Every American above 16 eligible to get COVID-19 vaccine: Biden
US President Joe Biden has announced that every American above the age of 16 is eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19: Sri Lanka may impose restrictions on overseas returnees
Due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, Sri Lanka may impose restrictions on foreign arrivals reported among the visitors to the island, according to the country's senior health official.
Global COVID-19 deaths cross 3 million
Global COVID-19 deaths have crossed the 3 million mark, according to the latest update by Johns Hopkins University on Saturday.
UK completes Covid-19 vaccination target of People Over 50 ahead of schedule
The United Kingdom has completed the vaccination of people aged over 50 ahead of schedule, administering first shots of coronavirus vaccines to millions of people, Downing Street said on Monday.
Covid-19 pandemic long way from over, warns WHO chief
There have been now seven consecutive weeks of increasing Covid-19 cases and four weeks of increasing deaths globally, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said on Monday adding that the coronavirus pandemic is 'long from over'.
UK completes Covid-19 vaccination target of People Over 50 ahead of schedule
The United Kingdom has completed the vaccination of people aged over 50 ahead of schedule, administering first shots of coronavirus vaccines to millions of people, Downing Street said on Monday.
Covid-19 pandemic long way from over, warns WHO chief
There have been now seven consecutive weeks of increasing Covid-19 cases and four weeks of increasing deaths globally, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said on Monday adding that the coronavirus pandemic is 'long from over'.
UK to move to 'phase two' of roadmap to exit COVID-19 lockdown
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced a relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions in the United Kingdom from next week after government data showed that the country has met all four tests for easing the lockdown.
Georgia protests against government-imposed overnight curfew
Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Parliament of Georgia in Tbilisi on Saturday (local time) to demand the lifting of the overnight curfew that was introduced in November amid a spike in new Covid-19 cases.
Covid 19: Pakistan among four countries added to Britain's travel ban list
Amid growing concerns over the spread of COVID-19, Britain on Friday said it would add Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kenya, and the Philippines to its travel "red list", banning entry of people arriving from those countries unless they are British or Irish nationals.