Saturday, April 27, 2024

Topic: Omicron

Omicron continues to sweep the world: WHO Chief

"Last week, there were more than 18 million reported cases," reminded World Health Organisation’s chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday in his opening...

India reports 2.71 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases

India on Sunday reported 2,71,202 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, marginally higher than Saturday, according to the Union Ministry of Health. A total of...

Africa has passed 10 million COVID-19 cases: WHO

The African continent has exceeded 10 million confirmed COVID-19 cases as the world enters the third year of the pandemic, according to the WHO.

Omicron fuels record weekly COVID-19 cases, but deaths ‘stable’

Fuelled by Omicron, more than 15 million new cases of COVID-19 were reported around the world last week, by far the most cases reported in a single seven day period, the World Health Organization (WHO) informed on Wednesday.

Third-wave: India records over 2.47 lakh new cases

India on Thursday reported 2,47,417 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending at 9 am, up by 27% since yesterday. The daily positivity rate...

India: Active COVID cases cross 7-lakh

India reported 179,723 new coronavirus infections on Monday, the highest figure since late May, health ministry data showed.