WHO: Pandemic’s ‘acute phase’ could end by midyear
CAPE TOWN: The head of the World Health Organization said Friday the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year, if around 70 per...
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Kyodo: Japan reports daily record of 155 Covid deaths
TOKYO: Japan reported 155 coronavirus deaths today, a daily record, Kyodo news agency said. It also recorded more than 100,000 new infections, a level it...
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Japan’s serious Covid cases climb to four-month high; record infections
TOKYO: Japan serious Covid-19 cases crossed 1,000 for the first time in four months, data showed on Friday, as the Omicron variant fuelled record infections...
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China reports jump in Covid cases among Olympic athletes, officials
BEIJING: Daily Covid-19 infections among athletes and team officials at the Beijing Winter Olympics jumped to 19 yesterday from two a day earlier, as Games...
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Austria to further ease Covid restrictions
ZURICH : Austria will begin easing Covid-19 related restrictions next week, Chancellor Karl Nehammer told a news conference today, allowing shops and restaurants to remain...
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Germany reports new daily record for Covid-19 infections
BERLIN: Germany reported another record number of daily new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, crossing the 200,000 threshold for the first time, as the country...
Beijing city limits movement in more areas to curb Covid cases before Olympics
[caption id="attachment_16187" align="alignnone" width="2560"] A woman walk pasts a sign on a fence marking the limit of the closed loop "bubble" area created to prevent...
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Covid-hit Australian warship delivers disaster aid to Tonga
NUKU’ALOFA (Tonga): A coronavirus-hit Australian warship docked in Tonga today, delivering desperately needed aid to the volcano-and-tsunami-struck nation under strict “no-contact” protocols. Tongan Health Minister...
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South Korea’s daily new Covid count exceeds 13,000 for first time
SEOUL: South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases exceeded 13,000 for the first time, data showed today, while the government sought to revise its Covid-19 response...
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South Korea’s daily Covid-19 count tops 8,000 for first time amid Omicron spread
SEOUL: South Korea’s daily count of new coronavirus cases topped 8,000 for the first time today, as the highly contagious Omicron variant spreads rapidly despite...