covid

UK to add booster doses to COVID vaccine pass for travel-
By PTI LONDON: Travellers who have had a booster jab, or a third top-up dose, of a COVID-19 vaccine will ...

Austria to enter lockdown, bring in mandatory Covid vaccinations-
By Associated Press BERLIN: Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said Friday that the country will go into a national lockdown to ...

Scientists mystified, wary, as Africa avoids COVID disaster-
By Associated Press HARARE: At a busy market in a poor township outside Harare this week, Nyasha Ndou kept his mask ...

German lawmakers back new COVID measures after dire warnings from experts-
By PTI BERLIN: German lawmakers approved new measures Thursday to rein in record coronavirus infections after the head of Germany’s ...

Florida GOP limits COVID vaccine mandates, flouting White House directive-
By PTI TALLAHASSEE: Florida Republicans approved a sweeping bill Wednesday to hobble coronavirus vaccine mandates in businesses, rejecting claims that ...

South Korea sees record jump in COVID cases as thousands take college exam-
By PTI SEOUL: South Korea reported its biggest daily jump in coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic as ...

Delta AY.4.2 COVID variant less likely to show any symptoms: UK study
The analysis by Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI is based on swab tests taken at home by over 100,000 ...

Sweden tightens COVID restrictions-
By IANS STOCKHOLM: Starting from December 1, people across Sweden will be required to show proof of vaccination to attend ...