Covid-19

Chinese authorities dismantle apparatus they used to surveil residents and curtail movement

Epidemiologist Zhong says it would be some months before a return to normal

Anxieties created by the 'zero-COVID' regime could hinder the world's second largest economy's return to health

People allowed to enter parks, supermarkets, offices and airports without showing proof of a negative COVID-19 test

Analysts suggest China may drop border controls and re-open the economy sooner than expected

Testing booths removed in Beijing; commuters in Shenzhen no longer required to present test results to travel

Cases quadrupled in Shijiazhuang to 3,197 on Thursday from the previous day

'We can no longer say this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated'

People smashed surveillance cameras, clashed with security personnel as hundreds of workers protested

China recorded more than 24,000 infections throughout the country in the previous 24 hours

Information minister says premier had been unwell for two days, took test on doctor's recommendation

Virus cases dash hopes of China’s economy reopening

Reinfected patients had more than doubled risk of death and a more than tripled risk of hospitalisation

Zhengzhou, capital of central Henan province, reported 167 locally transmitted cases in the seven days

Week-long campaign to cover over 2.5m kids in Karachi, Hyderabad

Chinese regulators approved the vaccine for use as a booster in September

Sars-CoV-2 literally has ‘fingerprints’ of genetic manipulations, according to scientists

A devastating outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed more than 700 children this year

Boston University scientists combined Omicron with the original virus that began in Wuhan

US donations total to 78m vaccines and over $80m for Covid-19 support

Omicron subvariants BA.4/5 that dominated this summer are still behind the majority of infections

Paabo's work demonstrated practical implications during the Covid-19 pandemic

There were 39 new Covid cases reported in the past 24 hours

Russia fell short of the votes needed to stay on the 36-nation governing council

Move likely to boost Canadian travel industry, already booming after months of lull during the pandemic

People will be allowed to go to work or school but will not be allowed to enter bars or restaurants for three days

Large number of parents reluctant to get their children vaccinated

Biden offered a bold assessment of the health crisis, assuring that the 'Covid-19 pandemic is over'

Vaccine available at all centres free of cost; guidelines mandate both doses of vaccine necessary

The two therapies were some of the first medicines developed early in the pandemic

WHO Director General said that the end of the Covid-19 pandemic “is in sight”

About 39 new cases, 1 death reported on Wednesday

New Zealand's swift response to the pandemic kept it largely free from the virus until the end of last year

ITTF president confident of successful event despite hosts Chengdu extending Covid lockdown

Of the city's 21.2 million residents, 16 million are under lockdown

Covid cases, deaths decreasing

The megacity of Chengdu went into lockdown with mass testing for COVID-19 planned through the weekend

Covid-19 has left a legacy of rising poverty and widening inequality

World federation chief describes pandemic as ‘disaster’ for game, forcing tournament cancellations worldwide

Zoom cut its annual profit and revenue forecasts as demand for the video-conferencing platform cools off

Australia to do a virtual stocktake of the country's cryptocurrency holdings

Decision based on clinical trial data that showed booster triggered 'a strong immune response'

Attempts to contain outbreaks from spreading; govts impose strict lockdowns

National covid positivity rate at 2.64%

With a setting straight from a spy thriller, the super-secure facility is researching world's deadliest pathogens

The development comes just three days after US president tested negative for the disease

Treatment shows effectiveness against several coronaviruses, including Covid-19, variants, says US university

Scientists advising WHO say 'window to stop the spread of the disease is closing'

US president earlier said he was 'doing great' and 'keeping busy' after catching the contagious virus

Pakistani embassy in Tokyo says new categorisation will come into effect from July 27, urges precautionary steps