Health

NEW DELHI: Authorities in Delhi on Tuesday ordered people to stay home over coming weekends having seen Covid-19 cases quadruple in a week, with its chief minister saying he had caught the virus just a day after he addressed an election rally without a mask. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the most senior elected official of the Indian capital’s administration, was …

WASHINGTON: The United States reported more than one million new Covid-19 cases on Monday after the long New Year’s weekend, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as the Omicron variant spread at a blistering pace. There were 1,080,211 new cases in the country, a global record, although the number of cases reported on a Monday is usually higher than …

Hong Kong announced a two-week ban on incoming flights from eight countries, including Pakistan and India, and tightened restrictions on Wednesday as authorities feared a fifth wave of Covid-19 infections. The restrictions were announced as health authorities scoured the city for the contacts of a Covid-19 patient, some of whom had been aboard a Royal Caribbean ship that was ordered …

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has extended the health emergency across the province for three months amid the fifth wave of the COVID-19. According to the notification issued by the provincial government, the health emergency has been extended after an increasing number of Omicron strain cases of the COVID-19. As per the notification, the emergency will remain enforced till March 31. …

LAHORE: 39 more people have tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Lahore, the provincial health department said on Tuesday. The number of confirmed cases of Omicron in Punjab has climbed to 153 with Lahore reporting most of the cases. The health department put the provincial capital’s tally at 151. Six members of a family are among …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 630 more COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours. According to the latest figures shared by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a total of 44,198 samples were tested during this period, out of which 630 turned out to be positive, showing a national positivity rate of 1.42 per cent as compared to yesterday’s 1.55%. …

Months after recovering from coronavirus infection, survivors have elevated levels of antibodies that can mistakenly attack their own organs and tissues, even if they had not been severely ill, according to new findings. Among 177 healthcare workers who had recovered from confirmed coronavirus infections contracted before the availability of vaccines, all had persistent autoantibodies, including ones that can cause chronic …

LONDON: Lionel Messi is isolating at home in Argen­tina after being among four Paris St Germain players announced on Sunday as testing positive for the coronavirus ahead of the team’s return to playing after a brief winter break. PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino is uncertain when the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner will be able to return to France, or whether he …

BEIJING: New Covid-19 cases in the locked-down Chinese city of Xian fell to their lowest in a week, health officials said on Sunday, as residents face their eleventh day under strict home confinement. China has followed a “zero Covid” approach involving tight border restrictions and swift, targeted lockdowns since the virus first surfaced in a central city in late 2019 …

ISLAMABAD: As many as 54 people were found infected with Covid-19 in the federal capital on Sunday as the positivity rate continued increasing. Moreover, from Monday (today) booster shots are going to start for people aged over 30 years who have been fully vaccinated at least six months ago. The cases have been increasing since the emergence of the most …