India’s COVID deaths cross 500,000 but some analysts count millions more
New Delhi, IndiaReuters India’s official COVID-19 death toll crossed 500,000 on Friday, a level some data analysts said was breached last year but was obscured by inaccurate surveys and unaccounted dead in the hinterlands, where millions remain vulnerable to the disease. The country, which has the fourth-highest tally of deaths globally, recorded 400,000 deaths by […]
Europe surpasses 75 million COVID-19 cases amid spread of Omicron
Reuters Europe crossed 75 million coronavirus cases on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region braces for the new Omicron variant at a time when hospitals in some countries are already strained by the current surge. Over 15 countries in Europe have reported confirmed cases of the new variant that has rattled financial […]
Delta dominates the world, but scientists watch for worrisome offspring
Chicago, USReuters The Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus now accounts for nearly all of the coronavirus infections globally, fuelled by unchecked spread of the novel coronavirus in many parts of the world. So far, vaccines are still able to defend against serious disease and death from Delta, but scientists remain on alert. Here is […]
Austria locks down unvaccinated as COVID cases surge across Europe
Vienna, Austria Reuters Austria imposed a lockdown on people unvaccinated against the coronavirus on Monday as winter approaches and infections rise across Europe, with Germany considering tighter curbs and Britain expanding its booster program to younger adults. Europe has again become the epicentre of the pandemic, prompting some countries to consider re-introducing restrictions in the […]
Global COVID-19 cases near 250 million as Delta surge eases
Reuters Worldwide cases due to COVID-19 were approaching 250 million on Sunday as the surge from the Delta variant eases and more normal trade and tourism resume, although some countries in eastern Europe are experiencing record outbreaks. Over the last three months, the daily average number of cases has fallen by 36 per cent, according […]
Country by country, scientists eye beginning of an end to the COVID-19 pandemic
Chicago, USReuters As the devastating Delta variant surge eases in many regions of the world, scientists are charting when, and where, COVID-19 will transition to an endemic disease in 2022 and beyond, according to Reuters interviews with over a dozen leading disease experts. They expect that the first countries to emerge from the pandemic will […]
Global COVID-19 deaths hit five million as Delta variant sweeps the world
Reuters Worldwide deaths related to COVID-19 surpassed five million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, with unvaccinated people particularly exposed to the virulent Delta strain. The variant has exposed the wide disparities in vaccination rates between rich and poor nations, and the upshot of vaccine hesitancy in some western nations. Grave diggers bury a […]
Syria sees spike in COVID-19 cases as fears grow of new wave
Amman, JordanReuters Syria is facing a new surge in COVID-19 infections in both government-held areas and territory outside state control that could overwhelm the war-ravaged country’s fragile health system, aid workers, officials and medical sources said on Wednesday. Government health authorities said the number of cases reported in the last twenty four hours has hit […]
Indonesia schools start cautious reopening after devastating virus wave
Jakarta, IndonesiaReuters Indonesia’s capital Jakarta reopened 600 of its schools on Monday as coronavirus restrictions eased, though a teacher federation urged caution and warned of clusters in classrooms caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant. Jakarta’s infection rate has dropped, authorities said, from a peak last month that saw Indonesia become Asia’s coronavirus epicentre, with […]
Iran’s COVID-19 death toll rises above 100,000 – health ministry
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iran’s death toll from COVID-19 exceeded 100,000 on Thursday with 564 fatalities recorded in the past 24 hours, state TV said, as the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus spread through the Middle East’s worst-hit country. State television, citing Iran’s health ministry, said the total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections […]