Read more about Covid worsened crisis, calls for relaxing sanctions on Syria: India in UNSC on Business Standard. India has told the UN Security Council that the humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for relaxation of sanctions imposed on Syria
Read more about Canada lags in Covid-19 vaccinations but expects to catch up quickly on Business Standard. Canada once was hailed as a success story in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, faring much better than the United States in deaths and infections because of how it approached lockdowns.But the trade-dependent nation has lagged on vaccinating
Read more about Global Covid-19 caseload tops 119.8 mn, death toll over 2.65 million on Business Standard. The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 119.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.65 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University
Read more about Coronavirus pandemic continues to deepen health disparities in US on Business Standard. African-Americans were 2.9 times more likely than non-Hispanic white people to be hospitalised and 1.9 times more likely to die from Covid-19
The UK s chief national statistician said he has no doubt that there will be a further wave of Covid-19 infections in the country in autumn. Professor Ian Diamond, head of the British Office for National Statistics (ONS), also said on Sunday that there is a lot of regional variation in terms of how many people have antibodies, reports Xinhua news agency. His comments came after Chief Medical Officer for England Professor Chris Whitty said there were still risks to reopening society and Britain will experience another surge of cases at some point, potentially in late summer or through the autumn and winter.