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Delhi govt bans all mass gatherings for Christmas, New Year celebrationsThe total number of cases of the Omicron variant in India has climbed to 213, the Union health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. T...
People have become lax in observing Covid-appropriate behaviour: AIIMS chief amid Omicron scare"Omicron is highly transmissible and therefore adhering to Covid norms is very important. People should regularly wear masks, maintain phys...
Concerns mount as South African COVID-19 infection rate doublesExperts pointed out that the projection by leading epidemiologist Dr Salim Abdool Karim on Monday that South Africa was likely to have 10,0...
Prevent UNGA from being super-spreader event: US urges world leaders to send video statements for high-level weekIn case delegations choose to travel to New York for the General Debate, the US requested that delegations bring the minimum number of trav...
Eliud Kigchoge marathon masterclass as delayed Tokyo Olympics set to closeA succession of big names have failed to perform at the postponed 2020 Olympics but Kenya's Kipchoge showed his class in Sapporo, kicking o...
Pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics in numbersThe latest budget for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics of 1.6 trillion yen ($15 billion) is up 22% from the previous one compiled before ...
Turning tables, literally! Meal inspired by K-pop group BTS sparks frenzy, pushing McDonald's to shut shop in some outletsVideos showed scenes of chaos, with upturned tables and chairs, delivery riders massing inside and outside of restaurants.
India warns against mass farmers protest, citing COVID 'super-spreader' riskOver a third have died over the past three weeks during a devastating second wave fuelled by a new virus variant detected in India, mass po...
Australia bans arrivals from India, says offenders face jail, finesThe emergency determination, made late on Friday, is part of strict measures to stop travellers to Australia from the world's second most p...
Mandatory 14-day quarantine for Delhi residents returning from Kumbh MelaThe order issued on Saturday said those who visited Kumbh from 4 April onwards or those who plan to do so till end of the religious congreg...
Former law minister seeks Supreme Court's intervention in handling surge in COVID-19 cases"Considering the gravity of the threat to human life and the constitutional responsibility cast upon this court to protect and secure the l...
Health Ministry asks states to keep vigil on New Year events, be wary of 'super spreaders'Keeping in view the fresh surge of coronavirus cases in Europe and the Americas, there was still a need for maintaining comprehensive preca...
India's Health Ministry warns that New Year celebrations pose a 'superspreaders' threat, asks states to curb crowdingUnion Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to all the states and union territories asking them to curb crowding in the wake New Year...
Superspreader protest? As experts worry about COVID, farmers say new laws bigger threat to their survival"A protest is a mass gathering and thus from a public health perspective, I would urge protective and preventive behaviour against the spre...
Farmers protest at Delhi borders may act as Covid ‘superspreader' event: ExpertsThe national capital has already been witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases post Diwali celebrations and amid rising pollution levels. Samir...
Can cold weather kill the coronavirus? Experts say climate doesn't affect the spread of Covid-19The best way to stop transmission of the virus is to wear a mask in public.
Saudi man crashes car into southern gates of Mecca's Grand Mosque, arrestedAuthorities arrested the man inside, who appeared in an "abnormal" condition, the agency said, without elaborating. Police referred them ma...
As virus surges, Trump rallies keep packing in thousandsTrump rallies are among the nation's biggest events being held in defiance of crowd restrictions designed to stop the virus from spreading.
Amy Coney Barrett swearing-in differs markedly from 'superspreader'When the just-confirmed Barrett returned to the White House on Monday to take her constitutional oath, the celebration was moved to the bro...
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi Arabia eases coronavirus restrictionsThe kingdom had taken the rare step of suspending the smaller "umrah" pilgrimage that draws millions year-round from across the world in ea...