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Early data on Omicron severity encouraging: Fauci
Early data on the Omicron Covid-19 variant is "a bit encouraging" and does not indicate a great degree of danger, says Anthony Fauci, the top US...
Two 2,500-year-old tombs uncovered in Egypt
A Spanish archaeological mission discovered two adjacent tombs in Egypt's Minya Governorate dating back to the Saite Dynasty (664 BC-525 BC), the...
COVID-19: Global caseload tops 265.8 mn
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 265.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.25 million and vaccination to over 8.17 billion,...
Omicron has higher risk of reinfection than Delta and Beta variants:...
Singapore's Ministry of Health has said that early clinical observations globally suggest that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 may be more...
Omicron cases in UK rise by 50 pc in one day
A further 86 cases of the Omicron Covid variant have been reported in the UK, taking the total to 246, health authorities confirmed on Sunday.
Putin hopes WHO soon approves Russia's Sputnik V vaccine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday voiced hope for a quick approval of the country's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine by the World Health...
Why Omicron cases in US got detected late
Last Friday, just a day after South African scientists first announced the discovery of the Omicron variant, Europe reported its first case: The new...
14 killed and dozens injured in Indonesia Semeru volcanic eruption
The eruption of Semeru volcano has killed at least 14 people and injured dozens on Java island, Indonesia's disaster agency said on Sunday, as rescue...