New Covid-19 variant EG.5 is on the rise in the US. The variant is causing about 17 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases in the country compared to 16 per cent for the next most common lineage, XBB.1.16, according to the latest estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CNN reported. … Read more
India logs 237 fresh COVID-19 cases even as the number of active cases declined to 3,502 | Photo Credit: The Hindu India recorded a single-day rise of 237 fresh COVID-19 cases even as the number of active cases declined to 3,502, according to the Union Health Ministry. The death toll due to the viral disease … Read more
While WHO has declared an end to the global emergency status for COVID-19, China plans to continue to monitor the virus. | Photo Credit: Reuters While the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared an end to the global emergency status for COVID-19, the virus remains harmful and China will continue to monitor it while increasing … Read more
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. File | Photo Credit: PTI Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on April 27 took a swipe at senior Congress leaders Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath, alleging that they have caused more damage to the State than coronavirus. His remark comes a day after Digvijaya Singh said … Read more
Shen Hongbing, the director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks at a press conference on the origins of COVID-19 at the State Council Information Office in Beijing, Saturday, April 8, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese health officials defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out Saturday … Read more
Speaking three years after the first Covid lockdown, Anabel Sharma looks back on her mum’s last moments. Source link
Chennai: Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have developed an online open-source database called ‘Ab-CoV’ containing detailed information about all COVID-related antibodies identified so far, including the source of each antibody, and the viral protein(s) and virus strains they recognise. ‘Ab-CoV’ includes 1,780 coronavirus-related antibodies including 211 nanobodies, and contains more … Read more
CNN — US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told Congress Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to press Taiwan and try to undercut US influence in the coming years as he begins a third term as president. While Beijing has stepped up its public criticism of the US, Haines told the Senate … Read more
Hong Kong CNN — A Chinese city says it has destroyed a billion pieces of personal data collected during the pandemic, as local governments gradually dismantle their coronavirus surveillance and tracking systems after abandoning the country’s controversial zero-Covid policy. Wuxi, a manufacturing hub on China’s eastern coast and home to 7.5 million people, held a … Read more
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong CNN — The US Department of Energy’s assessment that Covid-19 most likely emerged due to a laboratory … Read more