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Coronavirus: NCOC allows two more medical centres in Karachi to vaccinate people The Indus Hospital and the Tabba Heart Institute in Karachi will now vaccinate people in Karachi

Incarcerated and infected: How the virus tore through the US prison system Americas prisons, jails and detention centres have been among the nations most dangerous places when it comes to infections from the coronavirus. Each day over the past year, more than 1,400 new inmate infections and seven deaths, on average, have been reported inside those facilities.

South African, Brazil and UK variants of coronavirus responsible for third wave in Pakistan: Study * The study found that these variants were responsible for causing 54% of new infections in Pakistan from December 2020 to February in Karachi. * The COVID-19 positivity ratio jumped from 1.538% during November to 7.6% in December 2020 to February 2021.

India Becomes Centre of Coronavirus Pandemic with Record High Numbers India registered unprecedented peak of 217,353 coronavirus cases on a single day today, as authorities enforced more restrictions to contain a severe second wave of infections. The new infections were 7.

Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all parts of Wales on Friday, April 16 Wales has recorded no new Covid-19 deaths and less than 50 new positive cases

Thailand reports record daily number of 1,582 coronavirus cases * No new deaths were reported. The new cases took the total number of infections to 39,038, with deaths remaining at 97.

Pawan Kalyan tests positive for coronavirus Pawan Kalyan's political outfit Janasena Party released a statement, confirming the actor-politician's coronavirus diagnosis.

Coronavirus: Centre advises states to follow British model of containment and aggressive vaccination States have been shown the example of the United Kingdom which had adopted a similar strategy of containment and aggressive vaccination in December last year when the new Covid-19 variant had led to a spike in the number of cases in London and other parts of the country.

Coronavirus Hits Kumbh Mela 2021: Death Of COVID-19 Positive Akhada Head To Rising Infections Kumbh Mela 2021: In view of the deteriorating COVID-19 situation, Niranjani Akhada, one of the 13 akhadas of seers participating in the Haridwar Kumbh, has decided to opt-out of the event.

Vicky Kaushal tests negative for coronavirus, shares sunkissed pic Vicky Kaushal has tested negative for coronavirus. The actor had tested Covid positive on April 5.

New Hampshire lifts coronavirus mask mandate New Hampshires mask mandate expired Friday after the states governor announced in a tweet on Thursday that it would not be renewed.

Iran to purchase 60M Russian vaccines as coronavirus surges Iran has finalized a deal with Russia to purchase 60 million doses of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Thursday.

Indias COVID vaccine maker urges Biden to lift exports embargo Serum Institute of India, worlds biggest vaccine maker, says US embargo on export of raw materials hurting production.

Wolverhampton mobile coronavirus testing unit to move to West Park A mobile Covid-19 testing unit will move to Wolverhampton's West Park next week.

Chicago coronavirus survey: How has the pandemic affected your faith? Some are eager, if apprehensive, for a return to in-person services. Some say services online have been a lifeline. One woman says nothings changed: Im still an atheist.

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa tests positive for Covid-19 for second time Karnataka CM Yediyurappa took to Twitter and informed that he has tested positive for coronavirus and has been hospitalised on the advice of doctors even though he is fine.

Germanys Merkel pushes for widening of powers as COVID surges Chancellor Merkel says govt must be able to impose emergency brake restrictions on regions with high infection rates.

Kids Symptomatic During COVID 2nd Wave: How to Protect Them? More kids are testing positive for novel coronavirus in the second wave, unlike the summer of 2020 when the pandemic first began. Initially, kids were either less or near-zero symptomatic, even if they were carriers. But thats not the case now.

Delhi Weekend Curfew: Here's How Delhi Metro Will Function Delhi Weekend Curfew: Here's How Delhi Metro Will Function | Read DMRC's Guidelines

Tokyo reports 667 coronavirus cases; 1,209 in Osaka The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday reported 667 new cases of the coronavirus, down 62 from Thursday. Osaka reported 1,209 cases, surpassing 1,000 for

Coronavirus: Questions raised over lack of funding for Aussie COVID-19 vaccines Our government has spent billions on vaccines but for most of Australians, there's very little to show for it.

PM Modi calls for increasing production of medical grade oxygen The PMO said that an overview of district-level situation in these States was presented to the Prime Minister.

Set up dedicated wards for Covid-19: Health Ministry tells central ministries, PSUs The Union Health Ministry has advised all central ministries to ask hospitals under their control or PSUs to set up dedicated hospital wards or separate blocks within hospitals for Covidcare.

Coronavirus: Situation to worsen over coming days say experts Cyprus epidemiological situation is expected to worsen in the coming days which might result in stricter measures, the health ministry and its advisors said on Friday as daily cases and hospitalisations surged this month. Following the announcement of a record of 251 hospitalisations along with six deaths and 690 new

BS Yediyurappa Coronavirus: Covid-19: CM BS Yediyurappa tests positive shortly after hospitalisation Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday tested positive for COVID-19. Yediyurappa tested positive for the disease shortly after he was admitted to the MS Ramaiah Memorial Hospital in Bengaluru with fever.

