Published On: January 25, 2022 04:03 PM NPT By: Republica
NEW DELHI, Jan 25: India on Tuesday reported 2,55,874 new COVID cases recorded in the last 24 hours, 50,190 less than yesterday, taking the daily positivity rate down to 15.52 percent, according the Union Health Ministry.
Published On: January 25, 2022 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Jan 25: World health officials are offering hope that the ebbing of the omicron wave could give way to a new, more manageable phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as they warn of difficult weeks ahead and the possibility of another, more dangerous variant arising.
Published On: January 25, 2022 06:15 AM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA, Jan 25: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that it was dangerous to assume the Omicron variant would herald the end of COVID-19's acutest phase, exhorting nations to stay focused to beat the pandemic.
Published On: January 24, 2022 04:44 PM NPT By: Republica
NEW DELHI, Jan 24: India on Monday reported a decline in the daily COVID-19 infections as the country logged 3,06,064 new COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of over 20 percent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Published On: January 24, 2022 04:41 PM NPT By: Republica
KABUL, Jan 24: At least 42 people have been killed and 76 wounded following heavy snowfall in Afghanistan, local media reported on Monday. The State Ministry in Disaster Management affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said heavy snowfall in 15 provinces of Afghanistan killed 42 people while 76 were injured in the time span, Khaama Press reported.
Published On: January 24, 2022 11:40 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 24: As winter deepens, a grim situation in Afghanistan is getting worse. Freezing temperatures are compounding misery from the downward spiral that has come with the fall of the U.S.-backed government and the Taliban takeover.
Published On: January 24, 2022 07:34 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Jan 24: People in a Beijing district with some 2 million residents were ordered Sunday to undergo mass coronavirus testing following a series of infections as China tightened anti-disease controls ahead of the Winter Olympics.
Published On: January 23, 2022 03:55 PM NPT By: Republica
HERAT, Jan 23: At least seven civilians, including four women, were killed and nine others wounded when a bomb blast hit a minibus in Herat city, capital of Afghanistan's western Herat province, on Saturday, a provincial official said.
Published On: January 23, 2022 03:49 PM NPT By: Republica
NEW DELHI, Jan 23: India reported 3,33,533 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload to 21,87,205, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.
Published On: January 23, 2022 08:29 AM NPT By: Reuters
BERLIN, Jan 23: Germany's navy chief stepped down on Saturday after drawing criticism for saying Russian President Vladimir Putin deserved respect and that Kyiv would never win back annexed Crimea from Moscow.