The world’s rich nations must help vaccinate the poorest nations or else they will face a continual cycle of economic shocks and restrictions in the face of new variants, the OECD’s chief economist has said. Laurence Boone told Sky News that the Omicron variant could […]
Anti-vaccine Christian broadcaster Marcus Lamb has died from Covid-19 at the age of 64, his channel announced Tuesday, weeks after contracting the virus. Lamb was the co-founder and CEO of the Texas-based conservative Christian Daystar Television Network that has been a vocal opponent of coronavirus vaccines. […]
Former SA premier Jay Weatherill has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending an event over the weekend where other cases were present. Mr Weatherill was at a school reunion on Saturday in Norwood, in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs, with other interstate travellers. Mr Weatherill resides in Perth now, […]
Greece has announced mandatory vaccinations for older age groups from mid-January in an attempt to curb the number of coronavirus infections in the country. Failure to get a first dose of a coronavirus shot by Jan. 16 for anyone aged 60 or over will result […]
The failure of the wealthiest nations to share Covid-19 vaccines quickly and widely with developing countries is a key reason for the emergence of the new omicron variant, according to Rajiv J. Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation. South African scientists reported their discovery of […]
The new variant of COVID-19 which has been named Omicron by the World Health Organisation and declared ‘Variant of Concern’ is a matter of research for scientists across the world. The new variant which was first detected in South Africa is believed to be more […]
This genome sequencing report assumes significance as it could reveal whether the person was infected with the Omicron variant, prevalent in South Africa and other African nations. India, as of now, is yet to report any Covid-19 case of the Omicron variant of the virus. […]
Around a week after South African health experts alerted the world to a new, potentially dangerous variant of novel coronavirus, India has extended the nationwide Covid-19 containment measures till December 31. Health officials have said that the variant was in Europe several days earlier than […]
Manila [Philippines], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 500 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,833,038.The Philippines has recorded less than 1,000 cases for eight straight days.The DOH also reported […]
The Karnataka Government has changed the protocol for international arrivals in to the state amid fear of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The new variant of concern has put the globe on high alert. Karnataka’s state Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar announced that passengers arriving […]
