Latest news by search query "covid 19 world stats"

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Congo city New Delhi India Ethiopia county Geneva covid-19 malaria Health

21.05.2022 / 10:31

North Korea reports 200,000 fever cases during Covid wave

North Korea reported more than 200,000 new patients suffering from fever for a fifth consecutive day, as it fought its first confirmed coronavirus outbreak.

Kim Jong Un North Korea World

Covid-19: Two new variants of concern in UK

Two types of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been newly classified as variants of concern in the UK.

Meera Chand Britain Ireland Scotland World UK

World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID: WHO review panel

'No time for complacency'

India covid-19 pandemic Fighting

Kim criticises officials over North Korea Covid outbreak

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed the negligence and laziness of state officials worsened the country's Covid outbreak, state media reported, as the number of known cases crossed 1.7 million.

Kim Jong Un North Korea World

North Korean military ramps up Covid response as outbreak grows

North Korean military medics ramped up the distribution of medicines to fight a growing coronavirus outbreak, state media said, with the number of reported cases of "fever" nearing 1.5 million.

Kim Jong South Korea North Korea city Pyongyang World

N Korea reports 15 more 'fever' deaths amid Covid outbreak

North Korea has reported 15 additional deaths from "fever", days after officially confirming its first-ever Covid-19 cases and ordering nationwide lockdowns.

Kim Jong Un North Korea city Pyongyang World

North Korea reports first Covid death as fever 'explosively spreads'

At least one person confirmed to have Covid-19 has died in North Korea and hundreds of thousands have shown fever symptoms, state media has said.

North Korea World Coronavirus

US records more than 1m deaths due to Covid-19

The United States has now recorded more than 1 million COVID-19 deaths, according to a Reuters tally, crossing a once-unthinkable milestone about two years after the first cases upended everyday life and quickly transformed it.

Usa city New York San Francisco city Seattle state Oregon World US

North Korea orders nationwide Covid-19 lockdowns

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for nationwide lockdowns after the nuclear-armed country confirmed its first-ever case of Covid-19, state media said.

Kim Jong Un North Korea city Pyongyang World

World Bank President tests positive for Covid-19: Report

World Bank employees seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

Usa India covid-19 president testing

WHO chief says China's zero-Covid policy not 'sustainable'

The head of the World Health Organization has said China's zero-tolerance Covid-19 policy is not sustainable given what is known of the disease, in rare public comments by the UN agency on a government's handling of the virus.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Mike Ryan China city Wuhan Usa India city Shanghai World Coronavirus

Beijing streets quiet as zero-Covid policy bites

Millions of people in Beijing have stayed at home as China's capital tries to fend off a Covid-19 outbreak with creeping restrictions on movement.

Xi Jinping China city Beijing Usa city Shanghai World

Inside the Chinese megacity where Covid hasn't gone away

With over 25 million inhabitants, Shanghai is one of the world's largest cities, a global financial centre and a glittering monument to China’s economic boom. But, today, the vibrant megacity has been reduced to a ghost town.

China Britain Ireland city Shanghai World Coronavirus

India's excess Covid-19 deaths highest in the world, says WHO

mortality estimates.

India covid-19 death Government

Millions in Beijing urged to work from home in Covid surge

Millions of people in Beijing returned to work this morning, many remotely, with scores of subway stations shut after a national holiday muted by the coronavirus curbs.

China city Beijing city Hangzhou city Shanghai, China World Coronavirus

Beijing closes dozens of subway stations as Covid controls tighten

Beijing closed dozens of subway stations, as Covid restrictions slowly constrict movement across the Chinese capital of over 21 million people.

China city Beijing city Shanghai World Coronavirus

Risk of Covid community transmission in Shanghai 'effectively controlled', official says

The risk of Covid-19 community transmission in Shanghai has been effectively controlled, said Gu Honghui, deputy secretary general of the Shanghai Municipal Government at a press briefing today.

Usa city Shanghai World Coronavirus

Beijing tightens Covid restrictions as long holiday begins

Restaurants across Beijing will temporarily ban dining-in and residents will need clear Covid tests to visit public spaces, officials said today, in a major ramp up of virus controls at the start of the Labour Day holiday.

China city Beijing city Shanghai World Coronavirus

Moderna files for US authorisation of Covid jab for children under 6

Moderna has said it asked US regulators to authorise its Covid-19 vaccine for children under the age of six.

Anthony Fauci Paul Burton Usa World Health

Africa seeing uptick in Covid cases driven by South Africa - WHO

Africa is seeing an uptick in Covid-19 cases largely driven by a doubling in cases reported in South Africa, the World Health Organization has said.

Taiwan South Africa World Coronavirus

China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid case

The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights today and launched mass testing of 5.6 million people after one suspected Covid case, as the battle to contain the coronavirus sweeps across the country.

