End of COVID-19 restrictions make London clubbers go gaga

Thailand on Sunday announced an expansion of coronavirus restrictions that include travel curbs, mall closures and a night-time curfew to three more provinces after the country reported a third consecutive day of record case numbers.

Thailand expands lockdown areas as COVID-19 cases surge

Every adult in the United Kingdom has been offered a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the health ministry said on Sunday, ahead of the end of legal restrictions in England on Monday.

All adults in Britain offered a COVID-19 shot ahead of Monday reopening

Two athletes have tested COVID-19 positive in the Tokyo Olympic Village after a team colleague was also infected raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony.

Coronavirus Update: Two athletes test positive in Athletes' village in Tokyo

Two athletes have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village after a team colleague was also infected, officials said on Sunday, raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony.

Olympic cluster scare as athletes test positive in Games Village

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak will be limited to working from their offices and subject to daily COVID-19 testing after being identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for the virus.

UK PM, finance minister exposed to COVID-19, confined to office work

Tokyo Olympics organisers revealed the first Covid-19 case in the Games Village on Saturday as they sought to reassure competitors that the pandemic-delayed event would be safe.

First COVID-19 case hits Tokyo Olympics Village

Australian authorities ordered more businesses to close Saturday along with a slew of new restrictions in the country's largest city as a weeks-long lockdown failed to bring down the outbreak of COVID-19.

Sydney tightens lockdown amid a spike in cases

The daily pace of COVID-19 vaccinations has increased in about a dozen countries due to the arrival of the more contagious Delta variant and governments expanding their vaccination drives, a data analysis by Reuters found.

After vaccination burnout, Delta variant spurs countries to speed up shots

The EU's disease agency said Friday it was predicting a sharp increase in coronavirus cases, with nearly five times as many new infections by August 1. The expected rise in cases was linked to the highly transmissible Delta variant, first identified in India, along with the relaxing of measures in European countries.

EU disease agency predicts spike in COVID-19 cases by August 1

The Tokyo Olympics has registered its first COVID-19 case in the Olympic Village six days before the Games open. Watch this report to know more.

Organisers confirm first case of COVID-19 at Olympic Village

Researchers have found out that cholesterol-lowering statins and anti-hypertension medicines stabilise underlying diseases, making patients more likely to recover from COVID-19.

Patients taking cholesterol medicine statin at 41% lower risk of an in-hospital death due to COVID-19

Mexico City's government will speed up COVID-19 vaccinations to its more than 9 million inhabitants starting from next week as infections and hospitalizations see a rise, mostly among younger people, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday.

Mexico City to accelerate vaccinations as COVID-19 infections surge

First, there were fake vaccines. Now bogus coronavirus immunisation certificates are being offered for sale in the Mexican capital, aimed at people travelling to countries that require proof of inoculation.

Fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates for sale in Mexico

United States President Joe Biden said that social media misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccinations is 'killing people'. Watch this report to know more.

US President Joe Biden says COVID-19 misinformation killing people

France said Saturday it would require people not fully vaccinated and arriving from some European countries to show a negative COVID-19 test taken within the previous 24 hours.

France to require 24-hour negative COVID-19 test for some European arrivals

Six days before the opening ceremony, organisers said an unnamed person had tested positive for coronavirus in the Village, where thousands of athletes and officials will stay during the Game.

Tokyo Olympics: First case of Coronavirus in Olympic village

White House says Facebook and others are not doing enough to push back on fake news, as a spike in COVID-19 deaths is exclusively hitting the unvaccinated. Many people in the US are refuse vaccinations despite easy availability.

Joe Biden: COVID misinformation killing people

UK to ditch most COVID-19 curbs despite recording over 50,000 cases in 24 hours - its highest in six months. Nearly 1,200 health experts have slammed the unlocking plans, calling it "a threat to the world".

England's COVID unlocking is a threat to world, say experts

During a White House press event on Thursday, Indian-American US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy revealed that the coronavirus has claimed the lives of ten members of his family.

I have lost 10 family members to COVID-19, reveals Indian-American US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy

BCCI on Thursday confirmed that Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has tested positive for COVID-19. They also confirmed that throwdown specialist Dayanand Garani has also tested for the dreaded virus.

'Rules have changed': Sourav Ganguly defends Rishabh Pant after COVID-19 test

A member of the Indian cricket team in England has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and is currently quarantined at his acquaintance's home. This has happened ahead of five-match Test series against England that will kick off in August.

Indian cricket team in England hit by Covid; one player quarantined

About 23 million children missed routine vaccinations last year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the greatest number in more than a decade, fuelling outbreaks of measles, polio, and other avoidable diseases, UN agencies said.

Kids' future at risk: 23 million missed out on routine vaccinations due to COVID-19

Travellers returning to England from the Balearic Islands from next week will have to quarantine at home unless they have had both COVID-19 vaccines following a change in policy that could spell bad news for young holidaymakers.

UK adds Balearic Islands to amber list in blow to younger tourists

covid-19-0

Covid 19, News on Covid 19, stories on Covid 19, articles on Covid 19, Covid 19 stories at Wion, Covid 19 news, Covid 19 latest news

covid 19-0