Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19, but remains healthy enough to hold online meetings, his office said on Tuesday. The Presidential Communications Office said on its Facebook page Marcos will isolate for five days.

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr tested positive for COVID-19

A new study has exposed the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 crisis on incarcerated individuals. It revealed that there was a staggering 77 per cent increase in mortality rates within US prisons during 2020.

Study uncovers startling 77% surge in US prison deaths during COVID-19 crisis

Fresh estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that nearly one in 10 COVID-19 cases in the US are from the BA.2.86 variant. As per the CDC's report released on Monday, this is nearly three times the prevalence estimated by the agency just two weeks ago.

CDC reports nearly threefold increase in Covid variant BA.2.86’s prevalence in US

The worst of the Covid pandemic may be over and scientists and researchers are now in somewhat of a 'looking-back' mode during the period the world stood still. Academics at the Bangor University in Wales have found in a study that people who followed Covid restrictions more closely were prone to suffer from stress, depression and anxiety after the lockdown was lifted.

People who strictly adhered to Covid rules have bad mental health now: Study

An ICMR study claims that Covid-19 has increased the risk of sudden death by heart attack in young adults. Another study published this week found that the pandemic had lasting impacting on brain health of people above the age of 50- this was true even for those who were not infected by the virus. If you are one of the millions who've were infected by Covid, should you consider certain changes to your lifestyle?

Covid-19 increased risk of sudden death, says study

The Indian Council of Medical Research has positioned that past Covid-19 infections are one of the key factors behind the sudden deaths of young Indians in Gujarat.

Covid-19 pandemic's aftermath looms over India; 10 sudden deaths reported in India's Gujarat

As people globally started coming to terms with their locked-down reality during the beginning of the Covid pandemic, visuals of military trucks in Italy keeping the deceased struck the world, alerting it about the havoc the contagion virus was set to create in the months to follow all over the world.

People with one particular line of gene  more susceptible to severe Covid: Study

Years after the world battled the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, the genesis of the virus remains unclear. The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has now urged China to offer more information on the origins of the coronavirus.

WHO urges China to reveal information about COVID-19 origins

If you thought that the Covid-19 pandemic is over then think again. In the month of May, the WHO said that Covid is no longer a 'global emergency', now there is a spike in the infections around the world in just four months.

Spike in Covid cases around the world; New Pirola variant behind the rise?

A committee within the United Nations (UN) has called on wealthy nations, including Britain, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States, to waive the patents on coronavirus vaccines.

UN committee calls on rich nations to waive Covid vaccine patents, cites racial discrimination concerns

China will soon lift the requirement for incoming travellers to present a negative COVID-19 test result. On Monday, (August 28) China announced that starting Wednesday (August 30) inbound travellers to the country will no longer be required to take up a pre-departure antigen test for COVID-19.

China relaxes entry rules: No more predeparture COVID-19 tests for inbound travellers

Moderna, a prominent name in COVID-19 vaccine development, announced on Thursday that preliminary data from an initial study showed that its updated COVID-19 vaccine was effective against the "Eris" and "Fornax" sub-variants.

Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine effective against emerging subvariants Eris and Fornax

Since January, 'cat island' Cyprus has lost hundreds of thousands of its feline population to a fatal strain of coronavirus called the Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP).

Cyprus to use human Covid vaccine to save cat population from fatal coronavirus strain

A new Covid variant 'Eris' is spreading across the UK. How lethal is the variant? What is the rate of transmissibility? Should you be worried? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: New Covid variant 'Eris' spreading across the UK

Countries around the world are recording a rise in Wuhan virus cases. In the US, Wuhan virus hospitalisations are on a rise, so are no. of people testing positive after a visiting to the emergency room. The UK and Japan too have reported rise in cases. Should you be worried? Is your vaccine still effective?

Gravitas: The Wuhan virus is back. What should you do?

China continues to operate under secrecy as far as the covid pandemic is concerned since the first outbreak of the pneumonia cases in Wuhan in December 2019 to China letting go of zero covid policy in January 2023, Beijing's handling of core data has been shrouded in mystery now.

China deletes its Covid mortality data

On 'cat island' Cyprus, a strain of coronavirus is wreaking havoc on the cat population. In recent months, the disease, which is a feline strain of the coronavirus has rapidly spread across the island.

Explained: Strain of coronavirus turning Cyprus into 'island of dead cats'. Can the virus infect humans?

The UK government has been unsuccessful in its legal challenge to prevent the Covid inquiry from accessing Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages, diaries, and notebooks in their entirety.

UK govt loses legal battle to prevent Covid inquiry from accessing Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages

Lorelei King, the widow of a former James Bond actor who died in a care home during the Covid pandemic, has expressed her refusal to accept an apology from former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

Widow of James Bond actor accuses former UK Health Minister of misdirecting Covid inquiry

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for Conservative member on the privileges committee to resign, he claimed the Tory MP Bernard Jenkin himself attended a birthday party in Parliament during Covid restrictions.

Boris Johnson calls for Tory MP on panel to resign from 'Partygate' probe

Ashish Jha, the United States White House's point person for the nation's COVID-19 response will, as per reports, resign from his post next week. Quoting the White House, the news agency AP reports that Jha will return to serving as the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.

Biden's Covid czar Ashish Jha to step down as White House Coordinator

Coronavirus pandemic has taught the world that nature self heals, and thus, it's important to make products that nurture nature, says Rotarian Dr Binish Desai

Video Opinion: Coronavirus has taught us to nurture the nature

China's financial storm is now brewing after once being the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic. Wuhan now faces a new challenge and that is collecting overdue debts from hundreds of local companies.

China's debt dilemma: Cash crunch in Wuhan puts China's financial woes in spotlight | WION

UK government has given more time to British ministers to hand over unredacted messages from former prime minister Boris Johnson to a public inquiry looking into the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

UK govt given more time to hand over Boris Johnson's messages to Covid inquiry

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