pandemic

A Covid-19 patient is being carried to hospital in Europe. Photo: UNB
Europe

WHO sees pause, even end of pandemic for Europe

Sweden joined the move towards scrapping most coronavirus restrictions, setting February 9 as the date with the pandemic entering a "whole new phase"

A senior citizen gets a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the district hospital in Noida’s Sector 30 on Tuesday. (Sunil Ghosh /HT)
Coronavirus chronicle

India logs 172,433 new Covid-19 cases, daily tally 6.84% higher than Wednesday

India's active case count now stands at 3.90 per cent. ( HT file Photo)
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-19: India logs 1,61,386 new cases in last 24 hours, deaths surge by 1,733

A man gets a Covid-19 test in Delhi. Photo: Collected
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-19: India's daily caseload dips below 2 lakh; 167,059 new cases today

Andrew Sheng, left, and Xiao Geng, right. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

How much has the pandemic cost?

As many as 3,35,939 people recovered from the viral disease in the last 24 hours.(HT File Photo/Representative Image)
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-19: India records 2,35,532 new cases in last 24 hours, deaths soar by 871

A health worker collects swab samples of a man for Covid-19 testing, in Gurugram. (Vipin Kumar/HT)
Coronavirus chronicle

At 2,51,209, India sees near 35-k dip in new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate falls to 15.88%

Medical staff carry out tests for Covid-19 at a drive-through site in Jerusalem, Israel.(Reuters File Photo)
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-19: 'Flurona' isn't real, people can get co-infection, say researchers

A health worker collects a swab sample from a person for coronavirus (Covid-19) test, at Jangpura in New Delhi. (Amal KS/HT Photo)
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-19: India logs 2,86,384 new cases in last 24 hours; positivity rate rises to nearly 20%

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo/BSS
Coronavirus chronicle

Do not assume Covid pandemic reaching 'end game', warns WHO

Customers are seen on the terrace of "Chez Marianne" restaurant in Le Marais district in Paris, France, 19 October 2020 Photo: Reuters
Europe

Europe could be headed for pandemic 'endgame': WHO

Shoppers cross the road junction at Oxford Circus in central London, U.K., on Jan. 20.Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
Analysis

Living with Covid proving tough for a gridlocked world economy

Photo: BSS/AFP
Coronavirus chronicle

Covax opens new front in pandemic arms race for world's poorest countries