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  • A better anti-coronavirus vaccine needed to prevent transmission and long COVID Jan 30, 2023 09:59 AM IST

    A better anti-coronavirus vaccine needed to prevent transmission and long COVID

    A treatment that's more effective would be a huge advance. It’s time to put real resources into developing vaccines that offer longer-term protection

  • Japan will continue to monitor COVID situation in China, govt says Jan 30, 2023 08:21 AM IST

    Japan will continue to monitor COVID situation in China, govt says

    The comment came a day after the Chinese embassy in Japan said it had resumed the issuance of ordinary visas for Japanese citizens travelling to the country.

  • Coronavirus Update | Active Covid cases in country decline to 1,842 Jan 28, 2023 10:22 AM IST

    Coronavirus Update | Active Covid cases in country decline to 1,842

    The total tally of Covid cases is 4.46 crore (4,46,82,530) and the death toll stands at 5,30,739, the data updated at 8 am stated.

  • Holiday trips within China surge after lifting of COVID curbs Jan 28, 2023 10:07 AM IST

    Holiday trips within China surge after lifting of COVID curbs

    An estimated 226 million domestic trips were made by all means including plane during the holiday week that ended on Friday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing government figures.

  • China celebrated Lunar New Year like Covid no longer exists Jan 28, 2023 09:02 AM IST

    China celebrated Lunar New Year like Covid no longer exists

    The sudden dismantling of China’s Covid restrictions in December allowed everyone to travel and freely mingle for the country’s most important festival for the first time since 2019.

  • FDA advisers back the same COVID vaccine for initial shots, boosters Jan 27, 2023 06:14 AM IST

    FDA advisers back the same COVID vaccine for initial shots, boosters

    The agency is trying to simplify its COVID-19 vaccine policy as it considers whether to recommend Americans get an annual booster shot for the virus. But several members of the expert advisory group asked for more robust data on benefits of annual shots for younger, healthier people.

  • China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80% Jan 26, 2023 09:29 AM IST

    China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80%

    A wave of virus cases has washed over the world's most populous nation since Beijing abruptly ended its zero-Covid policy last month.

  • Exodus of wealthy Chinese accelerates with end of Covid zero Jan 26, 2023 09:08 AM IST

    Exodus of wealthy Chinese accelerates with end of Covid zero

    Since the end of Covid Zero in December, many rich Chinese have begun traveling overseas to check out real estate or firm up plans to emigrate, immigration consultants said in interviews.

  • COVID-19 cut known human trafficking, but Ukraine war a risk: UN Jan 24, 2023 06:21 AM IST

    COVID-19 cut known human trafficking, but Ukraine war a risk: UN

    The number of detected trafficking victims fell 11% in 2020, the most recent year for which data is available in most countries, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in its seventh Global Report on Trafficking in Persons.

  • Bali welcomes back 1st flight from China as COVID rules ease Jan 22, 2023 11:21 AM IST

    Bali welcomes back 1st flight from China as COVID rules ease

    At least 210 people were on board the chartered plane operated by Indonesia’s Lion Air from Shenzhen in China's southern Guangdong province.

  • Coronavirus Update | Active cases in India dip to 1,940 Jan 21, 2023 10:28 AM IST

    Coronavirus Update | Active cases in India dip to 1,940

    The death toll stands at 5,30,730 with one death reconciled by Kerala and one reported by Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours, according to the data updated at 8 am.

  • China's gold demand slated to support high prices ahead of Chinese New Year Jan 20, 2023 12:54 PM IST

    China's gold demand slated to support high prices ahead of Chinese New Year

    A report by the World Gold Council about China’s gold jewellery market predicted a robust growth in Q1 2023 for China’s gold jewellery consumption.

  • 'Concerned': Xi Jinping on Covid cases in China's countryside Jan 19, 2023 08:58 AM IST

    'Concerned': Xi Jinping on Covid cases in China's countryside

    The Chinese leader also defended his zero-Covid policy -- lifted last month after crippling the economy and sparking nationwide protests -- saying it had been "the right choice".

