Coronavirus

Washington: The new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is spreading quickly in the US, and is estimated to account for nearly 30 per cent of Covid-19 cases in the week ending January 7, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....

Seoul: China has stopped issuing short-term visas to individuals from South Korea and Japan in retaliation for Covid restrictions on Chinese travelers, media reports said Tuesday. Visas for South Koreans entering China as tourists have been suspended, Beijing's embassy in Seoul said, the BBC reported....

Copenhagen: The director of the World Health Organisation's Europe office said Tuesday that the agency sees “no immediate threat" for the European region from a COVID-19 outbreak in China, but more information is needed. China is battling a nationwide outbreak of the coronavirus after abruptly...

Beijing: China suspended issuing visas Tuesday for South Koreans to come to the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements imposed by South Korea on Chinese travellers. Japan's Kyodo News service said the ban would also affect Japanese travellers. A...

New Delhi: The global acceptance of Covid-19 vaccines increased from 75.2 per cent in 2021 to 79.1 per cent in 2022, according to a survey in 23 countries (including India) that represent more than 60 per cent of the world's population. The willingness of parents...

London: Almost 90 per cent of people in China's third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top local official has said, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases, media reported. Kan Quancheng, director of the health commission for central...

Beijing: As China opened borders and resumed travel Sunday, billions of local travellers are set to make overseas trips in the next few days, triggering Covid surge concerns in various countries as they put restrictions in place for flights coming from China. Global Times reported...

New Delhi: India recorded 163 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry Sunday. This is a marginal decline from the 214 cases reported the previous day. The active caseload has declined to 2,423 cases, accounting for 0.01 per cent...

New Delhi: India logged 163 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 2,423, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Sunday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,79,924). The death toll stands at 5,30,720 with two deaths reconciled by...

Washington: The internal border between the former British colony of Hong Kong and the rest of China will open for the first time in three years Sunday, with tens of thousands of people expected to undergo Covid-19 test required to move back and forth between...