Covid-19

29 more patients succumbed in the last 24 hours

The BA 2 subvariant is starting to outcompete BA 1 in parts of Europe and Asia

Chinese capital battling to contain Covid outbreak five days ahead of Winter Olympics

Build-up to Games has been muted, with absence of slogans, floral arrangements, flags

DC urges tourists to follow anti-Covid protocols

The company says some employees had altered or participated in altering patients' testing reports

Apple's iOS 15.4 allows users to set up Face ID with a face mask on, making it easy to unlock their phone

Self-ruled island’s governing body cites China’s ‘pandemic prevention and flight schedules’ as reasons to skip events

1,842 new infections were reported during the past 24 hours

Coach Scaloni continues to test positive ahead of Argentina's World Cup qualifiers vs Chile

Study suggests players’ passing success rate falls by up to five percent upon return to action

Several restaurants, food points sealed over risk of coronavirus spread

Up to 30 people attended the event allegedly organised by his wife, reports ITV News

Head of the global health body urges countries to work together to bring the acute phase to an end

Pandemic claims five more lives

Positivity rate surges to 13% as 7,586 new cases emerge

Omicron has raised hopes Covid-19 is starting to shift from a pandemic to a manageable endemic illness like flu

Organisers say there were no cases among 171 athletes and team officials

It took the pandemic for the sector to finally begin adopting new web-based tools

BA.2 found in 40 countries, including UK, India, could spread relatively quickly

Authorities say three people died in the capital while another 12 are in a critical condition

Low-quality kits used by most health facilities give only 50% accurate results, according to health expert

Despite new research, experts insist PCR tests unlikely to be replaced entirely

Restriction to curb Covid-19 will remain in effect till 31st

Forum reports 7,678 new cases; only fully vaccinated people allowed in mosques

Authorities hand out enforcement notices to a number of the 70-odd venues that took part in the protest

Ten new positive cases have been detected among players and club staff, putting Inter match at risk

Ambassador Munir Akram also cautions UNGA about the need to halt the growing global arms race

German tennis star believes there are players with Covid at the Grand Slam

The country also recorded 239 deaths in the space of 24 hours

International flights under existing bubble agreements will continue, civil aviation authorities say

Scientist warns it will take weeks before data will show severity of the latest wave driven by Omicron

Two-time Grand Slam champion, however, admits enforcing Covid vaccine mandate could be legally challenging

Clarets’ Premier League match with Watford postponed after former’s request

Bar on unvaccinated children over 12 on cards

Israel's Sheba Medical Centre is studying the effect of the Pfizer booster in 154 people

The trials, approved by DRAP, were conducted on 300 patients who were treated at home, says ICCBS director

Delhi's cases have fallen consistently since hitting a peak of 28,867 on Jan 13

Number of patients in China rises to highest since March 2020

Lahore positivity rate recorded at 9.6%

Says the restrictions are aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus on the directives of NCOC

Immigration minister Hawke says tennis star’s opposition to Covid vaccination could cause ‘civil unrest’

125 more Covid cases surface during last 24 hours

Local administration issues SOPs for travellers amid overall increase in Covid-19 cases

Bundesliga leaders will be back to near full strength with first-choice players out of Covid isolation

Argentine superstar says he’s ‘looking forward to get back on the field’ for Paris Saint-Germain

Meeting was to assess prevalence of Omicron variant of coronavirus

Fears are growing about host country’s largest domestic Omicron cluster in Tianjin

Serb tennis star says he went ahead with an interview and photoshoot with L'Equipe after claimed Covid infection

The number of deaths per one million inhabitants was last week among the highest in the world