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…
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…
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…
Chennai, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu health department is on a high alert after a family of seven, who arrived from Nigeria with Covid-19, is under observation at the King Institute of Preventive medicine…
Jaipur, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Rajasthan government has started a sero survey to assess whether the health care and front line workers need a booster dose amid the challenging times when the fear of Omicron…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 1 million people in the UK are likely to be isolating with Covid on their own on Christmas Day, the latest data suggests, Daily Mail reported. England’s chief…
Mumbai, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the second year straight, the state government will not permit parties or big gatherings during the Christmas-New Year Eve week owing to the spread of Omicron in the country’s commercial…
New York, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vaccines developed by US drugmakers Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson and Johnson against Covid-19 have proved to be less effective against the new super mutant Omicron variant that has now spread to…
Bengaluru, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three international passengers, who arrived from the United Kingdom, including a nine-year-old boy tested positive for Covid-19 at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru, Health Department sources said on Wednesday. The…
Beijing, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) About four in 10 Covid cases are asymptomatic, making them potential sources of increased transmission of the infectious disease, according to a study. The study led by researchers at Peking University…
Hyderabad, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana on Wednesday reported the first case of Omicron with two air passengers from Kenya and Somalia testing positive for the new variant of Covid-19. Both the cases were detected among…
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…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) India reported 6,984 new Covid cases, which is slightly higher than the previous day, and 247 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family…
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….
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…
New Delhi, Dec 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Union Health Ministry has trained over 19,000 doctors and para-medical staff for operating ventilators ahead of the third Covid surge, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday. The states have…
Gandhinagar, Dec 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Gujarat government on Tuesday announced that it has deposited Rs 50,000 relief amount each through direct benefit transfer (DBT) into the bank accounts of around 22,000 persons as per the…