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South Korea sets new Covid cases record as officials plan restrictions

Halting its steps toward normalcy, South Korea will clamp down on social gatherings and cut the hours of some businesses to fight a record-breaking surge of the coronavirus

Italian govt to extend Covid state of emergency until March next year

The Italian government has approved a decree allowing the extension of the national state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic for another three months.

US Covid-19 death toll crosses 800,000, a year into vaccine drive

The US death toll from COVID-19 topped 800,000 on Tuesday, as more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became available practically for the asking last spring.

IIT Delhi develops kit that can detect Omicron variant in 90 minutes

Researchers at IIT Delhi's Kusuma School of Biological Sciences have developed an RT-PCR based assay for the specific detection of the Omicron (B.1.1.529.1) variant of SARS-CoV-2.

Delhi detects 4 more cases of Omicron variant, tally rises to 6: Minister

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said four more cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, have been detected in the national capital and all have travel history to foreign countries. The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has not spread in the community so far and the situation is under control, he added. "So far, six people have been found Omicron positive in the capital. One of them has been discharged. All of them had travelled to foreign countries and were transferred to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) hospital from the (Indira Gandhi International) airport," Jain told reporters. So far, 74 travellers have been sent from the airport to the hospital, where a special ward has been set up for isolating and treating suspected cases of Omicron. Thirty-six of them have been discharged and 38 are admitted to the hospital. Delhi's first patient of the Omicron variant -- a 37-year-old man from Ranchi -- was discharged from the LNJP hospital on Monday after he .

India reports 5,784 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, lowest in 571 days

India has recorded 5,784 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 571 days in the last 24 hours

Investors push world's top chemicals companies over hazardous substances

Investors managing $4.1 trillion in assets are urging the world's biggest chemicals companies to phase out production of hazardous substances

China reports spurt of Delta strain 'sub-lineage' cases of Covid-19

China reported a sudden flare-up of Covid cases in Zhejiang Province that registered 138 locally-transmitted confirmed cases stated to be that of Delta strain "sub-lineage AY.4"

India records 7,350 Covid infections in 24 hrs, active cases at 91,456

India's coronavirus tally rose to 3,46,97,860 with 7,350 people testing positive for the infection in a day

UK raises Covid alert level to 4 over increased Omicron transmission

The UK government raised the country's coronavirus alert level from three to four due to the rapid increase of the Omicron variant

With surge in fresh infections, Pakistan logs 395 new Covid-19 cases

Witnessing a surge in new COVID-19 cases, Pakistan reported 395 fresh coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours

19 fresh Covid-19 cases recorded in Ladakh, tally increases to 21,792

Ladakh's tally of COVID-19 cases increased to 21,792 on Saturday with 19 fresh infections, officials said. The death toll remained at 215 and of these, 157 deaths have been reported from Leh and 59 from Kargil, they said. The number of active cases in the Union Territory has dropped to 220 -- 202 in Leh and 18 in Kargil -- from 237 the previous day, according to the officials. Of the 19 new cases, 17 were reported in Leh and two in Kargil, they said. The officials said that 36 patients were discharged from hospitals in Leh, taking the total number of recoveries in Ladakh to 21,357.

Nasal vaccine might help fight new variants of coronavirus: Study

In a new study, it was found that intranasal vaccination provided broad-based protection against heterologous respiratory viruses in mice.

69% S Koreans say 'living with Covid-19' scheme raised health risks

Seven out of 10 South Koreans believe the government's "living with Covid-19" campaign has elevated the risk of virus transmission, according to a poll

Omicron now detected in 22 US states, some indicate community transmission

At least 22 US states have identified cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, including some that indicate community transmission, as per CDC

India records 7,992 Covid cases in 24 hrs, death toll jumps to 475,128

With 7,992 people testing positive for the coronavirus in a day, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,46,682,736

Omicron can drive daily Canada's Covid cases to record high: Health agency

Canada could see daily Covid-19 cases soar to record levels above 10,000 before January if Omicron cases sharply increase, according to the Public Health Agency

At 58,194, UK records biggest single-day jump in Covid cases since January

Britain reports 58,194 new coronavirus cases, reaching levels not seen since early January

Breathlessness in long Covid patients may signal heart problems: Study

Covid-19 patients who continue to be short of breath during physical activity one year after recovering from the infection may have suffered heart damage, according to a small study.

India records 8,503 new Covid infections; active cases rise to 94,943

India's coronavirus tally climbed to 3,46,74,744 with the addition of 8,503 infections in a day