Coronavirus

‘Covid booster shots a matter of urgency’

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will send letters to citizens urging them to book their coronavirus booster vaccines as soon as possible, as the country is still battling the third wave of the pandemic. In the letter to every Australian home, Morrison said booster...

Czech President Milos Zeman tests Covid positive

Prague: Czech President Milos Zeman has tested positive for Covid-19, his office confirmed. In a statement, the office said Zeman, who was hospitalised in early October, tested positive Thursday afternoon and was transported back to the Central Military Hospital in Prague from where he was...

New COVID-19 variant ‘Botswana’ reported in UP

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has sounded an alert against the new variant of Covid-19 virus, which has been reported in Botswana (three cases), South Africa (six cases) and Hong Kong (one case). An official note on the matter issued by additional chief secretary, health...

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin tests experimental nasal vaccine against COVID-19

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he has taken an experimental nasal vaccine against the coronavirus, three days after he received his booster shot, as Russia faces its worst surge of infections and deaths since the pandemic began. Putin was vaccinated with Sputnik...

 

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