The World Health Organisation and the European drug regulator urge country not to panic as several of them have since halted the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

Coronavirus Update: WHO says no link between blood clots & vaccine

US airlines on Monday pointed to concrete signs of a domestic leisure travel recovery, pushing shares to their highest level since the COVID-19 crisis hits the sector years ago.

World Business Watch: US Airlines see recovery in 2021

Thorntons, the 110-year-old British chocolatier and retailer would permanently close all 61 UK stores, putting over 603 jobs at risk, blaming the impact of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

World Business Watch: Chocolate chain Thorntons to close UK stores

As many as 26,291 new COVID-19 cases and 118 deaths were reported in India in the last 24, taking the total number of active cases in the country to 2,19,262, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Monday.

India reports 26,291 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

The British-Swedish company AstraZeneca said that a safety review of people inoculated with its COVID-19 vaccine has shown no evidence of increased risk of blood clots.

AstraZeneca: No proof of risk of blood clots found

Facebook on Monday said that it has begun labelling all posts that discuss the safety of COVID-19 shots, while adding that the company plans on labelling all posts about the vaccines soon.

Facebook set to label all COVID-related posts to battle misinformation

The progenitor of the novel coronavirus underwent 'very little change' to adapt to humans from bats, according to a new study which suggests that the ability of the virus to spread from one person to another likely evolved in the flying mammal prior to it jumping to its new human host.

Novel coronavirus jumped from bats to humans with 'very little change': Scientists 

India on Sunday recorded 25,320 COVID-19 infections, the highest daily rise in 84 days, taking the case tally to 1,13,59,048, according to Union health ministry data.

With over 25,000 new COVID-19 cases, India records highest increase in 84 days

It is easy to overlook amid the hundreds of pages of the $1.9 trillion stimulus plan President Joe Biden signed into law Thursday, but a short section aims to combat America’s maternal mortality crisis by expanding health coverage for new mothers.

Small piece of the stimulus has ambitious aim of saving mothers’ lives

Jordan's health minister has been forced to resign on Saturday. After at least 7 COVID-19 patients died in a hospital in Jordan, after oxygen supply failed. According to officials all of the victims were being treated for COVID-19 and they have died after an interruption of the oxygen supply at the government-run hospital in Salt near the capital city of Amman.

Jordan's PM orders immediate probe over COVID-19 deaths due to oxygen supply failed

In a year that has seesawed between astonishing gains and brutal setbacks on COVID-19, few moments were as sobering as the revelation last month that a coronavirus variant in South Africa was dampening the effect of one of the world’s most potent vaccines.

Can the world learn from South Africa’s vaccine trials?

As the world`s largest COVID-19 vaccination drive is underway in the country, India has nearly administered three crore cumulative vaccination doses with a total of 2,97,38,409 through 5,10,400 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am on Sunday.

More than 29.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India

After a dark year, Broadway sees light at the end of the summer

Maharashtra recorded this year's highest one-day spike on the third day in a row on Friday with 15,817 new infections coming to light, a health official said. The caseload in the state rose to 22,82,191, while the death toll reached 52,723 with 56 new fatalities.

Maharashtra records 15,000-plus new coronavirus cases, 56 deaths

The Wuhan wet market is still the most likely hypothesis for the origin of the novel coronavirus, according to members of a World Health Organisation (WHO) delegation to China.

WHO probe points to Wuhan wet market as source of novel coronavirus

Brazil reported 2,216 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the third day in a row that fatalities exceeded 2,000 in the worst run of deaths since the pandemic began a year ago.

Brazil suffers worst run of daily deaths since coronavirus pandemic began

More than 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered across the US as of Friday, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Over 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in US

COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the world, people relied on little joys of life to keep going like pets. The UK which is still battling the pandemic is now witnessing rising cases of dognapping, activist says that cases have tripled amid the pandemic.

Is dog theft growing into a big business in UK?

The Philippines on Saturday reported a spike in coronavirus infections and its first case of the highly contagious variant first identified in Brazil, while confirming nearly 100 infections of a new variant discovered locally.

Philippines detects Brazil COVID-19 variant as cases surge

With over 20 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses, India on Friday recorded the highest number of vaccinations administered in a single day, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday.

India records highest single-day COVID-19 vaccinations

Most of Italy, including its capital Rome and its financial centre Milan, will have curbs on business and movement intensified from Monday as the government ramps up its efforts to stem a steady rise in coronavirus cases.

Italy toughens COVID restrictions, imposes Easter lockdown

US President Joe Biden has said his administration is taking aggressive action to speed Covid vaccinations and move the country closer to normality by July 4. He added he would direct states to make all adults eligible for the coronavirus vaccine by May 1.

Biden eyes next stage of Covid-19 fight, slams attacks on Asian-Americans during pandemic

Several global powers blame china for the pandemic or at least believed that it was china that mishandled the break of the infection in the early days before it spread globally and become a pandemic. Asian-Americans are being targeted specifically and unfairly and there is a significant rise in the number of hate crimes that this community subjected to.

United States: Big rise in hate crimes against Asian-Americans

US President Joe Biden to commemorate the anniversary of the COVID-19 shutdown. During his first prime time address to Americans, Joe Biden has claimed that all adults of the country will be eligible to get anti-COVID shots by May 01.

United States: President Joe Biden marks anniversary of COVID-19 induced shutdowns

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