China city Beijing city Shanghai city Hangzhou city Guangzhou World

World's oldest person confirmed as French nun, 118, who loves chocolate and wine

Toulon's mayor Hubert Falco (L) speaks with 118-year-old French catholic nun Lucile Randon at the Saint-Catherine-Laboure nursing home where she lives in Toulon, southern France, on April 26, 2022, after she became the world's oldest known person fol The oldest living person on Earth is now a 118-year-old French nun who enjoys chocolate and wine, according to Guinness World Records. Sister André, born Lucile Randon, became the new record holder following the death of Kane Tanaka, a Japanese woman who previously held both titles. At 118 years, 75 days, Sister André is the third-oldest European person ever recorded and also the world’s oldest nun, according to a statement from Guinness.Born on Feb.

Japan France covid-19 Citi Southern

World is ‘blind’ to COVID spread, WHO warns. Where does Canada stand?

World Health Organization on Tuesday urged countries to maintain surveillance of coronavirus infections, saying the world was “blind” to how the virus is spreading because of falling testing rates.“As many countries reduce testing, WHO is receiving less and less information about transmission and sequencing,” Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference at the U.N. agency’s headquarters in Geneva.“This makes us increasingly blind to patterns of transmission and evolution.” Canada lacks robust COVID-19 detection system amid 6th wave.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Canada county Geneva covid-19 testing information

Denmark suspends Covid vaccination campaign

Denmark has said it is suspending its widespread Covid-19 vaccination campaign.

Health Authority Tayyip Erdogan Denmark Turkey World Coronavirus

Shanghai considers more Covid-19 curbs as lockdown enters 4th week

Millions of locked-down Shanghai residents entered their fourth week of a nerve-wracking Covid-19 lockdown, while authorities said on this morning that they were looking to shift to a targeted enforcement of rules in smaller zones around confirmed cases.

city Beijing city Shanghai World Coronavirus

China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of 'grim' situation

Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths, official data showed, its highest daily toll since a weeks-long lockdown started, while China's capital Beijing warned of a "grim" situation with rising infections.

China city Shanghai city Beijing, China World Coronavirus

Shanghai reports 12 Covid-19 deaths as frustrations mount

The major financial hub of Shanghai in China has reported 12 new Covid-19 related deaths, up from 11 the previous day, as frustrations among residents continue to boil over amid a harsh lockdown.

China city Shanghai, China World Coronavirus

‘Living in pain’: Canadians travel across the world to avoid surgery backlog

A surgery backlog exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic has steered some Canadians thousands of miles away from home to get life-changing procedures done without the wait.

Health Care Lithuania covid-19

Healthcare worker gets Covid-19 twice in 20 days

A healthcare worker was infected with Covid-19 twice in the space of 20 days in what is believed to have been the shortest time between two infections since the pandemic began.

Spain Portugal World Coronavirus

Philadelphia nurse who ran Boston Marathon in scrubs sets Guinness World Record

Sam Roecker, a nurse at Penn Medicine's Perelman Center, set the Guinness World Record for fast marathon in scrubs with a time of 2 hours, 48 minutes, and 2 seconds during the annual Patriot's Day jaunt through Boston. PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia nurse who ran the Boston Marathon in scrubs to raise awareness and money for pandemic-weary nurses is now a Guinness Book of World Records holder.Sam Roecker, a nurse at Penn Medicine's Perelman Center, set the Guinness World Record for the fast marathon in scrubs with a time of 2 hours, 48 minutes, and 2 seconds during the annual Patriot's Day jaunt through Boston on Monday. FOX 29's Dawn Timmeny first spoke to Roecker a week before the marathon.

Dawn Timmeny county Marathon city Boston, county Marathon covid-19 medicines Health

Shanghai reports seven more Covid deaths

China has reported seven more deaths from Covid-19 in Shanghai, after hundreds of thousands of cases in the metropolis during a weeks-long lockdown.

China city Beijing Hong Kong city Shanghai World Coronavirus

Second global Covid summit set for May

A global summit to chart an end to the Covid-19 crisis and plan for future upheavals will occur on 12 May, the White House said, even as President Joe Biden struggles to get vital pandemic funding from Congress.

Joe Biden China Usa Indonesia Germany county Union Senegal city Shanghai, China Belize World Coronavirus

Shanghai reports first Covid deaths since start of lockdown

Shanghai said three people had died from Covid-19, the first official announcement of deaths from an outbreak which has plunged the city into a weeks-long lockdown, sparking widespread anger and rare protests.

China city Beijing city Shanghai World Coronavirus

Cruise ships return to Australia after two-year Covid ban

A cruise ship has docked in Sydney Harbour for the first time in more than two years, after a ban imposed in 2020 sparked by a mass Covid-19 outbreak was lifted.

