Truckers paralyzing the Canadian capital in anger at Covid rules showed no sign of backing down Tuesday, as several of the nation's provinces announced it was time to roll back restrictions that count among the world's toughest.

As trucker protests intensify, Canada's provinces move to ease Covid rules

Vietnam opened most of its schools on Monday (February 7) to welcome 17 million students across the country. Country's health ministry announced plans to start vaccinating children five-years and older against Covid.

Schools open in Vietnam, more to open by middle of month

Hong Kong has announced strict new coronavirus restrictions as authorities put fresh limits on private gatherings. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has announced ban on private gatherings of more than two families.

Hong Kong restricts private gatherings to combat Covid

If a new study is to be believed, Omicron variant of the coronavirus may have originated from mice. According to this study, which has been undertaken by Chinese researchers, there is strong evidence that the virus passed from humans to mice and then it made the reverse journey after undergoing multiple mutations.

Omicron variant originated from mice, say Chinese scientists. Is the narrative changing continuously?  

A research paper has claimed that lockdowns enforced during the COVID-19 pandemic had only minimal impact in cutting down deaths compared to other forms of restrictions, and called for an end to such policy as a future pandemic plan.

Lockdowns had little to no effect in cutting down Covid deaths, claims study

New Zealand will start easing some of the world's toughest pandemic border restrictions this month but will not fully reopen until October, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday.

New Zealand to start easing tough Covid border controls

The Czech Republic will stop requiring COVID passes for entry to restaurants and other service or entertainment venues starting next week, opening them up to unvaccinated people, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said.

Czech government plans to end COVID passes, easing measures for unvaccinated

Chinese scientists believe they have discovered a powerful new synthetic antibody that can combat SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The news comes as the US Food and Drug Administration, which regulates drug production, is cutting production of older antibody drugs that have a minimal or no impact on the variant.

Chinese researchers claim to have discovered a 'godsend' antibody that can defeat Omicron

Amid the ongoing global surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant, The World Health Organisation has warned of COVID medical waste threat.

WHO warns of COVID medical waste threat amid the ongoing Omicron surge around the globe

Countries around the globe are battling with a fresh wave of the pandemic and the highly contagious omicron variant. While some have ramped up testing and vaccinations, many are bringing back stricter restrictions in an attempt to quell the surge. Several others have ditched restrictions and are gradually moving towards normality.

COVID: While some countries are bringing back restrictions, Several others are ditching them

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned over the sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron variant of coronavirus (COVID-19). The sub-variant is said to be even more infectious than the original version and WHO said that it has been detected in at least 57 countries so far.

'Premature to declare victory' as highly infectious Omicron sub-variant found in 57 countries: WHO

The sub-variant of Omicron coronavirus variant, BA.2, is more transmissible than the original one, but the vaccinated people won’t be able to infect others as easily as the unvaccinated, a Danish study has revealed.

Omicron sub-variant highly contagious than original, can even infect booster-vaccinated people: Study

The BA.2 Omicron sub-variant has rapidly infected people in Denmark, and is transmitting even faster than the original Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Study: Omicron sub-variant BA.2 more contagious, 39% of infected patients likely to infect others

Countries around the world are battling a fresh wave of COVID-19 and the highly contagious Omicron variant of the virus. While some have ramped up testing and vaccination measures many are now bringing back stricter curbs in order to tackle the disease.

Countries battle fresh wave of Coronavirus cases

The BCCI has had a tough time to host the last two IPL seasons. IPL 2020 was held entirely in the UAE whereas the IPL 2021 season took place in two halves, in India and the Middle East.

IPL 2022: Mega event to be held in India; franchises eager for BCCI to finalise venues - Report

About two thousand people took to streets of Paris to express anger against the vaccine pass. The protesters lashed out at the vaccine passes which they said were discriminatory and excessive.

Thousands protest France's vaccine pass, call it discriminatory

The White House on Friday said that nearly 60 million US households have ordered the free, rapid Covid tests. While speaking to the reporters, White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that “tens of millions of tests have gone out the door.

As Omicron cases surge, 60M households ordered free Covid rapid tests, says White House

Omicron variant which is driving a new wave of cases in the US, is causing a higher daily American death toll than the previous Delta variant. Andrew Noymer, a public health professor at the University of California said, "Omicron will push us over a million deaths.

US: Omicron leads to a higher death toll than fall's Delta wave

England is now returning to plan A, which basically means learning to live with a disease that is probably here to stay.

England is now returning to plan A, which means learning to live with the COVID-19

The US' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level-3 Travel Health Notice for India due to COVID-19, indicating a high level of COVID-19 in the country.

US issues Level-3 Travel Health Notice for India despite having higher average cases than India

As the world continues to battle against the Omicron wave, the World Health Organisation(WHO) warned that sub-variants have been on the rise worldwide. Reports say the BA.

Explainer: What is the new 'stealth Omicron'?

The European Union’s health regulator gave its nod for the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 anti-viral pill on Thursday. In a statement, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said it had “recommended authorising Paxlovid for treating COVID-19 in adults who.

European Union health regulator gives nod for use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill

Moderna Inc has announced that it has started clinical trials of a booster dose of a vaccine that is specifically designed to fight the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Moderna begins trial of Omicron-specific vaccine for adults

A study by Japanese researchers has claimed that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 can remain alive on skin and plastic more than the earlier variants like Alpha, Beta, Delta and Gamma.

Omicron survives over 21 hours on skin and more than 8 days on plastic: Study

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