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Top slow travel experiences in India
Slow travel is trending as it allows to form a unique connection with the destination and go deeper into the local culture, art, museums, local cuisine, sports and hobbies and form lasting impressions based on your interests. Here are a few places to visit for top slow travel experiences in India

Updated on Feb 01, 2023 02:17 PM IST
, Delhi
Zarafshan ShirazSouth Korea likely to ease Covid visa curbs on travelers from China soon: Report
South Korea's prime minister suggested on Tuesday that COVID visa restrictions on travellers from China could be lifted earlier than scheduled if infections ease, as the travel and tourism sectors hope for a rebound in visitors.

Published on Jan 31, 2023 01:52 PM IST
Reuters |
Covid still a global emergency: World health body
Covid-19: The WHO director-general concurs with the advice regarding the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and determines that the event continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern.

Published on Jan 30, 2023 02:55 PM IST
AFP |
China says Covid cases, deaths ‘trending downward’, current wave nearing end
The number of severe COVID cases and deaths was also trending downward, the officials said in a report that was dated last week.

Published on Jan 30, 2023 07:53 AM IST
Reuters |
After no Covid rules in place, China sees 74% surge in Lunar New Year trips
An estimated 226 million domestic trips were made by all means including flights during the holiday week, state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing government figures.

Published on Jan 28, 2023 09:02 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
France extends mandatory Covid tests for travellers from China till February 15
France on Saturday said it had extended until February 15 Covid tests for travellers arriving from China due to the "evolving situation".

Published on Jan 28, 2023 04:04 PM IST
AFP |
China zero-Covid policy harsher on Tibetans: Report
The "Zero COVID" policy of President Xi Jinping has been a great tool for repression. Lockdowns and similar measures greatly helped the regime to implement its gigantic and hyper-technological system of control and surveillance of its citizens, under the pretext of protecting their health.

Published on Jan 28, 2023 12:02 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
China’s most scenic destinations packed with tourists despite covid risks
The Spring Festival vacation saw a surge in tourists to China's most picturesque locations as Beijing's decision to abandon Covid Zero sparked a travel frenzy despite the nation's ongoing omicron outbreak.

Published on Jan 27, 2023 05:10 PM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri
Can’t mix vaccine while taking 2nd Covid jab: Centre tells Delhi high court
The court was hearing a plea filed in 2021 by Madhur Mittal, a cancer patient, who sought permission to take Covaxin for second dose instead of Covishield, which was administered to him as the first dose.

Updated on Jan 27, 2023 07:59 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Bivalent vaccines more effective against Covid than monovalent ones: Study
Bivalent Covid-19 vaccines provide significantly better protection than their monovalent counterparts against severe disease and death from infections caused by Omicron sub-variants, data from two recent reports published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) show

Updated on Jan 30, 2023 08:26 AM IST
Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi
Health minister Mandaviya launches Bharat Biotech's nasal Covid vaccine
The world's first made-in-India intranasal vaccine was launched at Mandaviya's residence here.

Published on Jan 26, 2023 03:51 PM IST
PTI |
China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80% since 2023
China covid: A wave of virus cases has washed over the world's most populous nation since Beijing abruptly ended its zero-Covid policy last month.

Published on Jan 26, 2023 11:17 AM IST
AFP |
China's daily Covid infections hit peak last month at 7 million: Report
The figures, published on the centre's website, come after a prominent government scientist said over the weekend that 80% of China's 1.4 billion population have already been infected, making the possibility of a big Covid-19 rebound over the next two or three months remote.

Published on Jan 25, 2023 06:09 PM IST
Reuters |
Jairam Ramesh dismisses Union minster's 'pushing for foreign vaccine' claims
Congress' Jairam Ramesh dismissed claims made in a Twitter post shared by the Union minister- Rajeev Chandrasekhar over the grand old party pushing for Pfizer vaccine at a time when the pharmaceutical company was “bullying” the Centre for its acceptance.

Updated on Jan 23, 2023 06:57 AM IST
, New Delhi
Snehashish RoyMasking emotions: Here's how children show signs of mask dependence
Psychiatrists concerned as children show signs of mask dependence after Covid-19. Here's all you need to know about kids masking emotions

Updated on Jan 22, 2023 03:48 PM IST
, Delhi
Zarafshan ShirazChina Lunar New Year: Chinese ring in new year with big party despite Covid
Between January 13 and January 16, China reported 13,000 deaths due to Covid in hospitals, adding to the 60,000 recorded this month already. Since China eased its strict Covid rules last December, hospitals and funeral homes have been overwhelmed due to the sudden surge in infection.

