Pandemic

Jan. 14, 2022 -- As the Omicron variant has swept across the U.S., now blamed for more than 98% of COVID-19 infections, the demand for testing at labs has skyrocketed -- especially since home antigen tests are scarce.On the rise, too, are complaints from test takers, who echo this anxious question:What's taking so long for results? Promised turnaround times of 24 to 48 hours are stretching to several days, as people wonder if they should isolate or carry on with their regular schedule. The increased volume…

United Kingdom has made a massive order of about 250,000 courses for the newly established antiviral Covid pill by Pfizer for treatment of coronavirus infection.

In the region of Africa, less than one out of every 10 healthcare workers have been able to get fully vaccinated, as compared to the ratio of eight in 10 in developed nations globally.

The recovery of the economy has weakened in developed countries around the world due to impact of the delta variant of the COVID-19 infection; International Monetary Fund (IMF).

About one-third of the 26 massive trials that have been conducted regarding the ivermectin drug has had a serious number of errors along with signs of the potential fraudulent result.

Supreme court of India has given a decision that government will pay about 50,000 rupees ($674) obligatory compensation for every single COVID-19 death that has occurred in the country.

The government of the UK has made certain amendments in guidance for foreign travel to clarify that the Covishield vaccine (Indian version of AstraZeneca vaccine) has been approved for travelers.

The finalized FDA approval for the Pfizer vaccine came around less than four months after the appeal for the license was filed by Pfizer-BioNTech in the early days of May

UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, Dr. Samantha Atkinson, stated that they are satisfied that the COVID-antibody therapy treatment is effective and safe to apply on humans.

International travel ban lifting is on schedule for the UK as the European Union is reopening international travel restrictions with no quarantine measures for vaccinated passengers.

Government is currently making multiple efforts to deal with the recent self-isolation pingdemic response, which is very chaotic and is too late, said by food supply industry.

Giant-sized plastic bags with the holding capacity up to 2,000 liters of content, are required to produce of all four types of COVID vaccines that are being manufactured.