Covid

Children return to campus for the first day of New South Wales public schools fully re-opening for all students and staff amidst the easing of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) restrictions at Homebush West Public School in Sydney, Australia, May 25, 2020. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Two Australian states to test school students twice weekly for Covid

Teachers and high school students will be required to wear masks

Health workers collect swab samples during a rapid antigen testing campaign for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station in Mumbai, India, January 13, 2022. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

India's Covid-19 cases rise by 333,533 in last 24 hours - govt

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China

Beijing tests 2 million for Covid as Winter Olympics loom

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks during a press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at the factory of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer in Puurs, Belgium April 23, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Pfizer CEO sees annual Covid vaccine rather than frequent boosters

Staff members in protective suits check proof of negative test results for travellers at an entrance to the Harbin West Railway Station following new local cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China September 22, 2021. Photo :Reuters
China

China's Harbin to conduct city-wide Covid tests ahead of long holiday

Marisol Gerardo, 9, is held by her mother as she gets the second dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine during a clinical trial for children at Duke Health in Durham, North Carolina, US, April 12, 2021. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

WHO recommends reduced dose Pfizer Covid vaccine for under 12s

Adele. Photo: Collected
Glitz

Adele postponement sidelines fans, disrupts live music recovery

Photo :Collected
Coronavirus chronicle

Dozens of firms to make cheap version of Merck Covid pill for poorer nations

People walk during snowfall outside the closed loop area designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) near the Main Press Centre ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China January 20, 2022. Photo :Reuters
China

Beijing city raises vigilance as local Covid cases tick higher before Olympics

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, gestures during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon September 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid pandemic 'nowhere near over': WHO

Moderna has recently signed vaccine orders for 2022 worth $17 billion — which would make it one of the best-selling drugs in the world. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-flu joint booster jab possible late 2023: Moderna

Covid-19 infection tripled in Ctg in just 2 days
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Covid-19 infection tripled in Ctg in just 2 days

A paramedical staff wearing PPE coveralls seen disposing biomedical waste at LNJP hospital in New Delhi.(Hindustan Times)
Coronavirus chronicle

India records over 2.60 lakh new Covid cases, positivity rate past 16%