major Indian airports would be required to…
Kohima, Dec 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), following suggestion from the Union Health Ministry, has launched a pilot project in Manipur, Nagaland and Andaman and Nicobar Islands to supply live saving…