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Late summer wave? Covid hospitalisations spike in US, health agency warns
Covid In US: Over 7,100 patients with Covid were hospitalised in the week of July 15, up from 6,444 the prior week, data showed.
Updated on Jul 31, 2023 06:43 AM IST
Omicron wave led to more deaths than Delta in US, says report
Covid-19 updates: Fatalities in the Omicron wave were at least 22,000 more than what was observed during the Delta wave in the United States.
Published on Feb 22, 2022 01:41 PM IST
ANI |
Can Omicron's ‘immunity’ end Covid-19 pandemic? Experts hint at ‘silver lining’
Data from the past week suggest that a combination of widespread immunity and numerous mutations have resulted in a coronavirus that causes far less severe disease than previous iterations.
Updated on Jan 04, 2022 08:59 AM IST
Bloomberg |
Curbs return, cases surge as world copes with Omicron in 2022: Latest updates
Major cities across the world are making changes to their travel guidelines and coronavirus disease (Covid-19)-related protocols. Contingency plans are already in place to prepare for a scenario where the Omicron variant leads to alarming staff shortages in hospitals and schools.
Updated on Jan 03, 2022 07:57 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
US hits new record for daily Covid tally since January, logs 265,427 new cases
The US surpassed the previous peak of 251,989 set in mid-January 2021.
Published on Dec 29, 2021 08:18 PM IST
AFP |
Omicron looms large over Christmas weekend, more than 6,000 flights cancelled
Compounding the travel chaos in the United States, severe weather in the country's west is due to wreak havoc on roadways and other routes there although it may well bring a white Christmas weekend to northwest cities Seattle and Portland.
Published on Dec 26, 2021 08:05 AM IST
AFP |
Apple shut 8 stores since Tuesday amid Covid-19 surge in US
Such closures have become increasingly routine in recent weeks. Before the latest round, Apple shut and reopened eight additional locations, including stores in Texas, Maryland, Hawaii, Ohio, and Ottawa.
Published on Dec 23, 2021 01:53 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Omicron has created lockdown-like situation, avoid Christmas parties: BMC chief
Maharashtra has so far reported 54 cases of the Omicron variant. Out of these, 22 are from Mumbai, including cases found through screening at the international airport, as per the official data.
Published on Dec 20, 2021 11:27 AM IST
hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Pakistan reports its first case of Omicron variant of Covid-19
The Sindh health department said that the patient had arrived in the country from abroad. The patient, who is unvaccinated, has no symptoms of the virus.
Updated on Dec 09, 2021 12:49 PM IST
ANI | , Islamabad
Not yet clear if Omicron more transmissible, causes severe disease: WHO
The WHO says, “There is currently no information to suggest that symptoms associated with Omicron are different from those from other variants.”
Published on Nov 29, 2021 08:42 AM IST
PTI | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi, United Nations/geneva
Omicron: New York declares emergency amid new coronavirus variant threat
US president Joe Biden on Friday imposed fresh travel restrictions on nations in southern Africa, where the omicron variant was first detected, joining efforts by other countries to try and slow the spread of a potentially potent new Covid-19 variant.
_1637987014390_1637987020702.jpg "The new Omicron variant has yet to be detected in New York, officials said.")
Published on Nov 27, 2021 09:55 AM IST
Bloomberg |
US hospitals at ‘breaking point’ as Covid-19 rebounds in multiple areas
Michigan, which currently has the highest per-capita case rate in the US, has however not issued any new restrictions on public gatherings, instead encouraging more citizens to mask up and get vaccinated.
Updated on Nov 23, 2021 10:19 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
As Delta spreads, some travelers double up on COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week authorized a third vaccine dose for immunocompromised people.
Updated on Aug 16, 2021 04:17 PM IST
Reuters |
Delta variant threatens US tourist hub, Missouri’s Ozark Mountains
Missouri’s delta outbreak has raised alarms nationally as the U.S. races to contain the variant, which is more transmissible than the original strain that ground the world to a halt and killed millions.
