International,Health/Medicine,Politics

Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) A new ensemble forecast from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicted that more than 62,000 more people could die from Covid-19 over the next four weeks.The number of newly reported…

Tripoli, Jan 13 (IANS) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said it provided medical supplies to a hospital and a medical centre in Libya's Tripoli."UNHCR distributed medical equipment and supplies to Tripoli…

Berlin, Jan 13 (IANS) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterated his support for mandatory Covid-19 vaccination in the country during his first briefing to the Bundestag (lower house of Parliament).Scholz on Wednesday said that he hoped for a…

Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) The highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant has driven up the latest wave of the health crisis in the US and added stress to the US airlines, some of which otherwise may have upside earnings, according to a…

Geneva, Jan 13 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned and urged for preparedness against concurrent outbreaks of Covid-19 and other respiratory diseases during the coming spring.Maria van Kerkhove from the WHO's Health…

Hanoi, Jan 13 (IANS) Vietnam reported 16,135 new Covid-19 cases, including 16,066 locally transmitted and 69 imported, according to the Ministry of Health.The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with the highest number of…

Sofia, Jan 13 (IANS) Clashes between Bulgarian police and Covid-19 Green Pass opponents near the National Assembly building left at least four policemen injured. The incident took place on Wednesday. The protest was organised by the…

Berlin, Jan 13 (IANS) The number of daily Covid-19 cases in Germany hit a new record of 80,430, according to data released by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).Seventy-two per cent of the country's population has been fully vaccinated as of…