Published on Jan 22, 2023 01:40 PM IST
Yagya Sharma | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Covid outbreak has infected 80% of China's population: Report
China Covid: The mass movement of people during the ongoing Lunar New Year holiday period may spread the pandemic, boosting infections in some areas.

Published on Jan 21, 2023 03:34 PM IST
Reuters |
China denies Covid-19 vaccines to defectors from North Korea: Report
North Korean defectors in China have not received even a single dose of vaccination since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, NK news reported, and are thus being left unprotected.

Published on Jan 21, 2023 01:52 PM IST
ANI |
‘Will Twitter have guts?’: Jairam amps up attack on minister over Pfizer vaccine
Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar shared a video on Twitter on Friday about Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla's encounter with a journalist at Davos 2023, and blamed Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Rahul Gandhi and P Chidambaram for pushing the case of foreign Covid-19 vaccines in India.

Updated on Jan 21, 2023 01:24 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Germany saw 180,000 excess deaths during three years of Covid-19: Report
While the reasons for the surprising acceleration in 2022 are unclear, summer heat waves and outbreaks of flu at the end of the year probably played a role, said Joachim Ragnitz, the managing director of Ifo’s Dresden branch.

Published on Jan 20, 2023 02:23 PM IST
Bloomberg |
China masses take Covid fight into own hands as Xi sits back
For 1.4 billion Chinese citizens that had the government dictate their movements since the pandemic began, the past six weeks have forced them to suddenly figure out how to survive on their own.

Updated on Jan 19, 2023 09:16 PM IST
Bloomberg |
‘Erroneous’: Centre dismisses Covid vaccine's ‘multiple side effects’ report
The ministry was referring to a report citing an RTI response that acknowledged “a plethora of ramifications arising out of all the Covid vaccines”.

Published on Jan 18, 2023 11:48 AM IST
, New Delhi
Snehashish RoyChina's population dips 1st time since 1960s, India likely to overtake soon
The latest official data showed that China's population stood at around 1,411,750,000 (1.4 billion) at the end of 2022, which is a drop of 850,000 from the end of the previous year.

Updated on Jan 17, 2023 10:47 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
‘3 of 1 family died in 5 days’: Activist as China sees jump in Covid deaths
On Saturday, China had said nearly 60,000 people with Covid-19 had died in hospital since it abandoned its zero-Covid policy last month, a big jump from the figures it reported prior to facing international criticism over its data.

Published on Jan 17, 2023 10:26 AM IST
Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
China economy grows 3% in 2022, one of weakest in 40 years: Official data
Beijing had set itself a target of 5.5 per cent, a rate already much lower than the performance of 2021, when the country's GDP increased more than eight percent.

Published on Jan 17, 2023 08:52 AM IST
AFP |
China reports 60,000 Covid related deaths for recent outbreak; experts refute
Using a report from the National School of Development at Peking University that found 64% of the population was infected by mid-January, he estimated 900,000 people would have died in the previous five weeks based on a conservative 0.1% case fatality rate.

Published on Jan 16, 2023 01:13 PM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
WHO welcomes China's latest Covid data, seeks cooperation to find out its origin
The phone call came on the same day as China announced that nearly 60,000 Covid-19 deaths were reported since the country lifted its strict "Zero Covid Policy" on December 7, last year, state media outlet Global Times reported.

Updated on Jan 15, 2023 06:27 AM IST
ANI |
Daily brief: About 900 million infected with Covid in China, says study
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Published on Jan 13, 2023 08:56 PM IST
Is it flu or Covid-19? Experts on how to differentiate between the symptoms
Flu and Covid-19, both being respiratory illnesses, have a lot in common in terms of symptoms and way of transmission. Here's how you can know the difference between their symptoms.

Published on Jan 13, 2023 03:22 PM IST
Parmita Uniyal, New Delhi
IMF chief's advice to China on reopening economy amid Covid
China covid: IMF said that a world recession can be avoided, even as growth slows from an estimated 3.2% in 2022.

Published on Jan 13, 2023 02:42 PM IST
Bloomberg |