New York, Jan 12 (IANS) The US saw a new record high of Covid-19 hospitalisations, as its caseload kept hiking, staff level fell and medical system was struggling against an unprecedented surge of the infection. The country registered a…

Shenzhen (China), Jan 12 (IANS) South China's Shenzhen reported four new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, the municipal government announced at a press briefing. Four individuals -- one male and three females -- returned positive nucleic…

Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) Nearly 8.5 million children in the US have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic, and Covid-19 cases among American children are "increasing exponentially," according to the latest report of…

Copenhagen, Jan 12 (IANS) World Health Organisation (WHO) European Regional Director, Hans Kluge has warned that the Omicron variant could become more prevalent in Europe as the "tidal wave" of infections spreads eastward. "I am also deeply…

Gandhinagar, Jan 11 (IANS) Gujarat on Tuesday reported 7,476 fresh Covid cases with Ahmedabad continuing to account for the lions share with nearly 3,000 new cases. The latest additions mounted the state's overall Covid tally to 8,75,777,…

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 11 (IANS) Kerala on Tuesday reported 9,066 fresh Covid cases after 63,898 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, increasing the daily test positivity rate to 14.18 per cent. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who…

Bhubaneswar, Jan 11 (IANS) Amid surge in Covid-19 cases in the state, the Odisha government has prohibited congregation at river banks, ghats, sea shore and other water bodies on Makar Sankranti or Pongal (January 14), said a government…

Amaravati, Jan 11 (IANS) A day after it was decided to impose night curfew in response to the rising Covid numbers, the Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday, postponed its imposition to January 18. The night curfew, between 11 p.m. and 5…

Brussels, Jan 11 (IANS) There were more than seven million new cases of the Omicron variant across Europe in the first week of January, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. According to Hans Kluge, WHO Europe Director, 26…

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Delhi government on Tuesday directed all hospitals to ensure timely management of hospital admissions as per the protocol amid the surge in Covid cases and deaths in the capital city. Delhi has so far reported…