Covid 19

These statistics are based on data collected from fewer than 50 countries, primarily in Europe and the Americas, with the WHO Director-General expressing concern that there could be underreported increases in other nations, as per information reported by Xinhua news agency.

Recent pneumonia outbreaks, particularly among children, have contributed to the strain on China's healthcare system. Locals in Henan province revealed that government-operated crematoriums are working tirelessly day and night.

The updated Covid-19 vaccine is expected to provide protection against JN.1. However, vaccination rates remain low, with only 17 percent of adults and nearly eight percent of children receiving the shot. The CDC is closely monitoring JN.1's impact on Covid-19 activity.

The 67-year-old presenter said he has a perforated eardrum, The Sun reported.

Nishant Patel, 41, Harjeet Singh, 49, and three others engaged in a conspiracy to defraud the SBA and certain SBA-approved PPP lenders by submitting false and fraudulent PPP loan applications, a Department of Justice statement said on Monday.

The HHS on Wednesday also announced an investment of $600 million across 12 domestic Covid test manufacturers. 

People aged 65 and over in England are being urged to get a top-up booster vaccine against Covid at a time when more people are coming into hospitals with the highly-mutated BA.2.86 virus, reports the BBC.

In late August, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) first reported an increase in transmission of Covid in the countries, particularly among people aged 80 and over. Again in September, the ECDC raised concern over the “noticeable increase in signals of SARS-CoV-2 transmission” in European countries, among people aged 65 and older.

The agency said the rise in cases deviates from previously very low levels, and blamed large gatherings and increased travel for the increase in the number of cases. 

Virus levels in the US have been on the rise for weeks and federal data suggests that the current increases have stayed far below earlier peaks and notable surges.