COVID-19 cases, death numbers continue to rise in Australia

Published On: February 2, 2022 07:27 PM NPT By: RSS

SYDNEY, Feb 2: Australia reported more than 40,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday when more than 50 million doses had been delivered in total during the vaccine rollout.

S.Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit record high of over 20,000

Published On: February 2, 2022 04:49 PM NPT By: Republica

SEOUL, Feb 2: South Korea's daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said Wednesday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the country reported 20,270 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 884,310.

NEW DELHI, Feb 2: India on Wednesday reported 1,61,386 new COVID-19 cases and 1,733 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The country's overall COVID-19 cases tally has reached 4,16,30885, while the death toll has mounted to 4,97,975.

Feb 2: The emerging BA.2 form of the Omicron coronavirus variant does not seem to be any more severe than the original BA.1 form, an official of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5

Published On: February 2, 2022 08:40 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Feb 2: Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March.

Canada PM tests positive for COVID, rips anti vaccine demo

Published On: February 1, 2022 01:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press

TORONTO, Feb 1: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday he has tested positive for COVID-19 but is “feeling fine” and will continue to work remotely from home.

COVID cases mount as athletes, personnel arrive in Beijing

Published On: February 1, 2022 09:40 AM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Feb 1: During the past four days China has detected 119 COVID-19 cases among athletes and personnel involved in the Beijing Winter Olympics, with authorities imposing a "closed loop" bubble to keep participants, staff and media separated from the public.

CHICAGO, Feb 1: The highly transmissible Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus - the most common form of which is known as BA.1 - now accounts for nearly all of the coronavirus infections globally, although dramatic surges in COVID cases have already peaked in some countries.

More than 1,400 U.S. flights canceled by winter storm in Northeast

Published On: January 31, 2022 11:10 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK Jan 31: More than 1,400 U.S. flights were canceled on Sunday after the nation's northeast states were walloped a day earlier by a deadly winter storm that prompted several states to declare emergencies.

Heavy rains cause landslides and flooding in São Paulo, killing 19

Published On: January 31, 2022 10:01 AM NPT By: Reuters

BRASILIA, Jan 31: Landslides and flooding from heavy rains in Sao Paulo state have killed at least 19 people since Friday, including seven children, public safety officials said on Sunday.