New Zealand to remove pandemic mandates as omicron wanesThe changes mean that many restrictions will be removed before tourists start arriving back in New Zealand. Earlier this month, the governm...
23 Mar, 2022, 07.57 AM IST
New Zealand to 'welcome the world back' as tourism restartsInternational tourism used to account for about 20% of New Zealand's foreign income and more than 5% of GDP. But when the pandemic began, N...
16 Mar, 2022, 08.02 AM IST
As virus cases go from 1 to 24,000, New Zealand changes tackIt was the latest sign of just how radically New Zealand's approach to the virus has shifted, moving from elimination to suppression and no...
08 Mar, 2022, 12.08 PM IST
Travellers to New Zealand will no longer need to isolateTravellers will still need to test negative for the virus before leaving and after arriving. "I know this will be welcome news to the membe...
28 Feb, 2022, 11.49 AM IST
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding due to Omicron surge"My wedding won't be going ahead but I just join many other New Zealanders who have had an experience like that as a result of the pandemic...
23 Jan, 2022, 11.40 AM IST
In omicron-free New Zealand, Christmas without restrictionsNinety-five percent of adults in New Zealand have had at least one dose of the vaccine, making it one of the world's most vaccinated popula...
25 Dec, 2021, 09.29 AM IST
Australian shares wind down for Christmas on a positive noteReports showed that U.S. drugmakers Merck and Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral pills were effective against the variant, cheering investors ahea...
24 Dec, 2021, 01.45 PM IST
Omicron's global spread prompts renewed lockdowns, delayed reopeningsMany nations are on high alert just days ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, as the latest health crisis also takes a toll on fin...
21 Dec, 2021, 01.12 PM IST
New Zealand announces measures to keep out omicron variantNew Zealand will shorten the gap between second COVID-19 vaccine doses and boosters and push back the phased reopening of its borders in me...
21 Dec, 2021, 12.21 PM IST
Number of COVID-19 positive travellers from 'at-risk' countries rises to 17 in MumbaiThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said these 17 foreign returnees to the city - 13 males and four females - have tested positive...
07 Dec, 2021, 11.56 PM IST
India's Omicron tally reaches 21 with 9 cases detected in Rajasthan, 7 more in MaharashtraA 33-year-old man from Maharashtra's Thane district had tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus. The man, a marine engineer,...
05 Dec, 2021, 11.39 PM IST
Mumbai prepares Omicron action plan for people returning from 'at risk' countriesA 33-year-old man from Maharashtra's Kalyan-Dombivli who recently returned from South Africa has been found positive for the new Omicron va...
05 Dec, 2021, 07.15 AM IST
15 suspected Omicron patients admitted to Delhi's LNJP hospitalOf these, nine are confirmed coronavirus patients, while six have symptoms like sore throat, fever and history of contact with patients. Th...
04 Dec, 2021, 11.31 PM IST
India has not imposed travel curbs like some other countries: MEA on OmicronThe 'at-risk' nations (as updated on November 30) are countries in Europe, including the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, Ch...
02 Dec, 2021, 10.55 PM IST
Australian shares mark 2-month closing low on Omicron fears"Few vaccine and therapy chief executives have expressed concerns about the efficacy of vaccines against the Omicron variant and it will ta...
01 Dec, 2021, 02.17 PM IST
No case of new 'Omicron' variant of coronavirus detected in India yet: OfficialThe countries designated as 'at-risk' (updated as of November 26, 2021) include European countries, the UK, South Africa, Brazil, Banglades...
29 Nov, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
Australian shares extend fall on COVID-19 variant fearsA slump in bond yields pulled financial stocks down 1.07% to multi-month lows. Commonwealth Bank of Australia , the country's biggest lende...
29 Nov, 2021, 02.15 PM IST