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Australian state sees major spike in cases, hospitalisation-
By PTI SYDNEY: Australia on Thursday reported a major spike in coronavirus infections, a day after Prime Minister Scott Morrison ...
UK surpasses 100K new daily COVID cases for 1st time
Britain has recorded 106,122 new daily coronavirus infections, the highest total of the pandemic and the first time the figure ...
Omicron: South Africa’s caseload drops as latest pandemic surge passes peak-
By PTI JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country’s dramatic omicron-driven ...
Nigeria destroys 1M expired donated COVID-19 vaccines
Nigeria destroyed more than 1 million expired doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday after authorities said they could not ...
French kids line up to get COVID vaccine shots as Omicron spreads-
By PTI SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES: French schoolchildren clung nervously to their parents as they entered a vast vaccine center west of Paris ...
Spain issues outdoor mask mandate amid COVID-19 spike
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is convening a special Cabinet meeting Thursday to pass a law by decree that makes ...
China orders lockdown of up to 13 million people; Japan sees community transmission of Omicron-
By PTI BEIJING: China on Wednesday ordered the lockdown of as many as 13 million people in neighbourhoods and workplaces ...
South Africa may have reached omicron peak after recent drop in COVID-19 cases
South Africa’s noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country’s dramatic omicron-driven surge has ...
Pfizer pill becomes first US-authorised home COVID treatment-
By PTI WASHINGTON: U.S. health regulators on Wednesday authorised the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will ...
UK’s daily COVID-19 infections cross 100,000 for first time-
By PTI LONDON: The UK on Wednesday crossed another COVID-19 record as its daily coronavirus infections crossed the 100,000 mark ...
