Chinese authorities on Wednesday imposed travel restrictions and banned gatherings in the capital city of Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, in the latest escalation of measures to stave off another coronavirus wave.

China steps up COVID-19 curbs near Beijing as infections rise

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India has leaped across a significant milestone in its fight against COVID-19 with the cumulative recoveries crossing the 1 crore-mark, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.

Covid-19 in India: Recovered cases are 44 times number of active cases

German pharmaceutical firms Bayer and CureVac said Thursday that they have joined forces in the development of CureVac's Covid-19 vaccine candidate. Under the deal, CureVac will be able to tap Bayer's expertise and established infrastructure, according to a joint statement.

Bayer, CureVac to 'join forces' on Covid-19 vaccine candidate

The Brazilian city of Manaus in the heart of the Amazon has declared a 180-day state of emergency due to a surge of new cases of coronavirus, according to a statement.

Covid-19: Brazilian city in Amazon declares 180-day state of emergency

Every coronavirus patient who was kept in the intensive care unit the Al-Husseiniya Central Hospital in Egypt reportedly died on Saturday owing to the lack of oxygen in the ward.

Shortage of oxygen kills every coronavirus patient in Egyptian hospital's ICU

India has reported 18,088 new COVID-19 cases, 21,314 recoveries in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 1,03,74,932, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Wednesday.

India reports 18,088 fresh COVID-19 cases, 264 succumb to virus in last 24 hours

Hakuho, who was born Munkhbat Davaajargal, came to Japan at age 15 to enter the sumo world and acquired Japanese citizenship in September 2019.

WION Fineprint: Japan sumo champion Hakuho tests positive for COVID-19

Does coronavirus cause brain damage? Scientists have found evidence of damage in the brain tissues of patients who died from COVID-19, but without directly linking the damage to the virus.

Scientists find COVID-19 not directly responsible for brain damage among patients

Tamil Nadu has made significant progress in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic as the state surpassed 8 lakh (8,00,429) recoveries on Sunday. The active cases in the state stand at 8,127( 1% of total reported cases), which is among the lowest when compared with the worst hit states in India.

Tamil Nadu gets past 8 lakh COVID-19 recoveries; new cluster emerges in Chennai hotels

Britain will become the first country to roll out the low cost and easily transportable AstraZeneca and Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, another step forward in the global response to the pandemic.

Britain set to roll out AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine starting today

Japan will consider issuing a new emergency declaration after governors in the capital region urged action to tackle a record surge in COVID-19 cases, the head of the nation's pandemic response said on Saturday.

Japan PM says government will consider state of emergency

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A day after India's drug regulator approved COVAXIN for emergency use, various private clinics in Brazil are seeking Bharat Biotech's vaccine to fight against the increasing coronavirus tally.

Brazil's private clinics seek India's COVAXIN vaccine

Japan to consider new COVID-19 emergency declaration

A flurry of headlines this week flooded social media, documenting a seemingly concerning case of COVID-19 in a San Diego nurse who fell ill about a week after receiving his first injection of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine.

Vaccines take a while to kick in. Experts say that means the body is doing its job.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the efforts of the Indian scientists involved in developing the vaccine for Covid-19, and said India is soon going to start the largest vaccination programme in the world.

India to start world's largest vaccination programme soon: PM Modi

A diminished sense of smell, called anosmia, has emerged as one of the telltale symptoms of COVID-19. It is the first symptom for some patients, and sometimes the only one.

Some COVID-19 survivors haunted by loss of smell and taste

Top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has denied following the UK's decision to delay the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. "I would not be in favor of that.

Anthony Fauci denies following UK's decision to delay COVID-19 vaccine's second dose

Pope Francis condemned on Sunday people who had gone abroad on holiday to escape coronavirus lockdowns, saying they needed to show greater awareness of the suffering of others.

Pope criticises people going on holiday to flee COVID lockdowns

Medical companies and shippers in Canada are racing to transport time-sensitive radiochemical materials used to treat cancer, as a pandemic-induced drop in passenger flights has narrowed transportation options and created cargo delays.

In Canada, shippers race to move cancer treatments as COVID-19 grounds flights

India's drugs regulator on Sunday gave final approval for the emergency-use of two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other by local company Bharat Biotech and a state-run institute.

India approves AstraZeneca and local COVID-19 vaccines

Scientists in Indonesia have developed a simple breath analyser test that can electronically 'smell' the novel coronavirus and detect infection in under two minutes.

Indonesian scientists have developed a breathalyser that can detect coronavirus

One year after the pandemic began - the streets of Wuhan were packed on New Year's Eve. The Chinese Leadership declared a victory over the Wuhan Virus. But, locals in Wuhan are demanding justice. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: China attempts to rewrite the story of Wuhan with a party

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