The British government waited too long to impose a lockdown in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, missing a chance to contain the disease and leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths, a parliamentary report concluded Tuesday.

Report concludes UK waited too long for virus lockdown

Sydney's COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest in two months on Tuesday as authorities rolled out support measures for businesses, shifting their focus to rejuvenating the economy after the city exited a nearly four-month lockdown a day earlier.

Sydney COVID-19 cases ease further as focus shifts to reviving economy

The pharma regulator's Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has recommended that Bharat Biotech's Covaxin be approved for emergency use in children aged 2 to 18. The SEC has submitted its proposal for final clearance to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).

COVID-19: Covaxin gets emergency use nod for children aged 2-18 years

On Tuesday, October 12, the Maharashtra government issued a set of instructions for the operation of movie halls and theatres, which will reopen on October 22, months after the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19: Maharashtra cinemas, auditoriums to reopen from October 22

Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, responding to what he called "bullying" by the Biden Administration, on Monday barred all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state by any entity, including private employers.

Texas governor bars all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in state, rips Biden for 'bullying'

Vaccination is highly effective at preventing severe cases of COVID-19, even against the Delta variant, a vast study in France has shown. The research published Monday -- focusing on prevention of severe Covid and death, not infection -- looked at 22 million people over 50 and found those who had received jabs were 90 percent less likely to be hospitalised or die.

Vaccines prevent severe Covid, even from Delta: study

The World Health Organization's vaccine advisers on Monday recommended people with weaker immune systems should be offered an additional dose of all authorised Covid-19 vaccines.

WHO experts back extra COVID-19 jab for immunocompromised

The Kremlin on Monday described Russia's Covid fatality toll as "high" and the country's vaccination rate as "unacceptably" low, even as it rejected new restrictions so as to protect the economy.

Kremlin decries 'high' COVID-19 deaths, rejects new measures

India has reported a total of 18,132 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest in over seven months (215 days), the Union Health Ministry informed on Monday.

India adds 18,132 new COVID-19 cases, tally lowest in over 7 months

Six member states of the East African Community (EAC), a regional bloc, lost 92 per cent revenues in the tourism sector due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a top official said here.

African regional bloc loses 92 per cent tourism earnings due to Covid

Sydney was set to reopen after months in lockdown, officials said on Sunday, with businesses reading themselves to welcome fully vaccinated residents from Monday.

'Blood, sweat, no beers': Sydney set to ease key COVID-19 curbs

White House press secretary Jen Psaki has attributed a series of tough poll results for President Biden on the nation's inability to overcome the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

White House links Biden's bad polling on the nation's inability to overcome COVID-19

Chief medical adviser to US President Biden, Dr Anthony Fauci said that he “strongly suspects” COVID-19 deaths will go down in the winter. In an interview with Greta Van Susteren, Fauci was asked if he expected another surge of coronavirus cases due to the delta variant or other variants.

Fauci 'strongly suspects' if COVID-19 deaths will go down in winter

The hotel industry demand has recovered at a sharper pace post Covid 2.0 than it did after last year's lockdown. Occupancies and average room rates (ARRs) have seen a substantial jump, especially in luxury hotels and resort destinations, where they have breached pre-Covid levels.

Luxury hotels, resorts lead industry's faster-than-expected recovery post Covid 2.0

Malaysia eased domestic and international travel curbs on Sunday for those fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, as a fierce outbreak slows and inoculation rates rise.

Malaysia eases travel curbs as Covid outbreak slows

Italy has started administering COVID-19 booster shots to people over the age of 60, just 24 hours after the procedure was authorised by the country's Health Ministry.

Italy starts administering Covid booster shots to people over 60

England coach Gareth Southgate revealed that some footballers are not vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus and some are not telling their vaccine status because their opinions might be influenced by "conspiracy theories" on social media forums.

COVID-19 'conspiracy theories' influence some players, says England coach Gareth Southgate

Singapore is opening its borders to more countries for quarantine-free travel. This comes as the city-state seeks to rebuild its status as an international aviation hub, and prepares to reach a "new normal" to adapt to COVID-19.

'New normal': Singapore expands quarantine-free travel to adapt to COVID-19

In the last 24 hours, India reported 21,257 fresh COVID-19 cases and 271 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said in its latest update on Friday. With the new fatalities, the country's overall death toll has increased to 4,50,127, according to the Ministry.

India logs 21,257 new Covid cases, 271 deaths

The ASEAN region is one of the major hubs for India's global economic engagement and the coronavirus pandemic has triggered a new urgency to re-imagine the cooperation and expand its ambition further, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday.

Covid necessitated need for urgency to re-imagine cooperation: Jaishankar on India-ASEAN ties

Several San Francisco Bay Area counties will begin loosening mask requirements for certain indoor public settings, including offices, gyms, college classrooms and churches, once they reach low COVID-19 case and hospitalisation rates and at least 80 per cent of the total population is fully vaccinated, officials announced Thursday.

San Francisco bay area to drop some indoor mask mandates

Australian doctors warned a too-rapid easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Sydney could put pressure on health systems and risk lives, as the country's biggest city prepares for an end to more than 100 days in lockdown next week.

Sydney readies to exit lockdown amid concerns over faster reopening plans

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 236.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.83 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.39 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 236.7 million

Bali Elephant Camp (BEC) left more than a dozen elephants to starve, and staff without pay as COVID-19 affected the sales of tickets. BEC is a safari-style park, a half-hour drive north of Ubud, the Indonesian island’s cultural capital.

Elephants in Bali left to starve as an impact of COVID-19

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