Three new COVID-19 variants circulate in 14 countries in the Americas - Health Agency

Jan 29, 2021, at 02:23 pm

Washington/Sputnik: Three coronavirus mutated strains now active in the Western Hemisphere pose a threat of heightened contagion and severity of COVID-19, the UN-affiliated Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said.

New COVID-19 strains ‘poised to unleash’ more severe infections – Security Council hear

Jan 26, 2021, at 03:40 pm

New York: Since September, the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened, infecting close to 100 million people, costing more than $3 trillion in lost wages and intensifying obstacles for peace and security around the world, the UN political chief told the Security Council on Monday.

Puducherry: Woman passenger from London tested negative for Covid

Dec 28, 2020, at 10:17 pm

Puducherry/UNI: The woman passenger from London who reached Puducherry last week tested negative and was discharged from the hospital on Monday.