'Take back life': More nations ease coronavirus restrictions ‘Take back life’: More nations ease coronavirus restrictions World 02 Feb, 2022
Cases plateauing in parts of India but omicron still surges Cases plateauing in parts of India but omicron still surges World 28 Jan, 2022
COVID is less severe with Omicron than Delta, US study suggests The Omicron variant appears to result in less severe COVID-19 than seen during previous periods of high coronavirus transmission including the Delta wave, with shorter hospital stays, less need for intensive care and fewer deaths, according to a new U.S. study. COVID-19 26 Jan, 2022
Beijing city's COVID infections rise ahead of Winter Olympics Beijing reported 14 local confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily count in its current outbreak, less than two weeks before the Winter Olympics are due to commence in the Chinese capital and in neighbouring Hebei province. World 26 Jan, 2022
Omicron variant: Mimicking dengue-like illness in Nepal Over the last few days, Nepal has witnessed approximately 10,000 new coronavirus cases each day. Opinion 26 Jan, 2022
Omicron variant in 88pc of new COVID cases A sample study conducted by Nepal Public Health Laboratory has revealed that the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic was found in 88 per cent of the samples, whereas the rest were of the Delta variant. Nepal 26 Jan, 2022
Pfizer and BioNTech launch trial of Omicron-targeted COVID vaccine The companies plan to study the safety and tolerability of the shots in the more than 1,400 people who will be enrolled in the trial. World 25 Jan, 2022
China tests 2M in Beijing, lifts COVID lockdown in Xi'an China tests 2M in Beijing, lifts COVID lockdown in Xi’an World 24 Jan, 2022
India's Omicron wave may intensify in coming weeks -experts India's COVID-19 infections, led by the Omicron variant, may see a sharp rise in the coming weeks, some top experts said, noting that the variant was already in community transmission and hospitals were seeing more patients despite a decline in cases in major cities. World 24 Jan, 2022
1-month lockdown lifts in Chinese city, 2M in Beijing tested Chinese authorities lifted a monthlong lockdown on the northern city of Xi'an and its 13 million residents Monday as infections subside ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing in less than two weeks. World 24 Jan, 2022
Nepal records 5598 fresh COVID-19 cases; four fatalities on Sunday Nepal records 5598 fresh COVID-19 cases; four fatalities on Sunday Nepal 23 Jan, 2022
India's richest state set to reopen schools as Omicron cases fall India's wealthiest state will reopen schools next week, its education minister said on Thursday, as new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus fell sharply, even though it had the highest tally of infections nationwide. World 20 Jan, 2022
