The House voted unanimously Friday to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of Covid-19, a sweeping show of bipartisan support near the third anniversary of the start of the deadly pandemic.

A bill to declassify COVID-19's origins clears the House and heads to Biden

U.S. House votes unanimously to declassify Covid origins intel, bill sent to Biden

A new study suggests that the mental health impact of Covid-19 on the general population may not have been as significant as previously thought. Researchers at McGill University in Canada reviewed 137 studies from around the world and found minimal changes in mental health symptoms among most people during the pandemic.

COVID-19 pandemic had minimal impact on mental health: Study

The Russian authorities have opened up a probe after a top scientist who worked on the development of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines was strangled to death in his Moscow apartment on Friday.

Russian scientist who developed Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine 'strangled' to death in his apartment

Novak Djokovic's bid to gain entry to the United States for ATP events at Indian wells and Miami received support from the US Tennis Association and US Open organizers on Friday.

Tennis: Novak Djokovic gets USTA, US Open backing to enter US ATP events without vaccination

UK ministers and the then Health Secretary Matt Hancock are under fire again over violating Covid pandemic guidelines after new leaked messages reveal that they joked about locking up travellers arriving in quarantine hotels.

Leaked messages reveal UK senior ministers joked about locking up travellers during Covid

The US ambassador to China said on Monday (February 27) Beijing must be “more honest” about the origins of COVID-19. This comes after the US Energy Department report concluded that the pandemic may have been a Chinese laboratory leak, as per media reports.

China needs to be ‘more honest’ on origins of COVID-19, says US ambassador; Beijing retorts

After long 959 days or three years, the city of Hong Kong has finally bid adieu to the controversial COVID-19 mask mandate that was brought in to prevent the spread of the virus.

This city is lifting world's longest COVID-19 mask mandate after 959 days

Acclaimed Hollywood star Woody Harrelson has found himself embroiled in a controversy after he aired what many presume to be an 'anti-vax conspiracy theory' during his Saturday Night Live (SNL) monologue.

WATCH | Woody Harrelson takes a dig at big pharma for COVID-19 vaccines in SNL monologue

A new study has claimed that the face masks worn by people round-the-clock to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus did ‘little to nothing’ to stop the transmission.

Most of us wore masks for three years. Now study claims it did 'little to nothing' to curb Covid-19

China’s beleaguered provinces reportedly spent $45.80 billion on anti-Covid measures in 2022. The figure is expected to rise as China still reels under the economic stress induced by the pandemic.

COVID-19 expenses pile misery on the Chinese economy as provinces reveal staggering data

Researchers in Australia have made a groundbreaking discovery that could shed light on why some people become seriously ill with COVID-19 while others never show symptoms.

Australian scientists FINALLY solve the COVID-19 puzzle; discover lung protein that can kill the virus

After dystopic scenes were reported in the last two months of 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China, the situation has considerably improved. Despite a busy festival season that included the Chinese New Year travel rush, cases in the country have not witnessed a major uptick.

After China abandons 'zero-Covid' policy, cases drop, new variants stop emerging

The border between Hong Kong and China fully reopened for the first time in three years, on Monday (February 6), as the city’s main focus remains on a campaign to rebuild its economy and tourism after years of Covid-isolation.

Hong Kong-China border reopens for the first time in three years as city looks to rebuild economy

The health authorities of China said that the peak of the Covid wave has passed and that there has been a rapid decline in deaths and severe cases in hospitals, however, experts are still wary of official data shared by the government.

Covid wave past its peak, deaths declining rapidly, claims China

The chances of China facing a major Covid-19 rebound in the coming next two or three months is unlikely as 80 per cent of the country's population has already been infected by the virus, said a senior government scientist on Saturday.

Chances of Covid-19 rebound unlikely, 80% of population in China already infected: Scientist

Data published by the Ifo Institute on Friday revealed that around 180,000 more people died in Germany during the three years of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as compared to what would have been expected.

Germany: Around 180,000 more people died than expected during Covid pandemic

Poised to be New Zealand’s next prime minister, Mr. Chris Hipkins became a household name leading the nation’s closed-border crackdown on Covid-19 and is seen as a “tough and capable” politician.

Former Covid-19 response minister set to become next New Zealand PM

Premier League has emerged as the most financially dominant league in the world after 11 of the world's 20 highest-earning clubs were reported to be coming from the English top flight, according to the latest annual Football Money League report by Deloitte.

World's top revenue-generating football clubs revealed

Hollywood actors Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson will not be able to attend the 2023 Critics' Choice Awards, which is scheduled for January 15, as they have tested positive for COVID-19.

Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson test COVID-19 positive ahead of Critics' Choice Awards

The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 might become a dominant strain in Europe in the upcoming months, said the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), on Friday.

Explained: Why is XBB.1.5 or ‘Kraken’ the most transmissible Covid subvariant?

Chinese National Health Commission’s medical affairs department's director Jiao Yahui said that around 60,000 Covid-related deaths have been recorded in China between December 8 and January 12, releasing the death toll in China for the first time since the government scrapped the strict zero-Covid policy, in a sudden move, last month.

China records around 60,000 deaths related to Covid-19 in one month: Official

The residents of China have received a warning against visiting the elders in their homes during the holidays of the Lunar New Year, as the Covid-19 virus continues to travel rapidly through various cities as well as regional areas.

People in China warned against visiting elders in Lunar New Year as Covid cases spread rapidly

Amid the spread of Omicron subvariant in the United States, World Health Organization (WHO) officials on Tuesday urged all countries to recommend their travellers wear masks on long-haul flights.

WHO urges travellers to wear masks on long-haul flights amid Covid variant spread

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