COVID-19: Further lockdowns unlikely but some winter restrictions are possible

York: nearly all legal restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 were removed in England.…

Covid-19 review meet: PM Modi briefed on concentration of cases in some areas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review the Covid-19 situation and progress of…

Weight gain in pandemic increased type 2 diabetes risk

Extra weight gained as people lived through the COVID-19 pandemic and multiple lockdowns means they are…

Mass booster doses not needed, says UK COVID-19 vaccine creator

London: A widespread booster shots campaign as planned by the UK government is not required for…

Merkel says vaccinated aren’t ‘guinea pigs’

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has publicly rebuked a top rival politician’s comments describing people who…

Singapore to expand COVID-19 testing regime

Singapore: Singapore on Monday announced that its COVID-19 testing regime will be expanded after an increase…

Malaysia’s new PM self-isolates, misses Cabinet swearing-in

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s new prime minister missed the swearing-in ceremony of his new government on Monday…

US report on COVID-19 origins ‘mendacious’, made for political purposes: China

China on Saturday termed as “mendacious” a report by the US intelligence community on the origins…

COVID-19: Congress urges Kerala Government to release health data

Thiruvananthapuram: A day after Kerala crossed the 24,000 mark in the daily COVID-19 cases after an…

Centre prepared to tackle possible third wave of COVID-19: Anurag Thakur

Shimla: The Centre is fully ready to tackle a possible third wave of COVID-19 and a…