Germany pays respect to 80,000 coronavirus victims in a ceremony

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,408,245 as of Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll from the pandemic stood at 117,378, while 3,951,191 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease.

Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 4.4 million

India is currently reporting the sharpest growth rate of 7.6 per cent in new COVID-19 cases, leading to an alarming rise in the daily number of active cases in the country, which currently stand at 16,79,000, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday.

India currently reporting sharpest growth rate of 7.6pc in new COVID-19 cases: Govt

Coronavirus death toll crossed an alarming mark of three million on Saturday despite millions of people getting vaccinated all over the world. There have been more than 3,000,225 deaths and 139,963,964 cases globally in 24 hours, as per data revealed by Johns Hopkins University.

Global coronavirus deaths cross 3 million as countries observe surge

As India experiences a deadly surge of coronavirus cases, the national capital, New Delhi, recorded 24,000 new cases in the past 24 hours, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday evening.

Delhi faces shortage of oxygen, hospital beds as city records 24,000 cases in 24 hours: Kejriwal

As coronavirus cases are alarmingly increasing in Brazil, the authorities have urged women to delay pregnancy for at least a few months. The request has come as Brazil is experiencing one of the worst waves of coronavirus, with the country marking one of the highest death tolls in the world.

'Please delay pregnancies', Brazil urges local women amid coronavirus surge

As several countries are facing a surge in coronavirus cases, the World Health Organization chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has expressed concern. Talking about the increasing rate of infection, he said "cases and deaths are continuing to increase at worrying rates" and claimed this is the highest rate so far in the pandemic.

Increasing coronavirus infection rate worse in pandemic till now: WHO chief

The tiff between AstraZeneca and the European Union (EU) may be getting worse, a French minister has hinted on Friday. French Industry Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher told local radio that the EU will most probably not renew its contract with AstraZeneca for coronavirus vaccine.

EU may not renew contract for AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine: French minister

Amid a surge in coronavirus cases in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged the German parliament to pass a bill that will grant her government powers to impose a lockdown and curfew.

Germany in grip of third wave: Angela Merkel warns amid coronavirus surge

More than 100 former world leaders and Nobel Prize winners have come together to urge US President Joe Biden to support a waiver of intellectual property rules for coronavirus vaccines.

Waive Covid vaccine patents: Nearly 100 former world leaders, Nobel winners join call to Biden

Indian politicians who tested positive for Covid-19

How will we remember the coronavirus pandemic? Surely, as a source of great hardships but in the larger scheme of things, the virus was a pivot. It didn't just change our lives.

Time to tread cautiously as Covid cases rise 

The new wave of Covid-19 infections sweeping parts of India is "worrisome" and threatens the 12.5 per cent growth projection, an International Monetary Fund expert for the region said on Tuesday.

Covid surge in India 'worrisome', threatens growth prospects: IMF

Even as vaccination drives are in full swing, the possibility of another wave of the deadly coronavirus is not far away in the US Midwest. The rate of hospitalisations is alarmingly increasing in Michigan, and the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are running out of space for coronavirus patients.

Gretchen Whitmer calls for stricter restrictions as coronavirus cases surge in US Midwest

Iran imposed a 10-day lockdown across most of the country on Saturday to curb the spread of a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, state media reported. The lockdown affects 23 of the country’s 31 provinces, health ministry spokesman Alireza Raisi said.

Iran orders 10-day shutdown amid fourth wave of coronavirus pandemic

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has tested coronavirus positive and has been admitted to a private hospital in Nagpur, sources said on Saturday.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat tests COVID-19 positive, hospitalised

The World Bank Group will have committed $2 billion in financing by the end of April for Covid-19 vaccines in some 40 developing countries, World Bank Managing Director of Operations Axel van Trotsenburg said on Friday.

World Bank says to commit $2 billion to vaccines in developing countries by end-April 

India has recorded a massive surge of 131,968 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, India's tally now stands at 13,060,542, according to MoHFW. Active cases are nearing the 1-million mark.

With 131,968 fresh cases, India's Covid-19 caseload tops 13 million

The UK has been ramping the vaccine drive for locals but a senior World Health Organization has warned that the success of the vaccine programme is not enough to protect the country from another wave of coronavirus.

UK at risk of facing another wave of coronavirus despite vaccines: WHO

More than 20 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine made by the British-Swedish company AstraZeneca are sitting idly in America. The British-Swedish company has yet to request Food and Drug Administration authorization for the two-dose vaccine, and the company faces safety questions abroad and scrutiny from U.

US is sitting on 20 million of vaccine doses the world needs

Owing to a surge in coronavirus cases, Ontario, one of Canada’s most populous regions, declared a one-month lockdown on Wednesday. Ontario premier Doug Ford urged residents to stay at home to help bring down the number of rising cases and break the cycle amid fears of the third wave.

Canada: Ontario imposes 1-month lockdown amid fears of COVID-19 third wave

Spain and Italy have limited the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people aged over 60, potentially further slowing the European Union’s sluggish immunization program, which lags behind countries including the U.

Spain and Italy halt the use of AstraZeneca shot for under-60s

The highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the United Kingdom has become the most common strain of the virus in the United States as cases continue to climb, a top US health official said on Wednesday.

UK variant of COVID-19 is now most common strain in United States: CDC

Shortly after the Persian new year holidays, Iran is now facing the fourth wave of coronavirus as millions travelled in and out of the country during the holiday season.

Iran enters fourth wave of coronavirus after Nowruz holidays

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