Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said hopes of the region and the world are focused on rapid deployment of vaccines and there is need to maintain "the same cooperative and collaborative spirit".

We all fought Covid challenge with a coordinated response: PM Modi

A few days after the New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, imposed a snap lockdown in Auckland, she has decided to lift the 'stay-at-home' order. Ardern, on Wednesday, announced that she is confident the deadly coronavirus has ended and has therefore decided to lift the lockdown from its largest city, Auckland.

New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern ends snap lockdown in Auckland

Nearly 4,000 Amazon employees were given fake positive results for the deadly coronavirus and were asked to self-isolate in the UK. Amazon UK has been using PCR tests to check its employees for coronavirus since autumn last year and reports the results to the Public Health England every day.

Nearly 4,000 Amazon employees given wrong COVID test result

New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, sued Amazon Tuesday evening, arguing that the company provided inadequate safety protection for workers in New York City during the pandemic and retaliated against employees who raised concerns over the conditions.

New York sues Amazon, saying it inadequately protected workers from COVID-19

The Union Government today said that four cases of covid-19 with South Africa strain have been detected in the country in January through its ongoing genomic surveillance initiative.

South African Covid-19 strain detected in 4 returnees: Centre

Fifteen-year-old Braden Wilson was frightened of COVID-19. He was careful to wear masks and only left his house, in Simi Valley, California, for things like orthodontist checkups and visits with his grandparents nearby.

COVID-linked syndrome in children is growing and cases are more severe

A surge in coronavirus infections following the year-end holidays has left a growing number of Mexicans struggling with feelings of guilt or resentment over deaths that could have been avoided.

Mexico's post-holiday Covid surge brings remorse, recriminations

The UK government will on Monday introduce mandatory hotel quarantine rules for arrivals from dozens of countries deemed "high risk" for coronavirus variants, as it tries to stop new strains spreading.

UK rolls out hotel quarantine for 'high risk' country returnees

The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has battled the deadly coronavirus himself in April 2020. The leader spent three nights in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) while the nation hoped for his speedy recovery.

'That didn’t occur': UK PM Boris Johnson was sure he would survive coronavirus

'All for love': 400 couples get married bearing heat and coronavirus in Nicaragua

A while ago, a group of general physicians in the UK claimed that common cold symptoms should not be taken for granted, instead treated as a sign of coronavirus.

Common cold can't be termed as sign of coronavirus: AIIMS

After almost a month, New Zealand has reported three new local coronavirus cases, making them the first since January. New Zealand has been subjecting all incoming travellers to hotel quarantine, which has helped the government decrease the cases.

Three new coronavirus cases reported in New Zealand, first since January

South Africa has decided to reopen 20 land borders on Monday with a new set of rules. In a statement on Saturday, Department of Home Affairs said, the move follows a cabinet decision to reopen the 20 land borders to ordinary travel.

South Africa to reopen 20 land borders

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered the country's biggest city Auckland into a snap lockdown for the first time in nearly six months on Sunday after three coronavirus cases emerged in the community.

New Zealand orders largest city Auckland into snap Covid lockdown

British government scientists are increasingly finding the coronavirus variant first detected in Britain to be linked to a higher risk of death than other versions of the virus, a devastating trend that highlights the serious risks and considerable uncertainties of this new phase of the pandemic.

UK virus variant is probably deadlier, scientists say

The World Health Organization called Tuesday for greater research, recognition and rehabilitation for Long Covid sufferers as it brought experts together to share insights into the little-understood condition.

Don't let Long Covid 'fall through the cracks', WHO warns

South African health experts have suggested vaccinating several thousand people with AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine to assess whether it protects against severe cases of a virus variant that emerged in the country.

South Africa considers reduced AstraZeneca rollout

The early weeks of the Biden administration have brought a surge of support, in the White House and across party lines in Congress, for what could be the most ambitious effort in a generation to reduce child poverty.

Crisis spurs Congress toward big measures to lift families from poverty

Coronavirus pandemic has been tough on everybody, be it the people who contracted the deadly disease, their families and friends or even the people who were safe from the virus but had to face repeated lockdowns and paranoia.

Coronavirus patients on ventilators show severe symptoms of PTSD: Study

Travellers arriving in Britain from abroad will have to take two coronavirus tests during quarantine, the government is expected to confirm on Tuesday. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is due to announce that people told to isolate at home will be required to get a test two and eight days into a mandatory 10-day quarantine period.

UK travellers may have to undergo Covid tests in quarantine

Following months of forced cremations, a group of Muslim families are launching a complaint to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) about this issue.

Sri Lanka: Group of Muslim families complain to UNHRC about forced cremations

In a piece of hopeful news, the government of the UK has assured that all undocumented migrants will be able to get vaccines against coronavirus without being subjected to status checks.

Undocumented immigrants to get free access to COVID vaccines too: UK govt

One of South Korea's wealthiest people, the billionaire founder of the country's biggest mobile messenger operator KakaoTalk, promised Monday to give away more than half his wealth.

Founder of South Korea's Kakao to give away half his billions

While Frace has a 6 am-6 pm curfew for the past few weeks to contain the widespread of the deadly coronavirus in the country, the cases have failed to decrease. Now, with the new variant of coronavirus from the UK, the cases are being expected to see another spike.

UK variant of coronavirus expected to bring another wave in France: Experts

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