Covid 19

Maintaining a cordial relationship between patients and doctors at this tense time of an ongoing pandemic is more important than ever before. Photo: Mumit M
Health

Covid-19 testing to resume at hospitals amid rising infections

Initially, tests will resume only at hospitals that already have RT-PCR labs, and authorities hope to restart the testing programme fully in the next 10 days.

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China

China marks muted 5th anniversary of first Covid death

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the Commonwealth Business Forum at the International Convention Centre (ICC), in Birmingham, Britain, July 28, 2022. Peter Byrne/Pool via REUTERS
Europe

UK ex-PM Johnson says he planned raid on Dutch factory to get COVID vaccines

A woman holding an umbrella walks on a pedestrian bridge by surveillance cameras, near Caopu in Shenzhen's Luohu district, Guangdong province, China July 5, 2022. REUTERS/David Kirton
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Hong Kong suspends flight bans as it eases Covid rules

A health worker collects a swab sample from a person for coronavirus (Covid-19) test, at Jangpura in New Delhi. (Amal KS/HT Photo)
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Covid-19: India logs 2,86,384 new cases in last 24 hours; positivity rate rises to nearly 20%

Nearly three-quarters of hospital beds across the US are full, and one in seven patients are suffering from Covid-19. (Representation purpose)(REUTERS)
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Covid hospitalisations in US top 100,000, nearly 8 times higher in unvaccinated

Till now, the UAE has reported nearly 755,000 cases, 2,160 fatalities and 742,565 recoveries due to Covid-19. (Representative image)
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Abu Dhabi tightens entry requirements amid surge in Covid-19 cases in UAE

People queue to be tested for Covid-19 in Times Square, as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City,(REUTERS)
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Omicron surge: US adds 8 more countries to ‘high risk’ list after CDC warning

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Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India croses 130 crore

Members of the medical staff in protective suits treat a patient, on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment, suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Havelhoehe Community Hospital in Berlin, Germany, December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
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Germany records highest daily Covid deaths since February

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a news conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
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UN chief isolating after Covid-19 exposure

A woman and her son walk past a graffiti on a street, amidst the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Mumbai, India, December 1, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid, vaccine creator says

The active cases in India have further declined to 111,481, and have been the lowest in 537 days, according to the Union health ministry.(Reuters file photo)
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How worried should we be about the Omicron variant?