The Democratic Republic of Congo is the epicentre of the current mpox outbreak, recording around 27,000 cases and more than 1,100 deaths since January last year. The new clade Ib strain of the virus is now spreading rapidly in Kenya and other African countries, also reaching Sweden.
The European Commission was tasked with organising the joint procurement of vaccines during the pandemic and leading negotiations with manufacturers. It refused to grant complete access to COVID-19 vaccine contracts worth $2.9 million to a group of EU lawmakers.
Singapore's health minister Ong Ye Kung said that over 25,900 cases were recorded between May 5 and May 11, more than 13,700 detected the previous week. He advised people to start wearing masks again and those at greater risk of disease to get vaccinated.
Biden took a jab at Trump for suggesting that "injecting" bleach inside the body protects against the COVID-19 virus in the early days of the pandemic. Both are locked in a close contest ahead of their presidential rematch in the November elections.
Chinese virologist Zhang Yongzhen said he staged a sit-in protest after he and his team were suddenly evicted from the lab. The Shanghai Public Health Clinical Centre said his lab was being renovated, but the scientist refuted the claims, saying he was not informed earlier.
The move is being touted as a sign of deepening cooperation between Russia and North Korea. North Korea had shut its borders in 2020 amid the global COVID-19 lockdown, and observers had predicted that the first post-pandemic tourists would come from China.
Finance minister Vladimir Regueiro said the cost of diesel and other types of fuel would face similar mark-ups, while also increasing electricity and natural gas prices. The Cuban government would also open 29 new petrol stations that will solely accept payment in US dollars.
Delhi Covid case update: A total of 109 JN.1 COVID variant cases have been reported in the country as of December 26, Health Ministry sources said today.
COVID-19 update: It is anticipated that this variant may cause an increase in COVID-19 cases amid surge of infections of other viral and bacterial infections, especially in countries entering the winter season.
COVID-19 omicron variant: According to Union Health Ministry data, India today recorded 640 fresh COVID infections while the number of active cases climbed to 2,997 from 2,669 the day before.
COVID-19 update: States have been urged to ensure effective compliance of the detailed operational guidelines for revised surveillance strategy for COVID-19 shared by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1: The vast majority of the growing cases in the city-state are infected by the JN.1 variant, the ministry said. The first JN.1 case in India was detected in a sample taken from a 79-year-old woman in Kerala with mild symptoms on December 8.
Maharashtra Covid news: Babita Kamlapurkar, state's health surveillance officer, said it is necessary to exercise COVID-19 appropriate behaviour as June, July and August months record a spike in cases.
The country's tally of COVID-19 cases now stands at 4.49 crore (4,49,76,599). India currently has 19,613 active cases which comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections.
Covid-19 update: The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.49 crore. The active cases now comprise 0.07 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.74 pc, the health ministry said.
COVID-19: The death toll climbed to 5,31,329 with 29 fatalities, including seven reconciled by Kerala. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 7.03 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 5.43 per cent.
COVID-19: The tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4,48,81,877. The active cases account for 0.15 per cent of the total caseload, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.66 per cent.
COVID-19: The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,42,72,256, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent.
COVID-19: A defence ministry official confirmed that Rajnath Singh has tested positive. The minister is currently under home quarantine with mild symptoms. A team of doctors examined him and advised him to rest.
COVID-19 updates: The active cases now comprise 0.14 per cent of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.67 per cent, the health ministry data said.
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