Covid -19

Covid -19

240 South Africa returnees could not be traced: Health minister

240 South Africa returnees could not be traced: Health minister

Ashes: Perth Test in doubt as WA sticks to hard line on quarantine

Ashes: Perth Test in doubt as WA sticks to hard line on quarantine

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Bangladesh adopts ‘no vaccine, no service’ to gear up to fight Omicron

Nurses converses with a patients as they check in before they receive their coronavirus disease (Covid-19) booster vaccination during a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination clinic in Southfield, Michigan, US, September 29, 2021. Photo: Reuters

US CDC says all adults should get Covid-19 booster shots

7 returned to B'baria from South Africa last week, red flags to be hoisted at their houses

7 returned to B'baria from South Africa last week, red flags to be hoisted at their houses

A healthcare worker collects a swab from a passenger for a PCR test against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) before traveling to Uganda, amidst the spread of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 28, 2021. Photo :Reuters

South Africa mulling compulsory Covid-19 jabs for some places, activities

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India lists Bangladesh among 'at risk' countries over Omicron

A fence is seen in front of the Swiss Federal Palace, Bundeshaus, in Bern, Switzerland, November 28, 2021. Photo :Reuters

First suspected case of Omicron variant of Covid-19 detected in Switzerland

A medical staff wearing personal protective equipment leaves the intensive care unit in one of the hospitals. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)(AFP)

India's Covid-19 tally drops slightly with 8,309 new cases; recoveries at 98.34%

Visitors queue to check the Covid-19 health certificates, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, at the entrance of a Christmas market on the Sechselaeutenplatz square, in Zurich, Switzerland November 25, 2021. Photo :Reuters

EU Covid-19 passports, vaccines helped European tourism recovery -UN report

New Covid variant puts pressure on OPEC oil producers

New Covid variant puts pressure on OPEC oil producers

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Ban passengers from Omicron-infected countries, limit gatherings: National committee

Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine sit in a cooler before being thawed at a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination site in the Bronx borough of New York on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. On Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, Pfizer asked US regulators to allow boosters of its Covid-19 vaccine for anyone 18 or older, a step that comes amid concern about increased spread of the coronavirus with holiday travel and gatherings. Photo: UNB/AP

Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna expect data on shot's protection against new Covid-19 variant soon