After some months of relief, coronavirus cases are now once again surging in India. India may now have entered its second wave. Yesterday, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual meeting with chief ministers.

Lessons India can learn from Europe's coronavirus vaccine drive

After shutting its borders more than a year, China is opening up again but only for those who take Chinese vaccines. Beijing has come up with two sets of rules: those who take Chinese vaccines will be given "conveniences" and those who don't will have to fill up more forms, go through tests, and once you land in China, spend up to three weeks in a quarantine even if you have been vaccinated by a non-Chinese shot.

In a bid to lead the vaccine race, Beijing makes Chinese jabs compulsory

After several countries imposed a temporary suspension on AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine, the World Health Organization (WHO) has backed the use of this vaccine.

WHO backs use of AstraZeneca vaccine; approves J&J for COVID variants

More than 70 countries have authorised the Oxford- AstraZeneca vaccine and 350 million doses have been doled out across the world. Seventeen million people have been vaccinated in the European Union and UK.

Several countries halt AstraZeneca jab: Does the vaccine cause blood clots?

French Health Ministry on early Tuesday said that a fresh coronavirus strain has been detected in the Brittany region in the country's northwest. The ministry explained that the new variant was found in a cluster at the Lannion hospital center in the Cotes d'Armor department.

New coronavirus strain discovered in France's Brittany region: Health Ministry

A Facebook internal study has found that a small group of users is actually sowing major doubts about the Covid-19 vaccines, discouraging people from taking the vital jab.

Just 111 Facebook users spread half of Covid vaccine doubts 

Families in Asia's financial hub of Hong Kong are suffering isolation and trauma after strict coronavirus rules have led to babies being separated from parents and those with newborns herded into tiny quarantine quarters for up to 14 days.

Hong Kong's Covid rules see babies isolated, families cramped in tiny spaces 

As the coronavirus has upended lives and economies around the world, Taiwan has been an oasis. Every day, droplets fly with abandon in packed restaurants, bars and cafes.

COVID? What COVID? Taiwan thrives as a bubble of normality.

France is struggling to contain the widespread of the deadly coronavirus and the hospitals are facing the effect of it. Coronavirus hospitals in Paris are running up to their full capacity, leading to a massive shortage of beds, especially in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Beds' shortage forces France to evacuate over 100 COVID patients from Paris

Public health officials on Wednesday urged gymgoers to wear masks when they work out and to remain 6 feet apart, as new research described the rapid spread of coronavirus infections during high-intensity exercise classes at gyms in Honolulu and Chicago.

CDC traces COVID outbreaks in gyms, urging stricter precautions

Six states including Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab and Gujarat are reporting high daily COVID-19 cases, accounting for 84.71 per cent of the 18,711 new cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Six states reporting high daily COVID-19 cases

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country will be going down to level 1 lockdown from the current level 3, taking into account the lower COVID-19 numbers.

South Africa goes to level 1 lockdown as Covid cases decline

Tokyo has requested Beijing to stop taking anal swab tests for Covid-19 on Japanese citizens as the procedure causes psychological pain, a government spokesman said on Monday.

Tokyo asks China to stop anal swab tests for Covid-19 on Japanese citizens

Sri Lanka has ordered 13.5 million Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines in addition to the 500,000 doses gifted by India, and the country may not use Chinese vaccines in the second phase of immunisation, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka orders 13.5 million AstraZeneca doses, likely to drop Chinese COVID-19 vaccines

The U.S. economy remains mired in a pandemic winter of shuttered storefronts, high unemployment and sluggish job growth. But on Wall Street and in Washington, attention is shifting to an intriguing if indistinct prospect: a post-COVID boom.

On the post-pandemic horizon, could that be ... a boom?

India warned on Wednesday that a breach of guidelines on testing and other measures to contain the coronavirus could worsen a recent spurt in infections in many states, particularly after it detected several variants.

India warns states of worsening COVID-19 situation if rules ignored

India`s total COVID-19 active caseload currently stands at 1.46 lakh (1,46,907) on Wednesday and accounts for 1.33 per cent of the country`s total coronavirus cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

India's COVID-19 active caseload stands at 1.46 lakh

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday clarified that the state has ample medicines and other medical supplies in case of a second COVID-19 wave.

Maharashtra has ample medical supply for second COVID-19 wave, says state FDA

Malaysia on Wednesday launched its COVID-19 inoculation programme, which authorities hope will rein in a spike in infections and help revive an economy that recorded its worst slump in over two decades last year.

Malaysia launches COVID-19 vaccination drive as PM gets first shot

The anxiety one experiences while waiting for coronavirus test results is unbearable, and to curb that a group of French researchers have developed a COVID-19 test that can give results three times faster.

French researchers develop COVID test that gives results like USB device

For people who have battled the deadly coronavirus, the hard days may not be over yet. In a new study, scientists have found that people's sense of smell and taste may not return for up to five months after contracting the deadly virus.

COVID-19 patients may not get back sense of taste and smell for months: Study

A day after New Zealand, Australia has started its mass vaccination programme on Sunday with Prime Minister Scott Morrison getting a jab. Jane Malysiak, a World War II survivor, was the first one to get the jab in a medical centre in Sydney's northwest.

Australia begins coronavirus vaccine programme; Scott Morrison gets jab

It is in human nature to appreciate incentives, especially when they are tasty. To attract locals to the vaccination programme, an Israel bar has offered a barter system — a drink for a jab.

On the house: Israel bar offers free drinks with COVID-19 vaccine jabs

The head of the World Health Organization on Sunday appealed to Tanzania to take "robust action" to combat Covid-19 in the country, where the president has long played down the virus.

WHO chief calls on Tanzania to combat COVID-19

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