As the country faces another coronavirus outbreak, locals have started looking for volunteers clad in white PPE kits to perform the last rites of the Covid victims.

Health volunteers provide hope to Covid-infected Myanmar amid another outbreak

India's Hetero Labs said on Friday it sought an emergency use nod from the local regulator for Merck's COVID-19 drug molnupiravir, after interim data from a late-stage trial showed it helped reduce hospitalisations and speed up recovery in mild cases.

India's Hetero seeks emergency use nod for Merck's COVID-19 drug

The Delta variant of coronavirus will have a greater effect on the young people of Australia, epidemiologists have warned after recent research. This warning has come after the country reported an increase in hospitalisations of people under the age of 55 during Sydney’s current outbreak.

Young people more vulnerable to Delta mutations of Covid, experts warn

Adding to the list of grim milestones, Coronavirus deaths have crossed four million on Friday, World Health Organization (WHO) said. "The world is at a perilous point in this pandemic," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

'World at a perilous point': COVID-19 death toll crosses 4 million worldwide

As the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked people to "live with" coronavirus, his New Zealand counterpart, Jacinda Ardern, has dismissed any plans of following this plan.

New Zealand will not follow UK's 'live with Covid' policy: Jacinda Ardern

Raising fear of another possible wave in the country, China reported 57 new coronavirus cases in the mainland on July 07. The number of cases has increased from 23 a day before.

Coronavirus: China records highest daily Covid cases, Indonesia reports highest deaths

Recent research has revealed that customers are now fed up with getting Covid as an excuse for bad service at shops and businesses. The UK Institute of Customer Service said customers were considerate of the Covid excuse at first when the pandemic had sent the world into a lockdown.

Customers tired of hearing 'due to Covid' as an excuse: Study

As the countries are reopening their economies after repeated and extended Covid lockdowns, a World Health Organization (WHO) official has warned it to be a 'premature rush' back to normality.

Countries reopening economy is a 'premature rush' back to normality: WHO

The England and Wales Board (ECB) have announced their revised squad for the ODI series with Pakistan after seven members, three cricketers and four management staff members, had tested positive for coronavirus.

Cricket: England revise squad overnight after Covid-19 cases emerge; nine uncapped players added

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on Sunday that the COVAX system will be given an ultimatum this week to provide the country's portion of coronavirus vaccines, even though all outstanding payments to the global vaccine-sharing plan have been made.

'Either send us the vaccines or give us our money back': Venezuela to COVAX

India saw a single-day rise of 43,071 COVID-19 infections, which took the tally of cases to 30,545,433, while active cases have declined to 485,350, according to Union health ministry data updated on Sunday.

COVID-19: India's active cases decline by more than 10,000; positivity rate at 2.34%

India recently battled the second wave of coronavirus which took thousands of lives, and experts are urging people to follow the covid precautions to make sure the third wave is not as deadly as the previous one.

Will the third wave of coronavirus in India be deadlier than second? Scientist explains

Johnson & Johnson will not be undertaking local trials for its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine in India and is looking at ways to accelerate its availability in the country, the Economic Times reported on Tuesday, citing a company spokesperson.

J&J scraps India Covid vaccine trial, aims to accelerate availability: Report

Myanmar authorities torched over half a billion dollars worth of narcotics across the country Saturday, sending opium, heroin and methamphetamine up in smoke as experts warn smugglers have adapted to COVID-19 travel restrictions and are back in business.

Myanmar torches drugs stash worth over half a billion dollars

India's daily COVID-19 infections rose by 50,040 on Sunday, official data showed, as concerns grew about the detection of the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus in some states.

India COVID-19 cases rise by 50,040 amid concern about Delta variant

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected calls on Friday to fire his health secretary, after pictures appeared of him embracing and kissing an aide in his office, in what he acknowledged was a breach of coronavirus rules.

UK PM Johnson stands by health secretary, who broke COVID-19 rules by kissing aide

Observing a surge in coronavirus cases, authorities in Moscow have decided to reimpose work-from-home restrictions nationwide. The order has come as the country saw a surge in coronavirus cases, presumably due to the new Delta variant which is labelled as a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization and is believed to be more transmissible.

COVID-19: Moscow orders work-from-home amid rise in Delta variant cases

With daily COVID-19 cases hovering around the 6,000 mark, while showing a decreasing trend, the Tamil Nadu government has extended the existing lockdown till July 5.

Tamil Nadu lockdown extended till July 5; more relaxations granted for 11 hotspot districts

Once hailed for its quick and successful vaccine programme, Israel is now once again at its defensive front to contain a surge in coronavirus cases. The Israeli health ministry has decided to reimpose the rule to wear a mask in enclosed public places as the cases have increased alarmingly in the past week.

Israel: Masks compulsory in outdoor public places amid surge in Covid cases

To make sure each and every remote area of the country also get proper healthcare and access to coronavirus vaccines, Bhutan’s King has been trekking jungles to make people aware against the deadly virus.

Bhutan's King treks mountains and jungles to spread awareness about COVID-19

Just when the world thought that an end might be near for the deadly coronavirus, another dangerous variant, Delta Plus, has been spotted by the experts. The deadly coronavirus broke out in the last months of 2019 and took over the world in the early months of 2020, sending almost every country around the globe in a complete lockdown.

COVID-19: All you need to know about Delta Plus variant

As the country unlocks, UK’s medical experts are raising concerns about the alarming increase in the number of people on ventilators in the UK. The number of Covid patients on ventilators has increased by 41 per cent in the last week, which shows a deadly rise of the effect the virus is having on locals of the UK, deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery said.

Number of Covid patients on ventilators increased by 41% in last week: UK NHS

More than 19 million balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union territories, the Union health ministry said on Thursday.

More than 19 million unutilised Covid vaccine doses available with states, UTs: Union Health Ministry

Some companies gave their employees an extra day off, some approved extended work from home and some provided well-done cards for encouragement, but there is one firm that has exceeded expectations in rewarding their employees.

Dating app Bumble gives employees entire week off to deal with 'burnout'

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