Australia expands fourth COVID dose rollout amid fresh Omicron threat Australia on Wednesday scrapped a rule that required international travellers to declare their COVID vaccination status, marking the end of another major restriction. World 07 Jul, 2022
Omicron's BA.5 sub-variant detected in Nepal A new sub-variant of Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Nepal. Kathmandu 04 Jul, 2022
US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel World 10 Jun, 2022
Rapid rise in Mumbai pushes India's COVID numbers to month high India's health ministry reported 3,712 new coronavirus infections for the past twenty four hours on Thursday, the highest in nearly a month, driven up by a record number cases recorded in the financial capital, Mumbai. Health 02 Jun, 2022
Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5 Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5 World 23 May, 2022
When Africans asked for COVID shots, they didn't get them. Now they don't want them It's noisy inside the Mamprobi clinic in Accra as kids clamber over their mothers while they wait to get their measles vaccines. Outside, an area reserved for COVID-19 shots is empty. A health worker leans back in his chair and scrolls on a tablet. Nepal 18 May, 2022
US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in World 16 May, 2022
Mysterious severe hepatitis in children: A "Post-Omicron COVID-19 Syndrome"? Recently, a sudden rise in acute severe hepatitis with unknown cause in children is being reported from multiple countries around the world, attracting the attention of clinicians, scientists and policymakers. Opinion 13 May, 2022
Nearly 1 million COVID-19 deaths: A look at the US numbers Nearly 1 million COVID-19 deaths: A look at the US numbers World 06 May, 2022
Setback for Shanghai's COVID battle as Beijing ramps up mass testing Setback for Shanghai's COVID battle as Beijing ramps up mass testing World 02 May, 2022
COVID's new Omicron sub-lineages can dodge immunity from past infection - study Two new sublineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant can dodge antibodies from earlier infection well enough to trigger a new wave, but are far less able to thrive in the blood of people vaccinated against COVID-19, South African scientists have found. Health 01 May, 2022
Shanghai hits key milestone in COVID battle as China cases fall Shanghai said it detected no new COVID-19 cases outside quarantine areas for Friday, hitting a key milestone in its battle to contain the virus, which has paralysed the city of 25 million and seen Beijing scramble to avert a similar crisis. World 30 Apr, 2022
