Australia to rollout fifth COVID vaccine shot for all citizens above 18Australia, which is among the most heavily vaccinated countries against the coronavirus, has so far administered two vaccine doses to 95% o...
08 Feb, 2023, 08.48 AM IST
Australians urged to work from home as winter Omicron wave swamps hospitalsAustralia is in the grip of a third Omicron wave driven by the highly transmissible new subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, with more than 300,000 ...
20 Jul, 2022, 01.18 PM IST
What is the BA.5 variant and why does it seem to be reinfecting so many people with COVID-19?BA.5 is a sister variant of the Omicron strain that has been dominant worldwide since the end of 2021, and has already caused spikes in cas...
13 Jul, 2022, 07.01 PM IST
COVID-19 cases in Asia surpass 100 millionThe region is reporting over 1 million new COVID-19 cases about every two days, according to a Reuters analysis. With more than half of the...
30 Mar, 2022, 12.15 PM IST
Many Indians not in favour of resuming overseas flights: SurveyWhile a number of countries opened their skies after the scare over the Omicron-led Covid wave eased, those like Hong Kong, South Korea, Vi...
14 Mar, 2022, 12.39 AM IST
Omicron dents India's domestic air passenger traffic growth in JanuaryAccording to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), India's domestic air passenger volume on a year-on-year basis -- measured ...
10 Mar, 2022, 06.01 PM IST
Australia calls on backpackers to help ease Omicron-fuelled labour shortagePrime Minister Scott Morrison said his government was waiving the A$630 ($453) visa application fee for any backpacker or student who arriv...
21 Feb, 2022, 10.24 AM IST
Why don't most people with COVID need to test for another 30 days, even if they're re-exposed?A study from the Imperial College London's COVID-19 response team estimated the risk of reinfection with Omicron to be 5.4 times higher tha...
12 Feb, 2022, 10.44 AM IST
Will an Omicron-specific vaccine help control COVID? There's one key problemA vaccine targeting Omicron will increase immunity to the variant on both an individual and population level.
25 Jan, 2022, 10.44 AM IST
Investors search for safe havens as Omicron takes hold in AsiaAsian govts are carrying out widely diverging coronavirus policies, with strategies ranging from China’s pursuit of Covid Zero to Australia...
16 Jan, 2022, 09.36 PM IST
Covid cases top 300 million worldwideThe figure stood at 300,042,439 cases at 15:45 GMT, including all the cases announced since the World Health Organization office in China f...
07 Jan, 2022, 10.57 PM IST
Aus PM Scott Morrison says no Xmas lockdown as hospitals coping with rising OmicronAustralian Prime Minister Scott Morrison insisted that limiting the spread of the virus comes down to personal responsibility. No national ...
22 Dec, 2021, 11.52 AM IST
Safe haven currencies pressured by hopes Omicron is mildThe dollar was supported against safe-haven currencies such as the Japanese yen on Tuesday, hanging on to an overnight jump made with U.S. ...
07 Dec, 2021, 07.27 AM IST
Omicron variant may be less lethal in India, epidemiologist saysGiven the widespread exposure of Indians to Covid-19 virus and a reasonably-high vaccination rate, India will likely be less affected by th...
02 Dec, 2021, 05.52 PM IST
Maharashtra CM concerned over tracking of international passengers, says it will be easier to stop infection if info on them sharedSouth African scientists identified a new version of the coronavirus that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gaute...
29 Nov, 2021, 05.08 PM IST
Omicron adds new uncertainties to global economic outlook: Moody's AnalyticsIn its commentary titled 'Much to Learn About OmicronFast’, Moody’s Analytics said although the variant appears to spread ”remarkably quick...
29 Nov, 2021, 04.36 PM IST
Gold ticks higher as Omicron virus variant woes boost appealSpot gold rose 0.1 per cent to $1,793.72 per ounce by 0201 GMT. U.S. gold futures advanced 0.4 per cent to $1,793.2.
29 Nov, 2021, 09.12 AM IST