Tag: COVID19

A dentist in Italy faces possible criminal charges after trying to receive a coronavirus vaccine in a fake arm made of silicone.

The world should not panic about the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 but it should prepare, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

The Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 likely acquired at least one of its mutations by picking up a snippet of genetic material from another virus

Sri Lanka’s Director-General of Health Services issued updated guidelines that need to be followed from the 16th to the 30th of November, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Covid-19 deaths and cases update in Sri Lanka.

This variant has a large number of mutations, some of which are concerning. Preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection with this variant, as compared to other VOCs.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new coronavirus variant to be "of concern" and named it Omicron.

Austria will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full COVID-19 lockdown, it said on Friday as neighbouring Germany warned it may follow suit.

Sri Lanka Covid-19 Technical Committee has granted approval for the use of oral antiviral pill ‘Molnupiravir’ in Sri Lanka.

State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana says that over the past week it has been observed that there is a trend of a gradual increase in new coronavirus cases reported in the country.