Omicron Variant

A man receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, at a vaccination center at Paseo de la Sexta, in Guatemala City, on 25 February, 2022

Global Covid cases near 528 million

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 527,683,991 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,300,331 on Monday morning

A student receives a dose of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine at a junior high school in Darul Imarah, near Banda Aceh on 25 September, 2021

Global Covid cases top 527 million

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 527,127,837 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,288,589 on Sunday morning

A man receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, at a vaccination center at Paseo de la Sexta, in Guatemala City, on 25 February, 2022

Global Covid cases near 526 million

The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 526 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world

A heart with wings is drawn on the window as nurses care for a Covid-19 patient inside the ICU (intensive care unit) at Adventist Health in Sonora, California on 27 August, 2021

Global Covid cases top 525 million

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 525,259,489 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,283,324 Thursday morning

People walk on the street at Sugamo district in Tokyo, Japan.

Japan 1st-quarter GDP shrank

Japan's economy shrank slightly in the first quarter of 2022, official data showed Wednesday, hit by Covid-19 restrictions and higher prices.

People get tested inside their vehicles at a Covid-19 testing station on 14 January, 2022 in Monterey Park, California. Americans can start requesting free at-home Covid-19 tests, limited to four free tests per home, when a federal website begins accepting orders on 19 January amid nationwide shortages

Global Covid cases top 521 million

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 521,452,524 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,263,896 Monday morning

A woman waits for PCR testing at a primary healthcare centre during the coronavirus disease ( COVID-19) pandemic in Madrid, Spain, 17 August 2020.

Global Covid cases surpassed 521 million

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 521,107,516 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,263,192 Sunday morning

Ambulance attendants transport a patient with suspected symptoms of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection to an ambulance to be transferred to another hospital, as the outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico, on 13 November 2020

Global Covid cases near 520 million

The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 520 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world

A Covid vaccine and testing site is set up outside of Yankee Stadium on the Opening Day of the season for the Yankees as they face off against rivals the Boston Red Sox on 8April 08, 2022 in New York City

Global Covid cases top 519 million

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 519,340,631 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,257,771 Thursday morning

People wearing protective masks walk past an ATM machine of ING bank, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ronda, southern Spain, 8 October 2020.

Global Covid cases surpass 518 million

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 518,751,424 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,255,671 on Wednesday morning

A man receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, at a vaccination center at Paseo de la Sexta, in Guatemala City, on 25 February, 2022

Global Covid cases near 518 million

The overall number of Covid cases is now approaching 518 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world

A health worker from Thanyarak Pattani Hospital conducts a swab test on a woman for the Covid-19 coronavirus at Pattani Central Mosqe in Pattani on 21 February, 2022

Global Covid cases top 517 million

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 517,350,579 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,251,319 on Monday morning

World Health Organisation

WHO says two Omicron sub-variants driving S. Africa Covid spike

Two new Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in reported Covid cases in South Africa, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, stressing the importance of testing to monitor virus ...

A man receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, at a vaccination center at Paseo de la Sexta, in Guatemala City, on 25 February, 2022

Global Covid cases near 515 million

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 514,913,818 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,240,888 Wednesday morning

A couple walk past closed shops in a quiet lane in central Sheffield, in northern England on 21 October 2020, prior to further lockdown measures to combat the rise in novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases. More than a million people in northern England will be banned from mixing with other households under tougher new coronavirus rules announced by government minister Robert Jenrick on Wednesday AFP

Global Covid cases top 513 million

According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 513,457,336 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,235,231 Sunday morning

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