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Turkey reports daily record of 111,157 new cases – as it happened

Turkish daily death toll highest in four months as cases surge; UK health agency says number of cases each day could be rising

The Guardian - AU

Covid news - live: Europe entering ‘plausible endgame’ for pandemic, says WHO

WHO’s Europe director says continent entering a “plausible endgame” to the pandemic, adding this does not imply the pandemic is over

The Independent UK

World leaders: Who's coming, who isn't to Beijing Olympics

The U.S., Britain and a handful of others aren’t sending dignitaries to the Beijing Winter Games as part of a diplomatic boycott, but the Chinese capital is still attracting an array of world leaders for Friday’s opening ceremony

The Independent UK

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500 city Covid samples studied by Neeri on global platform

NAGPUR: Thanks to the rapid whole genome sequencing (WGS) done by CSIR-Neeri, the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza and Coronavirus Data (GISAID) has published the SARS-CoV-2 WGS of 500 Covid positive samples.

The Times of India

WHO site shows India without J&K, says TMC MP

Arunachal Pradesh also demarcated separately, Santanu Sen tells RS

The Hindu

When will Covid be over? WHO director says Europe is entering 'endgame'

He said that several things were on Europe's side

Wales Online

Covid: Europe set for ‘long period of tranquillity’ in pandemic, says WHO

Vaccinations, milder Omicron and arrival of spring should keep death rate low as cases rise to all time high

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Europe now entering ‘plausible endgame’ to pandemic, says WHO

Dr Hans Kluge said new variants are inevitable but suggested that previous lockdown measures will not be needed.

The Independent UK

COVID inequity: In Africa, at-home tests are scarce, costly

Unlike rich countries, African nations have very limited access to COVID-19 tests, especially at-home tests

The Independent UK

WHO: Europe entering 'plausible endgame' to COVID pandemic

The director of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said the continent is now entering a “plausible endgame” to the pandemic and that the number of coronavirus deaths is now starting to plateau

The Independent UK

Coronavirus live: Europe in virus ‘ceasefire’ with tranquil period ahead, says WHO; record UK long Covid cases — as it happened

Europe could enter ‘long period of Covid tranquility’ due to high vaccination rates, WHO says; record 1.33 million UK long Covid patients

The Guardian - AU

Covid news - live: 550,000 people in UK still have symptoms after a year as Israel finds more BA.2 cases

The four sub-variants of Omicron collectively account for 93 per cent of all Covid specimens collected in the past month, says WHO

The Independent UK

A dose of realism: On COVID-19 surge post Omicron

Disease prevention with COVID-appropriate behaviour and vaccination is still necessary

The Hindu

Covid symptoms appear quicker than experts initially thought according to new study

The 36 volunteers aged 18 to 29, who had never had Covid, were deliberately infected with a small dose of the virus

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The Times of India

Coronavirus: Omicron subvariant 1.5 times more contagious finds study; its severity same as original says WHO

Omicron BA.2 is more transmissible than BA.1, says a study conducted by Statens Serum Institut, which conducts infectious disease and biological threat surveillance for the Danish government. "Several countries, including Denmark, have observed the two Omicron sub variants: BA.1 and BA.2. In Denmark the latter has rapidly replaced the former…

Al Jazeera

BA.2: Omicron sub-variant detected in 57 countries, says WHO

UN health agency says initial data shows BA.2 is a little more infectious than earlier versions of Omicron.

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: Omicron Sub-variant Found in 57 Countries

A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain, which some studies indicate could be even more infectious than the original version, has been detected in 57 countries, the WHO said Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Covid news - live: Israel finds hundreds of BA.2 cases as study finds symptoms emerge in just two days

The four sub-variants of Omicron collectively account for 93 per cent of all Covid specimens collected in the past month, says WHO

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The New Daily

Countries yet to hit Omicron peak, WHO warns

Many countries have not reached their peak in cases of the Omicron variant, the World Health Organisation says. Here's a wrap of COVID news.

The Independent UK

WHO: In 10 weeks, omicron surge causes COVID cases to soar

The World Health Organization chief says 90 million cases of coronavirus have been reported since the omicron variant was first identified 10 weeks ago, amounting to more than in all of 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

France 24

WHO warns it is 'premature' to declare victory or stop fight against Covid-19

The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that it is too early for countries to either declare victory over Covid-19 or give up attempts to halt transmission.

Wales Online

Doctor urges parents to get children vaccinated as MMR jab rate drops

Dr Sara Kayat, who has appeared on This Morning, is urging parents to protect their children against measles, mumps and rubella after shocking new data.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Too Many Masks: WHO Cites Glut of Waste from COVID Response

The World Health Organization says overuse of gloves, “moon suits” and the use of billions of masks and vaccination syringes to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus have spurred a huge glut of health care waste worldwide. The UN health agency reported Tuesday that tens of thousands of tons…

The Independent UK

Too many masks: WHO cites glut of waste from COVID response

The World Health Organization says overuse of gloves and “moon suits” and the use of billions of masks and vaccination syringes to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus have spurred a huge glut of health care waste worldwide

Al Jazeera

Huge volumes of COVID medical waste posing health hazard: WHO

Tens of thousands of tonnes of medical waste have been generated in the two years since COVID began spreading globally.

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