The World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020. But it’s only in recent days, in May 2022, that secretive…
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New Delhi, May 16 (PTI): With 2,202 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to…
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Chinese Omicron-specific mRNA COVID vaccine candidate to be trialed in UAE
by Manisha Senby Manisha SenBeijing, April 30 (Reuters): China’s Suzhou Abogen Biosciences Co said its COVID-19 vaccine candidate using the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology and targeting…
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Shanghai hits key milestone in COVID battle as China cases fall
by Manisha Senby Manisha SenShanghai/Beijing, April 30 (Reuters): Shanghai said it detected no new COVID-19 cases outside quarantine areas for Friday, hitting a key milestone in…
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Johannesburg, April 29 (PTI): South Africa has likely entered a new wave of COVID-19 earlier than expected as new infections and hospitalisations…
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China facing ‘tsunami’ of Omicron, says top official as Shanghai, Beijing battle to curb Covid spread
by Manisha Senby Manisha SenBeijing, April 29 (PTI): China is facing a”tsunami” of Omicron, a senior official said on Friday, as the country reported over 20,000…
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New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI): India logged 3,377 new COVID-19 infections taking the country’s total tally of cases to 4,30,72,176, while the…
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Shanghai death numbers raise questions over its COVID accounting
by Manisha Senby Manisha SenShanghai, April 28 (Reuters): China’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak, in Shanghai, has again raised questions about the country’s official data – especially a…
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Beijing/Shanghai, April 25 (Reuters): A mass COVID-19 testing order in Beijing’s biggest district prompted residents in the Chinese capital to stock up…
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No one safe until all vaccinated for Covid, track hospitalisations: Johns Hopkins scientist
by Manisha Senby Manisha SenNew Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI): Vaccine inequity remains an issue both within India, where less than 2 per cent of the population…