Cautioning people to maintain social distancing the office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India has released an advisory that coronavirus aerosoles can travel up to 10 metres.

Centre's new COVID-19 advisory says virus aerosoles can travel up to 10 metres

A group of researchers from Malaysia have found traces of canine coronavirus in local patients and revealed that the virus has been understudied for many years and was being passed along as a common cold.

Canine coronavirus detected in Malaysian children admitted in 2017-2018: Study

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held telephonic talks on Thursday and reaffirmed their resolve to further diversify and deepen strategic cooperation between the all-weather allies.

Pak PM Khan, Chinese Premier Li hold talks, vow to further diversify bilateral ties

The celebrated doctor and former president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Dr KK Aggarwal, lost his battle to the deadly coronavirus recently. Now, a few days after, his last video message to the masses has resurfaced on the internet in which Dr Aggarwal can be heard telling people, 'the show must go on'.

'Show must go on': Indian doctor who died of Covid says in his last video

'For coffee!': Paris cafes and restaurants reopen after covid lockdown

The majority of the US schools have decided to make students wear face masks even now, as the US President has decided to let people roam around without masks if fully vaccinated.

Watch: 'Hypocrisy' - 10-year-old Florida kid calls out his school for masks guidelines

Taiwan on Wednesday raised its coronavirus alert level, tightening social distancing measures as it battled a widening outbreak. The Level 3 alert was imposed on the entire island with entertainment venues, libraries, sports facilities and community centres closed.

Taiwan raises coronavirus alert level after spike in infections

A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less than three months from the start of the Games.

Tokyo doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19

Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that he battled nervousness for 10-12 years of his career. The right-hander said a player needs to get ready mentally too for the game separated from the physical angles.

Battled anxiety for 10-12 years, had many sleepless nights before matches, reveals Sachin Tendulkar

It is believed that children, around the age of two, usually go through a turbulent period of uncontrollable emotions. However, similar emotional distress is now being observed in children much older, due to coronavirus.

Pandemic can leave long-term effect on kids' mental health: Study

Four months into a Covid-19 vaccination campaign marred by shortages and delays, hard-hit Brazil is still struggling to find enough doses, as political and diplomatic blunders prolong its pandemic nightmare.

Brazil struggles to vaccinate as Covid toll spirals

While the covid cases have been constantly on decline, the Australian government has decided to stick to its plan of reopening its borders to the rest of the world only from the middle of next year.

Australia to keep international borders closed till middle of 2022: Officials

The head of Japan's Paralympic Committee said on Sunday (May 16) that calls to cancel the Summer Games were "very unfortunate", as Tokyo organizers held a ceremony to mark 100-days-to-go before the opening of the Paralympic Games.

Japan Paralympics chief says calls to cancel Games are 'very unfortunate'

As the country reopens, the UK government has now come out to fight the criticism against the administration’s handling of the deadly variant of coronavirus, B1.

Matt Hancock defends UK government's handling of covid variant

As many as 60,000 doses of the second batch of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V on Sunday landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Dr Reddy's Laboratories said on Sunday.

Second batch of Russian COVID-19 vaccine reaches Hyderabad 

Around 1,84,41,478 COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and UTs, while 50,95,640 doses are in the pipeline and will be received by them within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

States to receive 50,95,640 COVID-19 vaccine doses in next three days: Centre 

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation shifted 580 patients from Covid care centres in the city as a precautionary measure after India Meteorological Department warned that Cyclone Tauktae is likely to pass close to the city, a BMC official said on Sunday.

Cyclone Tauktae: Mumbai civic body moves 580 COVID-19 patients 

China on Friday said the prices of some of the COVID-19 medical supplies like oxygen concentrators being procured by Indian companies from Chinese manufacturers have gone up as they had to import raw materials to meet the excess demand from India.

China says price hike in anti-covid medical supplies to India due to import of raw materials

The tourism industry in the Kashmir valley has been incurring huge losses for the last three years. Since the beginning of last year, tourism players in the valley had to go through the worst financial crisis.

JK government announces relief package for tourism industry hit by pandemic

The WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned the world that the second year of the pandemic will be deadlier than the first one. "In January, I spoke about the potential unfolding of a moral catastrophe," Tedros said in a press conference.

'Reconsider vaccinating children, donate to Covax,' says WHO chief as he warns against 'deadliest year'

Nearly half of the people who were due to land in Australia from India have been grounded as they had either tested positive for coronavirus or had been in close contact with someone else who was infected.

COVID-19: Nearly 50% passengers of Australia's repatriation flight grounded

Pulverizing the agony hindrance to save a Test match is by no action a little accomplishment except for Hanuma Vihari says the greatest fulfillment comes from having the option to organize a bed or oxygen chambers for urgent COVID-19 patients through an organization of companions.

'Never imagined getting a hospital bed would be so difficult', says Hanuma Vihari while using social media to aid India

A petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics which garnered 350,000 signatures in nine days was submitted to organizers on Friday, reflecting growing public opposition to the event as the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections sweeps Japan.

A petition against Tokyo Olympics with 350,000 signatures submitted to organisers

South Africa is seeing a gradual rise in new COVID-19 cases, increasing fears of the third wave. As of Wednesday, the country reported 2,759 new cases, taking the total positive cases to over 1.

South Africa: Experts warn against third wave of coronavirus

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