Covid Outbreak

China Covid surge: Ambulances turned away as ICUs packed, patients lying on hospital floors without oxygen, electricity

Chief medical officer of a private hospital in Beijing Sonia Jutard-Bourreau saying that most of the patients who are getting infected of Covid are not vaccinated

Centre asks states to ramp up genome sequencing as COVID cases rise across China, other nations

All states are requested to ensure that as far as possible samples of all positive cases, on a daily basis, are sent to the designated INSACOG Genome Sequencing Laboratories, a health ministry advisory said

How China's megacity is moving away from its strict zero-COVID policy

The southern megacity of Chongqing — home to around 32 million people — became one of the first parts of China to let people work normally even with visible COVID-19 symptoms

Back to 2020: 26 million lives on hold as Shanghai expands COVID-19 lockdown

The lockdown in Shanghai, being done in two phases over eight days to enable testing of its entire population, has shaken global markets worried about the possible economic impact

Portuguese football club Belenenses' COVID-19 outbreak likely to be Omicron variant, says official

Dozens of nations from Europe to Asia have suspended travel from South Africa and its neighbours since South African scientists flagged Omicron on 25 November.

Study finds slightly increased blood clot rates after first shot of AstraZaneca's COVID-19 vaccine

The findings are based on 2,80,000 people aged 18-65 who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Denmark and Norway

Pranab Mukherjee passes away: Known as a consensus builder, ex-president's exemplary career spanned five decades

Former President Pranab Mukherjee underwent brain surgery at the Army's Research and Referral (R&R) hospital for removal of a clot. He had tested positive for COVID-19 prior to the surgery

ICMR mulls setting up registry of hospitalised COVID-19 patients to collect data on response treatments

Fifteen institutions of national repute would be the registry sites and would mentor around 100 COVID-19 hospitals where the data would be collected

Reconsider decision to start contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan, over 130 dignitaries urge SC

Bhushan was served a show cause notice on the contempt proceedings initiated against him for his 'derogatory tweets against the judiciary'

Delhi government will pass order allowing street vendors to resume work, says Arvind Kejriwal

Hawkers will be allowed to operate from 10 am to 8 pm every day and will have to ensure social distancing, the chief minister said