Saudi Arabia has announced restrictions for those of its citizens travelling to India and 15 other countries after resurgence in COVID cases.
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WHO charts India with 4.74 million ‘excess COVID deaths’, highest in the world
News: World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated there were 4.74 million COVID deaths in India in 2020 and 2021, which is the highest in the world.
India logs first Omicron sub-variant XE case in Mumbai
India has reported first case of Omicron sub-variant XE in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a statement.
India eases arrival norms for travellers from 82 nations
India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued revised guidelines for travellers arriving from overseas, putting an end to the mandatory one week home isolation and the need for them to undergo an RTPCR test on the eighth day.
WHO head warns that Omicron may be less severe but not mild
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the Covid’s Omicron strain may be less severe as compared to Delta, but should not be classified as mild.
WHO still recommending 14-day COVID quarantine: Report
Breaking News: The World Health Organisation (WHO) still recommends a 14-day quarantine, an official from the organisation told a press briefing.
New COVID strain IHU has more mutations than Omicron
France has detected a COVID variant named IHU, which scientists said that it has more mutations than the Omicron variant.
Too soon to tell if Omicron worse than Delta: WHO
A World Health Organisation official stated that the organisation does not yet have enough data on the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus to say if it is more severe than the Delta variant
Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin vaccine gets WHO approval for emergency use listing
According to reports, the Technical Advisory Group of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended the Emergency Use Listing status for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.
Will take decision on Covaxin clearance in October: WHO
According to the World Health Organisation, a decision on Bharat Biotech’s submission seeking emergency use listing (EUL) for its Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine will be made in October.