Several families in the US find themselves separated from their loved ones more than 13,000 kms away across two continents as the Biden administration’s ban on travellers from India in view of the unprecedented second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country has come into effect.

Many Indian-American families separated due to US ban on travellers from India

Preparing for a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic which is expected to hit kids, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Maharashtra government are gearing up by setting up Pediatric Covid Care Wards in the city and elsewhere, officials said here on Tuesday.

Covid in India: 3rd wave may hit kids, Mumbai prepares pediatric wards

While some countries have started looking toward relaxing mitigation measures in the not-so-distant future, but the crisis in India highlights that the pandemic is still far from over.

India to see over 1 million deaths by the start of August: US study projects

India on Tuesday reported 3,57,229 new case, taking the overall case count past the 2 crore mark to 2,02,82,833. Further, with 3,449 fresh fatalities, the national covid death toll rose to 2,22,408, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.

COVID-19 in India: 10 states account for 71% of total cases

The worldwide coronavirus caseload has topped 152.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.19 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. Amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France, the University`s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 152,475,547 and 3,198,397, respectively.

Worldwide COVID-19 situation continues to deteriorate; caseload tops 152.4 million

Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal on Sunday asked concerned departments and agencies to submit an action plan concerning the availability of hospital beds, medicines, medical oxygen as well as increasing the capacity of crematoriums and graveyards amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital.

COVID-19: Delhi Lt Governor seeks action plan to address shortage of hospital beds, oxygen

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country, the Punjab government on Sunday issued that no one will be allowed to enter the state without a negative COVID-19 test result or a vaccine certificate.

No entry in Punjab without negative COVID-19 test or vaccination certificate

The Communist Party of China (CPC) mocked India over the deadly coronavirus, which began in Wuhan last year, wreaking havoc in the country. An account on Chinese microblogging site Weibo, which was linked to the Chinese Communist Party, posted a now-deleted photo over the weekend of China launching a rocket, alongside an image of bodies being cremated in India.

China mocks India’s COVID-19 crisis, deletes post after backlash

The daily COVID-19 cases in India showed a slight dip with 3,68,147 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, taking the total tally of cases to 1,99,25,604, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

COVID-19: India records 3,68,147 new cases and 3,417 fatalities in single day  

Foreign ministers of the G7 rich countries gather in London on Monday for their first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with British host Dominic Raab opening with talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Britain hosts first G7 foreign ministers meeting since start of pandemic

Foreign ministers of the G7 rich countries gather in London on Monday for their first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with British host Dominic Raab opening with talks with U.

The death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3.18 million people on Sunday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.

Worldwide COVID-19 situation continues to deteriorate; death toll tops 3.18 million

As the World in general and India, in particular, are grappling to overcome the COVID-19 crisis of monstrous proportions, the National Security Advisor (NSA) of the United States of America, Jake Sullivan called up (April 25) his Indian counterpart, Ajit Doval expressing deep sympathy for the people of India amid an unprecedented surge in the cases.

Opinion: Depressing Covid times and rays of hope

New Zealand's fledgeling quarantine-free travel arrangement with Western Australia faced disruption for the second time in eight days Saturday following fresh community cases of Covid-19 in Perth.

Fresh Covid case puts New Zealand-Australia travel bubble at risk

Brazil registered 2,595 new deaths from Covid-19 on Friday, bringing the total for April to 82,266, the second consecutive monthly record as the country struggles with a devastating surge since the start of the year.

Brazil hits 82,000 Covid deaths in April, new monthly record

Britain said on Friday it would host a summit in 2022 to raise money for vaccine research and development to support an international coalition seeking to speed up the production of shots for future diseases.

Britain to host 2022 vaccine summit to prepare for future pandemics

Demand for private jets has boomed as Indians who could afford them scrambled to escape a Covid surge after the UAE banned travel from India for 10 days starting from April 24 due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country.

Private jets in demand: Indians flee the country, fly to UAE to escape Covid surge

As the UN urged countries to not pull back funding amid the coronavirus pandemic, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has slashed funding for the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA).

As UN agency laments aid fund cuts, UK PM Boris Johnson pleads people to 'understand'

Singapore has overtaken New Zealand to lead this month's Bloomberg Covid Resilience Ranking, which measures the best and worst places to be during the pandemic. Singapore has topped the rankings by providing its citizens with a pre-pandemic quality of life.

Singapore: The best place to be during the pandemic

The Dutch celebrated their king's birthday on Tuesday in muted fashion as a coronavirus lockdown prevented large-scale street parties for the second year running.

Muted celebrations of Dutch king's birthday amid pandemic 

Spain's famous bull-running festival held in northern city of Pamplona will not take place due to coronavirus pandemic, said Pamplona's mayor. This will be the second straight year of such cancellation.

Spain's famous Pamplona bull-run cancelled for second year due to pandemic

We have seen many pandemic success stories unravel this year and it’s not just countries but also corporates that have been negatively affected by it. The latest victim to this pandemic is Netflix.

As countries battle coronavirus, Netflix struggles to earn profits in new normal

When the coronavirus was jumping borders, World Health Organization (WHO) was focussed on naming the virus. The world was calling it Wuhan virus on the place it originated from but the WHO disagreed.

Is geo-tagging of coronavirus, its mutants not appropriate? 

American star Scarlett Johansson got candid about how she planned her `very intimate` October wedding with Colin Jost amid coronavirus pandemic. In a recent interview with People Magazine, Johansson admitted that her wedding during the COVID-19 pandemic was "such a delicate time" in terms of even planning to marry Jost, whom she had dated for two years.

Scarlett Johansson reveals about her 'intentional intimacy' wedding with Colin Jost amid pandemic

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