Transmission trend
Covid-19 entering endemic stage in India
Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in India are expected to rise for the next 10-12 days, and will gradually come down, news agency PTI reported citing sources
“Wearing masks now mandatory”: New set of directives after Covid-19 spike
The government today (June 28, 2022) made it mandatory for people to wear masks whenever they go out of their houses to limit the transmission of coronavirus after the recent surge in cases.
Covid deaths surged by 40% last week, but cases fell everywhere: WHO
The number of people killed by the coronavirus surged by more than 40% last week, likely due to changes in how Covid-19 deaths were reported across the Americas and by newly adjusted figures from India, according to a World Health Organization report released Wednesday.
Omicron cousin BA.2 more prevalent in Dhaka between Jan 29-Feb 18: study
The BA.2 subvariant of Omicron variant of the coronavirus was more prevalent between January 29 to February 18 in Dhaka city, finds a study.
Omicron leading to herd immunity?
Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against Covid-19?
Coronavirus loses 90% infecting power within minutes in air: study
Coronavirus loses 90 percent of its ability to infect people within 20 minutes of becoming airborne – with most of the loss occurring within the first five minutes, according to the world’s first simulations of how the virus survives in exhaled air.
Omicron overtakes Delta variant in India
India today acknowledged that Omicron has become the dominant circulating variant of Covid-19, replacing Delta strain in the country.
Curfew lifted in South Africa as Omicron wave subsides without major deaths, hospitalisations
South Africa, where the Omicron variant was detected in November, said Thursday that the country's latest coronavirus wave had likely passed its peak without a significant increase in deaths and that restrictions would be eased.
Covid-19 infection rate didn't go down during Eid holidays: DGHS
The Covid-19 infection rate was still high even though there were fewer tests conducted during the Eid holidays, said Dr Nazmul Islam, spokesperson of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), at a virtual briefing today.
Global Covid-19 cases nearing 192 million mark
The global Covid-19 caseload is inching closer to the 192-million mark, as the second wave of the pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world even with mass inoculations underway.
Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads
Indonesia has converted nearly its entire oxygen production to medical use just to meet the demand from COVID-19 patients struggling to breathe. Overflowing hospitals in Malaysia had to resort to treating patients on the floor. And in Myanmar’s largest city, graveyard workers have been laboring day and night to keep up with the grim demand for new cremations and burials.
Covid Delta variant to dominate within months: WHO
The highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 is expected to become the dominant strain of the virus over the coming months, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
WHO leader says virus risk inevitable at Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympics should not be judged by the tally of Covid-19 cases that arise because eliminating risk is impossible, the head of the World Health Organization told sports officials as events began in Japan.
England's 'freedom day' marred by soaring cases and isolation chaos
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's 'freedom day' ending over a year of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in England was marred on Monday by surging infections, warnings of supermarket shortages and his own forced self-isolation.
Virus Transmission: If not checked, health system may collapse
The health directorate reported the second highest daily deaths of 226 from Covid-19 yesterday, which was the first day of withdrawing the “strict lockdown” for a week.
