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India doesn't need to ban international flights or impose lockdown under present Covid scenario: Experts"Overall, there is no increase in Covid caseload and India currently is in a comfortable situation. Under present circumstances, there is n...
COVID outbreak in China's Beihai leaves 2,000 tourists strandedThe new wave of COVID-19 cases has been triggered by new emerging Omicron sub-variants, with nine such sub-variants all classified as forms...
WHO: COVID-19 cases mostly drop, except for the AmericasIn its latest weekly assessment of the pandemic, the U.N. health agency said there were more than 3.7 million new infections and 9,000 deat...
North Korea reports first COVID-19 cases, Kim orders national lockdownTop officials, including leader Kim Jong Un, held a crisis politburo meeting on Thursday to discuss the outbreak and announced they would i...
Xi Jinping warns people for questioning China's zero-COVID policyAs severe, regular lockdowns stoke public anger and hit the Chinese economy, China's top leader Xi Jinping has issued the harshest warning ...
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...
Australia to fully reopen borders to vaccinated travellers from Feb 21Australia has been pursuing a staggered border reopening since late last year allowing skilled migrants, international students and backpac...
Supply chain woes could worsen as China imposes new COVID lockdownsThe measures have confined tens of millions of people to their homes in several Chinese cities and contributed to a suspension of connectin...
Supply chain woes could worsen as China imposes new Covid lockdownsChina used lockdowns, contact tracing and quarantines to halt the spread of the coronavirus nearly two years ago after its emergence in Wuh...
It's irresponsible to talk about herd immunity: Eric Feigl-Ding, Federation of American ScientistsPeople had said earlier that there was herd immunity in India in February 2021. And then Delta came. This is where so many people have been...
China battles Omicron spread as millions more start new lockdownAuthorities in Anyang announced the lockdown late on Monday, issuing a notice ordering residents not to leave their homes or drive cars on ...
Ad-hoc state-level curbs disrupting business, restaurateurs tell CentreThe restaurateurs have said in the letter that ad hoc state-level restrictions are severely disrupting both operations and deliveries.
Europe considers new curbs as Omicron sweeps worldOmicron infections are multiplying across Europe, the United States and Asia, including in Japan, where a single cluster at a military base...
Indian markets slide 2% as investors exit Asian equitiesWith central banks of developed economies, mainly the US Federal Reserve, pledging to withdraw liquidity sooner in the face of quickening i...
Tougher curbs likely as Omicron hits another daily high of 12,133 in UKThe total number of confirmed Omicron cases in the UK stands at 37,101, taking the overall COVID-19 infections tally to 82,886 on Sunday. A...
UK may be forced into Omicron circuit breaker lockdown: reportsThe Financial Times reported that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been presented with a number of options under a so-called Plan C...
Fears over omicron may impact retail securitisation volumes: IcraThe NBFCs and HFCs may again reduce their disbursements the way one saw during the previous periods of lockdowns. The securitisation volume...
Omicron and delta spell return of unpopular restrictionsWith the delta variant of COVID-19 pushing up cases in Europe and growing fears over the omicron variant, governments around the world are ...
View: The biggest mistake India can make in fighting Omicron is imposing another lockdownMany in India will call for stringent lockdowns, including a shutdown of international air traffic, to check the virus. This would be a mis...
U.S. readies fight against Omicron but too soon for lockdowns: Anthony FauciThe new Omicron coronavirus variant, first discovered in South Africa and announced in recent days, has now been detected in a growing numb...