Published on Jul 10, 2021 08:48 PM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Shanza Khan, Branson, Us
N. Korea's Kim says food situation 'tense' due to pandemic, typhoons
Kim chaired a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party's central committee on Tuesday to review progress on major policies and craft measures to resolve economic issues, according to the official KCNA news agency.
Published on Jun 16, 2021 05:11 AM IST
Reuters | , Seoul
India likely to get large share of US jabs: Envoy
Of the 25mn doses US promised to partner nations, 19mn will go through Covax and 7mn will go to Asia
Published on Jun 05, 2021 03:42 AM IST
Yashwant Raj, Hindustan Times, Washington/ New Delhi
Goa wants all adults to take Ivermectin. Here's why FDA warned against its use
Ivermectin is a medication mainly used to treat many types of parasite infections. The FDA found it necessary last year to issue a warning against Ivermectin's use in Covid-19 treatment, as the evidence is not solid enough to come to a conclusion based on small-scale studies.
Published on May 11, 2021 12:59 PM IST
Joydeep Bose | Edited by Avik Roy, New Delhi, Hindustan Times
CDC says that Covid-19 cases in US could see sharp decline by July
Researchers warned the findings should not be considered forecasts of the most likely outcomes, yet instead are intended to help with planning and guiding public-health efforts.
Published on May 05, 2021 10:26 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Citizens in several nations keen to get shots but govts fail to cater to demands
A study carried out by American polling company Gallup showed that in countries where people shunned vaccine skepticism and wanted to get vaccinated, governments in those nations have achieved limited success in their inoculation drives.
Published on May 05, 2021 05:59 PM IST
Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
US exempts students, journalists from travel restrictions to India
A statement from the US state department on Friday said that the exemptions were made by secretary of state Antony Blinken by extending the National Interest Exceptions already in place for travel from Brazil, China, Iran and South Africa.
Updated on May 02, 2021 01:25 AM IST
Yashwant Raj, Washington
US vaccinates more than 101 million people against Covid-19
The country has administered 240,159,677 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country and distributed 308,774,155 doses.
Published on May 01, 2021 01:24 PM IST
Reuters | , Washington
Fully vaccinated Americans can go unmasked outdoors, CDC says
The new recommendations come with almost 30% of Americans fully inoculated and with increases in the daily Covid-19 caseload starting to slow
Updated on Apr 27, 2021 10:20 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Why has the US recorded the highest number of deaths due to Covid-19?
Why does the world's leading power have the highest death toll and what lessons are American health specialists learning from the past year?
Published on Feb 23, 2021 09:00 AM IST
AFP | , Washington
US Covid-19 deaths cross 500,000-mark, matching the toll of 3 wars
President Joe Biden held a sunset moment of silence and a candle-lighting ceremony at the White House and ordered American flags lowered at federal buildings for the next five days.
Published on Feb 23, 2021 05:40 AM IST
AP | , Washington
Anthony Fauci says Americans may have to wear masks even in 2022
The comments from Fauci come as the United States continues to remain the worst affected due to Covid-19.
Published on Feb 22, 2021 06:54 AM IST
ANI | , Washington
Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell: Report
An AP investigation found a logistical breakdown at the heart of the perceived mask shortage, rooted in federal failures to coordinate supply chains and provide hospitals with clear rules about how to manage their medical equipment.
Published on Feb 17, 2021 05:44 AM IST
AP |
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s aide says data on Covid death was withheld
State Attorney General Letitia James has also accused the Cuomo administration of undercounting Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes by as much as 50%, and of obscuring data available to assess the risk to patients.
Published on Feb 12, 2021 09:06 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Biden says US will have enough Covid vaccines for entire population
The latest purchase would take the total number of Covid-19 doses ordered by the government to 600 million.
Published on Jan 27, 2021 04:29 AM IST
AFP | , Washington
Biden warns Covid-19 toll can cross 600,000, urges Congress to pass rescue plan
Biden added that he was looking forward to working with both parties in Congress to "move quickly" on getting people help through his rescue plan.
Published on Jan 23, 2021 05:13 AM IST
AFP | , Washington