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WHO's chief Tedros Adhanom calls on world to end Covid-19 pandemic in 2022

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has called on the world to pull together to end the Covid-19 pandemic within the next year.

Covid cases top 275.4 mn worlwide, deaths more than 5.36 million

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 275.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.36 million and vaccinations to over 8.72 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Top Headlines: WHO warns on Omicron; public health infra priority in 2022

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Myanmar reports 152 new Covid-19 cases, daily positivity rate at 1.32%

Myanmar reported 152 new Covid-19 infections with daily positivity rate of 1.32 per cent in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Sunday.

Gujarat reports four new cases of Omicron variant; tally rises to 11

Four new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus were reported in Gujarat on Sunday, which took the state's count of the persons infected with this strain to 11

Urgent need to scale-up public health, social measures: WHO on Omicron

The World Health Organization on Saturday stressed on urgent scale-up of public health and social measures to curtail its further spread

S Korea reports 7,314 more Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 558,864

South Korea reported 7,314 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 558,864.

India logs 7,145 new infections; active cases in country decline to 84,565

India logged 7,145 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,47,33,194

Finland reissues nationwide face mask recommendation amid Covid surge

The Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has reissued nationwide recommendation on using face masks, as Covid-19 infections surge

France announces new measures to curb spread of Covid amid holidays

French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced a series of measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 during holiday seasons

No scientific data to suggest Covid pills will be useful now: ICMR

The scientific data on anti-viral Covid pills still does not support that these medicines will be useful at the moment, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said

India logs 7,447 new Covid infections active cases decline to 86,415

India logged 7,447 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,47,26,049

No Covid deaths reported in UP due to oxygen shortage: State govt

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday claimed that no deaths had been reported in the state because of lack of oxygen during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

UK reports new daily record for Covid cases, logs 88,376 infections

Britain's government says it recorded another record daily number of Covid-19 cases

India reports 7,974 new Covid cases; with 343 deaths, toll jumps to 476,478

In the past 24 hours, India registered 7,974 new Covid-19 cases and 343 deaths, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.

Covid cases in Brazil rise by 5,446 to over 22.2 mn: Health Ministry

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 5,446 to 2,22,01,221 within the past 24 hours

Australia's New South Wales sets record for daily Covid cases at 1,742

Australia's New South Wales sets record for new COVID cases Australia's New South Wales state recorded 1,742 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, its highest daily total since the pandemic began.

UK sees record highest daily Covid cases at 78,610 amid Omicron spread

The UK on Wednesday recorded the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 78,610 new cases

US witnesses a double coronavirus surge as omicron variant advances

Omicron speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, threatening to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases

India logs 6,984 new Covid infections, active cases decline to 87,562

India logged 6,984 coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,47,10,628