The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Pfizer Seeks Complete Approval For Paxlovid For High Risk COVID-19 Patients

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) has submitted a new drug application to the FDA for the approval of Paxlovid for patients at high risk for progression to severe illness from COVID-19.  Paxlovid is currently authorized for emergency use to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19,…

Benzinga · Jun 30, 2022

Tencent, Other Chinese Companies Follow Western Counterparts In Laying off Staff As Economic Slowdown Weighs

Chinese tech giants like Tencent Holding Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) and TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd implemented fresh layoffs affecting thousands of employees in their latest round of cost-cutting, the Wall Street Journal reports. The job cuts added on to the tens of thousands of employees already axed by Chinese internet companies since late 2021 after the domestic regulatory crackdown crushed the…

Benzinga · Jun 30, 2022

NTR dist. leads as COVID-19 cases rise in A.P.

172 fresh cases reported in State

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2022

Tweaked COVID boosters in US must target newer omicron types

U.S. regulators are telling COVID-19 vaccine makers to tweak any booster doses intended for fall so they protect against the newest omicron relatives

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022

Older Covid-19 patients in hospital on the rise in England

The growing prevalence of the virus is likely to cause fresh disruption to public services

Wales Online · Jun 30, 2022

Withdraw Air Suvidha form for international travellers, say travel industry bodies

They raise three main issues - a clumsy website, passengers unaware that filling up the form is mandatory, as well as unavailability of physical forms

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2022

9 miserable crises waiting for Boris Johnson when he lands back in Britain tonight

'There's no place like home!' the Prime Minister sighed today. But Boris Johnson's relief at landing from Spain, Germany and Rwanda won't last much longer than his post-trip nap

Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2022

Cases of viral fever and other respiratory ailments on the rise

With symptoms being similar to COVID-19, people are becoming increasingly confused

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2022

How long do I need to Isolate with Covid-19? Latest as summer surge threatens to ruin holiday plans

Although Covid restrictions are virtually non-existent in Ireland at the moment, people are still encouraged to abide by public health advice - which includes an isolation once symptoms begin

Irish Mirror · Jun 30, 2022

High court rejects COVID-19 shot mandate case from New York

The Supreme Court has declined to take up a case involving a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that doesn't offer an exemption for religious reasons

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022