Pandemic Deaths Rise By 12 Percent As Cases Soar

The number of COVID-19 cases continued to soar around the world this week, with the death rate taking off
UK Sport expects three to seven medals at Beijing Winter Olympics
British Olympians are expected to bring home three to seven medals from the Beijing Olympic Winter Games, UK Sport reveals on Thursday.
England to cut COVID isolation period to five days
The British government is reducing the minimum self-isolation period for people in England who test positive for COVID-19 to five days from seven.
France, Germany, Italy cut COVID isolation period
France, Germany and Italy say they have reduced the self-isolation period for people who are infected with COVID-19 and those identified as close contacts of positive cases.
Global growth could slow sharply due to Omicron: World Bank
GLOBAL growth will “de¬celerate markedly” this year, but the Omicron var¬iant of Covid-19 that is
Feature: Indonesia begins COVID-19 booster vaccine rollout for adults
At a community health center in Jakarta, senior citizens Sri Rejeki Handayani and her husband Indra Tjahya Husni received COVID-19 booster shots on Wednesday, the first day of Indonesia's COVID-19 booster program.
India's COVID-19 tally rises to 36,317,927, over 200,000 cases reported in 24 hours
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 36,317,927 on Thursday, as 247,417 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.