The US has identified the country's first confirmed case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in the state of California, Health authorities have said. ...
White House Chief Medical adviser, Anthony Fauci has urged Americans to get vaccinated or boosted against Covid-19 as the first US case of Omicron variant was found in California. ...
The Joe Biden administration is preparing stricter testing requirements for all travellers entering the US, including returning Americans, to curb the spread of the potentially dangerous Omicron variant of Covid-19, major US media quoted federal health officials as saying....
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 263.45 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.22 million and vaccination to over 8.03 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University....
The suspect in a Michigan school shooting will face charges of terrorism and first-degree murder following a rampage that left four students dead and seven injured. ...
With Omicron raising concerns about Covid vaccines' efficacy, drugmakers are stress-testing existing jabs while also racing to prepare new formulas, according to media reports....
Warnings from pharmaceutical executives about less efficacy of current Covid vaccines or treatment against the variant triggered resurgence of investors' concerns....
An expert committee voted to narrowly recommend that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorise a Covid-19 pill from Merck for high-risk adults, the first in a new class of antiviral drugs that could work against a wide range of variants, including Omicron....
A man was charged with killing his four children and mother-in-law over the weekend inside a home in the western US state of California, authorities said....
Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) hosted a welcome reception to unveil its comprehensive roadmap...
