Coronavirus Worldometer

Will the pandemic end in 2022? Surging COVID-19 cases and new Omicron variant make it seem a far-off reality

The world could see the coronavirus pandemic begin fading next year into an endemic disease like others humanity lives with, unless glaring inequality in vaccine access drags it out and worse variants emerge

India likely to witness Omicron peak by February-end; to be less severe than second wave, says COVID-19 supermodel panel

Members of the panel also added that the Omicron-driven spike in COVID-19 cases in UK is irrelevant to India as the former has low sero-positivity and uses mostly mRNA vaccines that seem to offer protection only for a short duration

IMA warns of 'massive third wave' amid Omicron threat, urges public to follow COVID-19 protocols

The medical body also urged the government to announce 'additional' doses of the jab for healthcare, frontline workers and immunocompromised individuals.

Omicron fuels reinfection three times more than delta variant, WHO chief scientist says kids, unvaccinated at risk

Dr Swaminathan pointed out that not many vaccines are available for children currently and only a handful of countries have started vaccinations for kids

Early reports suggest Omicron may be less dangerous than Delta, says Anthony Fauci

US officials have continued to urge people to get vaccinated and take precautions such as wearing masks, saying anything that helps protect against Delta will also help protect against other variants

Explained: Why vaccinated people are less likely to spread COVID-19 than the unvaccinated

Studies show that a person who has been administered a jab against coronavirus is less contagious, resulting in significantly less spread of the virus

From patient zero in China to over 255 crore cases worldwide: Timeline of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic

The origins of the pandemic can be traced back to 17 November 2019 when a 55-year-old man contracted the virus from a wet market in Hubei province

India records 11,850 new COVID-19 cases, 555 deaths; national recovery rate at 98.26%

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 36 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 139 consecutive days now.

Russia exceeds 1,000 deaths in a day for first time since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic

Officials report 33,208 new cases in third consecutive day of record coronavirus infections

675,722 and counting: US COVID-19 deaths surpass 1918 flu estimates

The latest grim milestone comes as the country is experiencing a fourth wave driven by the highly contagious Delta variant