Joe Biden again tests positive for COVID, in quarantine again to protect others

US President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again, several days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House has said, in a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-viral drug.

Spain to scrap outdoor mask mandate from Thursday

Spain’s Health Ministry announced on Monday that it will be scrapping its outdoor mask mandate and increasing capacity at sporting events from Thursday.

WHO names another danger of pandemic — RT World News

The huge amount of medical waste accumulated during the pandemic around the globe has become a health and environmental hazard, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.

Study explains how to get ‘super immunity’ to Covid — RT World News

Fully vaccinated people who catch Covid, as well as those who had the disease prior to the jabs, get rewarded with the best immune responses, a new study has found.

France reports over 102,000 new COVID cases

France registered 102,144 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the country’s public health agency said Monday.

Common Cold Could Protect against COVID: Study - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Higher levels of T cells caused by the common cold make it less likely that a person will catch COVID, according to an “important discovery” outlined in a new peer-reviewed study.

UK's coronavirus-related deaths top 150,000 - China.org.cn

Britain reported a further 313 coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain to 150,057, according to official figures released Saturday.

Duterte wants unvaccinated jailed as COVID rate hits record high | Al Jazeera

The Philippines has reported at least 21,819 new COVID-19 infections, raising the country’s positivity rate to another all-time high of 40 percent out of 70,049 tests conducted, as President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the arrest of unvaccinated people who will violate stay-at-home orders aimed at curbing “galloping” cases driven by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

¿Qué es la "flurona" y por qué no preocupa a los expertos?

 

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COVID-19 News: For Delhi, Weekend Curfew; Full Capacity Allowed For Buses, Metro

 

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New highly mutated Covid strain discovered — RT World News

The new variant of Covid-19 was first discovered in a patient who returned to France from Cameroon. Researchers said it’s too early to assess the variant’s features.

Tres bebés hospitalizados por covid-19 en San Luis Potosí (México)

 

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Israel Begins Fourth Covid Jab For Over 60s, Health Workers - UrduPoint

Israel began Monday administering fourth Covid vaccine shots to people over 60 and health workers amid a surge driven by the Omicron variant.

Pentagon chief tests positive for presence of coronavirus - TASS

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reported on Sunday that he tested positive for the presence of the coronavirus infection.

Covid-19: WHO chief optimistic disease will be beaten in 2022 - BBC News

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief says he is optimistic that the coronavirus pandemic will be defeated in 2022, provided countries work together to contain its spread.

Da Sidney a Auckland: ecco i video della festa per l'arrivo del 2022

 

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France tightens COVID-19 measures but no curfew for New Year's Eve - China.org.cn

France's Prime Minister Jean Castex and Health Minister Olivier Veran announced a series of new measures on Monday to curb the spread of COVID-19 during the New Year festivities and urged their countrymen to respect the preventive measures during the celebrations.

Japan Angry at US Troops in Okinawa - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Japan urged the US military to get a grip on a cluster of COVID infections inside a Marine Corps base in Okinawa.

UK reports record number of daily coronavirus cases for 2nd day - China.org.cn

Fuelled by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, Britain registered a record number of daily coronavirus cases for the second day in a row.

EU Agency Backs Pfizer Covid Pill For Emergency Use - UrduPoint

The EU's drug regulator on Thursday allowed member states to use Pfizer's new Covid pill ahead of its formal approval, as an emergency measure to curb an Omicron-fuelled wave.