Jharkhand & Bihar Local News

Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, researchers at IIT Kanpur affirmed the possibility of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic by February 3, 2022. The report published in the online preprint health server MedRxiv has raised…
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With the onset of the Omicron variant, the national capital is witnessing a massive surge in COVID-19 cases. Delhi registered 180 fresh cases on Friday taking the overall active caseload to 782, Health Ministry data revealed. This is the…
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The Maharashtra government on Friday imposed a 9-hour night restriction in the state to be effective immediately as the state on Friday became the first state to have crossed the 100-mark in the number of Omicron cases. Gathering of more…
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Amid the countrywide rise in Omicron cases, the Uttar Pradesh government has reintroduced the Corona night curfew from the night of December 25. The curfew will be in place from 11 pm to 5 am. Chairing a high-level meeting, the chief…
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Thailand reported on Friday its first domestic cluster of coronavirus infections from the omicron variant in Kalasin province in northeastern Thailand, officials said. “From the Kalasin cluster, there are 21 new infections,” said country’s…
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United Airlines Holdings Inc. is cancelling over 100 flights on Friday, the day before Christmas, while Delta Air Lines Inc. has cut about 90. United said in an email Thursday that a jump in omicron Covid-19 cases is affecting the…
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Amid growing concerns over Omicron, the highly infectious new variant of the coronavirus, the Maharashtra government will on Friday issue a set of fresh guidelines keeping in mind the upcoming Christmas and New Year's celebrations. The…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has criticised the prevailing idea of blanket administration of booster doses of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), pointing out that undertaking such a policy will widen the…
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India recorded its highest number of Omicron cases crossing the 300 case mark on Thursday, December 23 taking up the tally to 341 cases. The single-day jump was at 84 cases in the last 24 hours. The state of Tamil Nadu recorded the highest…
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The US on Thursday authorized Merck & Co’s antiviral pill for COVID-19 for certain high-risk adult patients, a day after giving the go-ahead to a similar but more effective treatment from Pfizer Inc. Merck’s drug, molnupiravir,…
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