Coronavirus Vaccines: 5 Lakh Vaccine Doses In Assam's Stock, Will Get Another 1 Lakh Doses Soon As India fights the second wave of Covid and witnesses an unprecedented surge in infections, Assam is ramping up efforts to vaccinate more and more people in the state.

SII CEO appeals to U.S. seeking lifting of embargo on export of raw material for vaccine The appeal comes when WHO urged countries in South-East Asia Region to apply all tools to prevent further infections and save lives.

Use the garlic-breath test to stay Covid-safe, says expert If you can smell your friends lunch youre too close, and might inhale coronavirus

In Brazil, coronavirus killed 3 people every minute last week Experts warn Brazil could soon suffer an "unimaginable loss of lives" if it doesn't change course in its fight against coronavirus. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports from Sao Paulo.

World health boss warns of escalating rate of coronavirus infection across the world Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cited the example of Papua New Guinea.

Why were Bangladeshi and Pakistani groups worst hit by the UKs second wave? I led a Sage report on the effects of inequality during Covid and the urgent need to address racism in our public services, says Sage ethnicity subgroup report leader Laura Bear

Pakistan reports 110 more fatalities as coronavirus grips country Positivity rate of coronavirus stands at 8.31% as of today in Pakistan

Coronavirus: Brazil Running Out of Crucial Drugs, Pandemic Updates, World Stats RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Reports are emerging of Brazilian health workers forced to intubate patients without the aid of sedatives, after weeks of warnings that hospitals and state governments risked running out of critical medicines. A 43-year-old patient suspected of having COVID-19 is transferred from an ambulance into the HRAN public hospital in Brasilia, []

Bristol-based new biotech company is developing ground-breaking treatments for Covid-19 A team of top scientists from the University of Bristol have announced the formation of a new biotech company that is developing ground-breaking and newly patented potential treatments for Coronavirus.

Coronavirus Australia: New home COVID-19 quarantine system being canvassed to allow vaccinated Australians to travel A new system of home quarantine is being canvassed for vaccinated Australians who gain approval for foreign travel, as new figures show more than 500,000 citizens have returned home.

From Rome to Milan, the first train for passengers without coronavirus departs in Italy Pledge Times The first "COVID-free" train from Italy, in which its passengers have had to prove that they do not suffer from

Turkish engineers develop fiber that kills coronavirus in minutes Transmission of COVID-19 through surfaces remains low, at least according to United States Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) but you cannot...

Close to 10% of coronavirus patients in Islamabad, Rawalpindi are children: report Only a few deaths have been reported among children diagnosed with coronavirus in Rawalpindi, Islamabad

Covid crisis: India on brink as health expert fear 300,000 cases a day INDIA faces a surge in coronavirus with the virus spreads 'rapidly' across the country amid concerns new case rates could reach as high as 300,000 per day.

Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Weekly figures record a further 14 deaths Weekly coronavirus figures in Northern Ireland have revealed a further 14 deaths.

Coronavirus live news: India extends record daily run of new infections; Japan to expand quasi-emergency measures Spike in Indian cases spurred by hundreds of positive tests at major religious gathering; Japan to extend Covid restrictions to 10 regions

Mass testing shouldn't be part of the UK's plan to return to normality Is more testing really the best way to achieve our aim of living safely with COVID-19?

India: Vaccine exclusion fears over digital ID, face recognition Millions at risk of missing vaccines as Indian state pilots facial recognition technology at inoculation centres.

Ghana: Tema Metro NCCE Intensifies Covid-19 Education The Tema Metropolitan Office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) says it is intensifying public education on the Coronavirus disease as traders in the area continue to flout the preventive protocol.

How second wave of Covid-19 is different from first in symptoms, spread The second wave of Covid-19 pandemic has several minute, yet differentiating characteristics in terms of symptoms, age-profile and spatial distribution.

CDC advisory committee delays Johnson & Johnson vaccine decision; Pfizer CEO says booster may be needed within a year: Coronavirus update for April 16, 2021 Cleveland.com is rounding up some of the most notable coronavirus news making headlines online. Heres what you need to know for Friday, April 16:

Spreading faster, hitting harder why young Brazilians are dying of Covid Highly transmissible variant and behavioural factors blamed as intensive care units fill with younger patients

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Eighth record daily case spike in nine days Read more about India Coronavirus Dispatch: Eighth record daily case spike in nine days on Business Standard. HC pulls up Gujarat govt for disparity in Covid numbers, activists fear migrants are vulnerable again, a virus that's both deadly and dodgy-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Are the side effects of the second COVID vaccine worse than the first? Your coronavirus vaccination questions answered. Michael Berry wasn't able to schedule his second COVID-19 vaccine on time, causing him much angst as he searched but got little answers regarding the consequences. His experience echoed those of many Marylanders, so the Baltimore Sun asked experts some of the most frequent second dose questions.

Coronavirus LIVE updates as young people urged to take up vaccine Latest updates and breaking news on the coronavirus from Greater Manchester, the UK and the rest of the world