Australia Cyprus World Coronavirus

Shanghai reports 23,000 Covid cases as economic impact bites

The daily tally of Covid-19 cases in Shanghai, which is at the centre of China's epidemic, has fallen slightly, authorities said today, as the city's lockdown threatened to exact a heavier toll on the world's second-biggest economy.

China city Wuhan city Shanghai World

Covid 'far from becoming endemic', says WHO's Mike Ryan

Covid-19 is far from becoming an endemic disease and could still trigger large epidemics around the globe, the World Health Organization has said.

Mike Ryan Michael Ryan Maria Van-Kerkhove Usa World Coronavirus

Hong Kong to ease Covid restrictions from 21 April

Hong Kong has confirmed it will ease some of the world's most stringent Covid-19 restrictions, allowing beauty salons, cinemas and gyms to reopen from 21 April as infections in the global financial hub hover below 2,000 per day.

Carrie Lam Hong Kong city Hong Kong World Coronavirus

Greece lifts Covid curbs for summer tourism season

Greece has said that pandemic restrictions such as mask-wearing indoors and Covid certificates will be lifted throughout the summer tourism period and authorities will consider reinstating them in September.

Germany Britain Eu Greece World Coronavirus

Estimate: Less than half the world has had COVID-19

From March 2020 to the emergence of the Omicron variant in late 2021, about 3.8 billion COVID-19 infections and reinfections occurred, with nearly 44% of the world's population infected at least once but with wide regional variations, estimates a statistical analysis of 190 countries and territories published late last week in The Lancet.

Usa India Canada covid-19 infection reports

Some Shanghai residents leave home for first time in two weeks as Covid curbs ease

Some residents of Shanghai stepped out of their homes for the first time in more than two weeks today, as the city took tentative steps towards easing a Covid-19 lockdown amid mounting worries over the economic impact of the strict curbs.

China city Shanghai World Coronavirus

Shanghai to lift lockdown in some areas despite Covid case rise

Authorities in China's financial centre of Shanghai said they would start lifting lockdown in some areas from today, despite reporting more than 25,000 new Covid-19 infections, as they strive to get the city moving again after more than two weeks.

Eric Adams China city Wuhan city New York city Shanghai county Adams World Coronavirus

Shanghai locals 'shouting for food' amid strict Covid lockdown

Shanghai reported nearly 25,000 locally transmitted Covid-19 infections today, as residents of China's most populous city voiced complaints over food and basic supplies.

China city Wuhan city Shanghai World

Shanghai widens Covid testing as other Chinese cities impose curbs

Shanghai announced a record 21,000 new cases and a third consecutive day of Covid testing as a lockdown of its 26 million people showed no sign of easing and Chinese cities tightened curbs - even in places with no recent infections.

China city Beijing city Shanghai province Yunnan province Henan World Coronavirus

Shanghai residents fear food shortages over Covid curbs

Authorities in Shanghai said they are trying their best to improve the distribution of food and essential goods to locked-in residents amid growing public discontent after 11 days of strict Covid restrictions.

China city Shanghai World

Shanghai in lockdown over Covid surge

Chinese authorities have extended the lockdown of Shanghai to cover all of the financial centre's 26 million people, after city-wide testing saw new Covid-19 cases surge to more than 13,000 amid growing public anger over quarantine rules.

China city Wuhan Australia city Shanghai World Coronavirus

EasyJet cancels flights due to Covid sickness among staff

Airline EasyJet said it had been forced to cancel some flights to and from Britain after a new surge of Covid-19 left it facing higher than normal staff sickness levels.

Britain Sweden World Coronavirus

Miley Cyrus tests positive for COVID after world tour but says it 'was definitely worth it'

Miley Cyrus has tested positive for COVID-19 following her whirlwind world tour, which saw her travel to the likes ofBrazil and Colombia over the course of a month.The singer, 29, announced her health update via Twitter on Friday, writing: 'Traveling around the world, playin for a 100,000 people a night & meeting hundreds of fans a day the chances of getting Covid are pretty high.'The Wrecking Ball hitmaker added that although she tested positive for the infectious disease, she is not too upset about it: 'I have Covid now but it was definitely worth it.' Down with Covid: Miley Cyrus has tested positive for COVID-19 while on her world tour; Pictured on March 19, 2022 in Santiago, ChileThe Tennessee-born star was however upset that she would miss out on her upcoming Grammys weekend performance benefiting Steven Tyler's fund. 'Unfortunately because of this I’m missing out on Janie’s Fund which sucks because it’s a charity that’s super important to me & my friend Steven Tyler.'However, she appeared to be looking on the bright side and assured fans that she is feeling fine, despite testing positive.

Steven Tyler state Tennessee Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia city Santiago testing Twitter travelers

United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Latest news by search query "covid 19 world stats"

Related News