  • India's fight against COVID sets positive global example: Gates Foundation's Mark Suzman Jan 17, 2023 03:56 PM IST

    India's fight against COVID sets positive global example: Gates Foundation's Mark Suzman

    Mark Suzman emphasised that in the midst of the pandemic, India has appeared as a 'bright spot'. He cited various steps taken by India such as vaccination and nutrition campaigns and sanitation campaigns in helping India conduct inoculation at a massive scale.

  • DCGI approves market authorisation for SII's Covid vaccine Covovax as heterologous booster dose Jan 17, 2023 08:39 AM IST

    DCGI approves market authorisation for SII's Covid vaccine Covovax as heterologous booster dose

    The DCGI's approval came following recommendation by the Subject Expert Committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO).

  • China’s GDP likely hit by lockdowns, Covid zero exit Jan 16, 2023 11:21 AM IST

    China’s GDP likely hit by lockdowns, Covid zero exit

    A surge in infections in December took a toll on the economy, with official data Tuesday likely to show a slump in activity to levels comparable to when Shanghai was locked down in the spring last year.

  • China braces for COVID holiday surge as people leave megacities for hometowns Jan 16, 2023 09:34 AM IST

    China braces for COVID holiday surge as people leave megacities for hometowns

    After three years of strict and suffocating anti-virus controls, China in early December abruptly abandoned its "zero COVID" policy, letting the virus run freely through its 1.4 billion population.

  • MC Exclusive | Bharat Biotech’s intranasal COVID-19 vaccine likely to be available only in corporate hospitals in major cities Jan 16, 2023 09:28 AM IST

    MC Exclusive | Bharat Biotech’s intranasal COVID-19 vaccine likely to be available only in corporate hospitals in major cities

    Due to lack of rise in demand for booster doses, small private hospitals have showed no interest in procuring the vaccine despite the ease of administration it promises, say industry sources

  • Active Covid cases in country dip to 2,149 Jan 15, 2023 11:00 AM IST

    Active Covid cases in country dip to 2,149

    A decrease of 78 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

  • India logs 179 Covid cases in a day, active caseload declines by 30 Jan 14, 2023 10:45 AM IST

    India logs 179 Covid cases in a day, active caseload declines by 30

    A decrease of 30 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in 24 hours.

  • China Covid surge: Outbreak may continue for 2-3 months, warns Chinese scientist Jan 13, 2023 12:55 PM IST

    China Covid surge: Outbreak may continue for 2-3 months, warns Chinese scientist

    Covid infections are expected to surge in rural areas as millions are set to travel to their home towns for the Lunar New Year holidays, which officially start from January 21.

  • India, past UNSC members highlight challenges in carrying out Council's work amid COVID-19-related restrictions during their term Jan 13, 2023 09:46 AM IST

    India, past UNSC members highlight challenges in carrying out Council's work amid COVID-19-related restrictions during their term

    India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway completed their 2021-2022 tenure as elected members of the 15-nation Security Council on December 31.

  • As China reopens, online finger-pointing shows a widening gulf Jan 11, 2023 09:12 PM IST

    As China reopens, online finger-pointing shows a widening gulf

    A furious, wide-ranging argument is unfolding on the internet in China over the reversal of the government’s strict pandemic policies and the massive COVID surge that followed.

  • China defends its retaliation against South Korea, Japan COVID curbs Jan 11, 2023 10:26 AM IST

    China defends its retaliation against South Korea, Japan COVID curbs

    China re-opened its borders on Sunday after three years of isolation under the world's strictest regime of COVID restrictions, which Beijing abruptly began dismantling in early December after historic protests.

  • Japan lodges protest to China over visa suspension Jan 11, 2023 08:42 AM IST

    Japan lodges protest to China over visa suspension

    "It is regrettable that China unilaterally has taken visa suspension action for reasons other than steps for the coronavirus," Matsuno told a regular press conference.