Coronavirus Outbreak

By Associated Press PARIS: They sipped from glasses of Champagne or rosé while seated on the sand-colored cushions of wicker couches on a "terrasse" overlooking some smaller courts at Roland Garros. They crowded…

China’s tough zero-COVID measures remain essential to defeat the pandemic and buy time to improve vaccination rates and develop new treatments, senior health advisers wrote in recently published reports. Shanghai, a city of 25 million…

Shanghai posted a slight decline in new infections on Friday as the lockdown in the commercial capital at the centre of China's COVID-19 outbreak, coupled with curbs…

By IANS PORT ELIZABETH: Two players of the South African cricket team -- Sarel Erwee and Wiaan Mulder -- have tested positive for Covid-19 and will no longer take part in the remainder of the second Test match…

By IANS LAUSANNE: The 19th edition of the World Swimming Championships, scheduled to be held in Fukuoka, Japan from May 13-29, 2022 have been postponed to July 14-30 next year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the…

By Associated Press BEIJING: Athletes and team officials are testing positive for COVID-19 at much higher rates than other people arriving in China for the Beijing Olympics, organizers said Tuesday. Figures released…

By Associated Press OSLO: Two members of Norway's women's cross-country ski team have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of next month's Beijing Olympics, the team said Wednesday, as other countries also face…

By Associated Press BUENOS AIRES: Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni will not travel for Thursday's World Cup qualifying match against Chile after testing positive for COVID-19. Scaloni told a news conference Wednesday…

By PTI SYDNEY: Nick Hockley has become the latest entrant in a growing list to test positive for COVID-19 during the Ashes series but the Cricket Australia CEO has had "no direct contact" with the squad, the…

By PTI KOLKATA: Seven members of the Bengal Ranji Trophy team have tested positive for COVID-19, throwing their preparation in disarray, days before they start their campaign in the premier domestic tournament.…