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Wellington: New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron XE variant at the border, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Saturday. more
Bangladesh registers 21 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, no deaths

Dhaka: Bangladesh registered just 21 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Friday.

WHO recommends COVID-19 drug and urges transparency around pricing

New York: A highly successful COVID-19 therapy must be made available to more people, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, calling for wider distribution and greater transparency ...

Young people key for COVID recovery and a sustainable future

New York: Youth activism has been “pushing the world forward,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told Day 1 of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)&r ...

UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths tests COVID-19 positive

United Nations:  UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of meetings on the situation in Ukraine scheduled to take pla ...

China: Shanghai reports three COVID-19 deaths

Shanghai: China has reported three deaths due to COVID-19 in Shanghai city, the first time casualty was reported in the city ever since the financial hub entered lockdown in late March.

South Korea reports 93,001 new Covid cases

Seoul/UNI/Xinhua: South Korea reported 93,001 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 16,305,752, the health authori ...

China: Shanghai witnesses clashes over lockdown evictions

Shanghai: Scenes in China's Shanghai are becoming more chaotic with the passage of time as videos have emerged on social media where clashes between police and people being forced out ...

South Korea to lift several COVID-19 restrictions next month

Seoul: South Korea, which recently witnessed a surge in Omicron cases, is all set to fully lift seven-day mandatory quarantine for COVID-19 patients late next month, media reports said on ...

Africa experiencing longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections

New York: COVID-19 cases in Africa have fallen for the past 16 weeks, and deaths have dropped during the last eight, marking the longest-running decline in infections on the continent sin ...