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Elton John. Photo: Reuters
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Elton John has COVID, postpones U.S. tour dates

“I’m so sorry to anyone whose been inconvenienced by this but I want to keep myself and my team safe,” Elton said in an Instagram story. “Fortunately, I’m fully vaccinated and boosted and my...

Tushar Khan. Photo: Collected
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Tushar Khan in ICU

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Covid-19: Bangladesh rolls out booster dose in Dhaka

Health Minister Joe Phaahla said at the briefing that infections and positivity rates were rising in seven of South Africa’s nine provinces.(AP)
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Omicron cases doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with local spread - WHO

A healthcare worker collects swab samples of underprivileged children for Covid-19 test in Kolkata.(ANI)
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Health costs during pandemic pushed over half a billion people into poverty

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Coronavirus chronicle

How does Omicron challenge the treatments for Covid?

Boys run past a mural by Senzart911, of children wearing facemasks amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at Soweto's Kliptown, South Africa, October 27, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
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New Covid variant triggers global alarm as WHO urges caution

Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), is seen during a visit to the Great Pyramid of Giza and the new Grand Egyptian Museum, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cairo, Egypt, August 25, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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UN tourism body chief calls for swift, uniform decisions on Covid travel curbs

Ed Sheeran arrives to the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2021 in London, Britain September 1, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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'Solo party': Ed Sheeran releases album while isolating for Covid

Covid-19: 82% of deceased last week not vaccinated
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Covid-19: 82% of deceased last week not vaccinated

With boosters, masks and Green Pass, Israel sees a Covid-19 wave in retreat
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With boosters, masks and Green Pass, Israel sees a Covid-19 wave in retreat

The chief trial investigator for the vaccine said that he's optimistic about reaching that point before the end of this year Photo: Bloomberg
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Surplus Covid-19 vaccines with rich nations to hit 1.2 billion doses

Google and Twitter are right. Workers should stay home
Coronavirus chronicle

Google and Twitter are right. Workers should stay home