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U.S. coronavirus deaths surpass 900,000, driven in part by Omicron surge
Published On: February 6, 2022 01:22 PM NPT By: Reuters
Feb 6: The coronavirus pandemic reached a grim new milestone in the United States on Friday with the nation's cumulative death toll from COVID-19 surpassing 900,000, even as the daily number of lives lost has begun to level off, according to data collected by Reuters.
WHO chief says discussed collaboration on COVID origins with Chinese premier
Published On: February 6, 2022 09:17 AM NPT By: Reuters
ZURICH, Feb 6; The head of the World Health Organization said on Saturday he had discussed with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang the need for stronger collaboration on the origins of COVID-19, a subject of controversy that has strained Beijing's relations with the West.
US COVID-19 death toll surpasses 9,00,000
Published On: February 5, 2022 04:50 PM NPT By: Republica
WASHINGTON, Feb 5: The number of US deaths caused by the novel coronavirus disease surpassed 9,00,000, according to the tally compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
India reports 1.27 lakh new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate drops to 7.98 pc
Published On: February 5, 2022 04:28 PM NPT By: Republica
NEW DELHI, Feb 5: India on Saturday recorded 1,27,952 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally to 4,20,80,664, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The country also reported 1,059 new deaths in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative tally of deaths to 5,01,114 due to coronavirus.
Queen Elizabeth quietly marks 70 years on the British throne
Published On: February 5, 2022 09:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Feb 5: Queen Elizabeth marks 70 years on the British throne on Sunday, a milestone never reached by any of her predecessors over the last 1,000 years, and one which only a few monarchs across the globe have ever achieved
Putin and Xi unveil alliance at Olympics, mixing politics and sport
Published On: February 4, 2022 06:54 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, Feb 4: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled a global alliance with an anti-Western tilt on Friday, just hours before the grand opening of the Olympics in Beijing, in a striking juxtaposition of politics and sport.
In world first, S.Africa's Afrigen makes mRNA COVID vaccine using Moderna data
Published On: February 4, 2022 03:02 PM NPT By: Reuters
CAPE TOWN, Feb 4: South Africa's Afrigen Biologics has used the publicly available sequence of Moderna Inc's (MRNA.O) mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to make its own version of the shot, which could be tested in humans before the end of this year, Afrigen's top executive said on Thursday.
India reports over 500,000 deaths from COVID-19, experts count millions more
Published On: February 4, 2022 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Feb 4: India's death toll from COVID-19 crossed 500,000 on Friday, a level many health experts say was breached last year but obscured by inaccurate surveys and unaccounted dead in the hinterlands, where millions remain vulnerable to the disease.
Omicron sub-variant BA.2 harder to identify, found in 5 African nations -WHO
Published On: February 4, 2022 08:32 AM NPT By: Reuters
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 4: The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron has been found in five African countries, a World Health Organization scientist said on Thursday, adding she was concerned about the development because samples of BA.2 may not be spotted as a form of Omicron.
Many countries yet to see peak in Omicron wave, should ease curbs slowly -WHO
Published On: February 3, 2022 12:34 PM NPT By: Reuters
Feb 3: Many countries have not reached their peak in cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus and measures imposed to curb its spread should be eased slowly, the World Health Organization's technical lead on COVID-19 said on Tuesday.
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