Covid Pandemic

India registers 12,591 new Covid cases in a day, highest in around eight months

India recorded 12,591 new Covid cases in a day, the highest in about eight months, and the active case load jumped to 65,286, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday

1.5 million Japanese in isolation post Covid pandemic; they don’t go out, order in food, don’t attend office

The survey found that hikikomori – people who choose to live isolated lives by spending all or most of their time at home – accounted for two per cent of people aged between 15-62

China dismisses FBI statement on COVID-19 lab leak theory

The report hasn’t been made public and officials in Washington stressed that U.S. agencies are not in agreement on the origin of the virus

Hong Kong scraps mask mandate after almost 1,000 days

Hong Kong is scrapping its mask mandate from Wednesday, Chief Executive John Lee announced, ending the financial hub's last major Covid curb as it seeks to emerge from the pandemic

'Heathrow back to its best': London airport records highest footfall since Covid pandemic

Airport authorities said that it welcomed recent news that British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will restart flights to China in the spring after the Asian giant fully lifted its 'zero Covid' restrictions

'Hello, Hong Kong': Chinese city offers half a million free flights to welcome world after Covid isolation

Promising 'no isolation, no quarantine and no restrictions' during a speech to business and tourism heavyweights, Chief Executive John Lee announced 500,000 free air tickets for visitors to experience the city's 'hustle and bustle'

WHO wants to be ready: Global health body wants to draft essential meds, vaccines for poorer nations to Covid repeat

The draft also looks set to continue a long-running argument by calling for intellectual property rights to be waived during pandemics, which advocates say would allow for wider access to life-saving drugs and vaccines more quickly

Residents or migrants, UP has ensured everyone's safety during the pandemic, says Yogi Adityanath

The Chief Minister said that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today's Uttar Pradesh is full of self-confidence and is moving towards becoming self-reliant

Covid pandemic led to prolonged decline in global life expectancy, suggests study

The researchers noted that life expectancy losses during recurring flu epidemics over the second-half of the 20th century have been much smaller and less widespread than those seen in the pandemic

COVID pandemic made people meaner, lazier: Study

The Big Five personality traits—agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, neuroticism, and openness were examined by psychologists to see how the pandemic affected humans