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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicCoronavirus world updates

Topic: coronavirus world updates

WHO suspends procurement & supply of Covaxin, citing issues at Bharat Biotech’s facilities

The Indian vaccine maker has committed to address deficiencies in good manufacturing practices and is developing an action plan, WHO said, without specifying when the suspension will be lifted.

Eight changes the world needs to make to live with Covid

In short, the world pre-2020 no longer exists – we may want it to, but it just doesn’t. So here's a snapshot of life post-Covid.

Covid-19 pandemic: Australia reopens border, Hong Kong study says Covid could affect fertility

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

Boosters improve 70%-75% protection against omicron variant, UK study shows

The findings come as UK accelerates its booster campaign in the face of the heavily mutated variant. Officials expect omicron to become the dominant variant by the middle of December.

Why Peru has the highest Covid death rate in the world

Despite recent economic growth and general improvements in public health, the overall health infrastructure of Peru was still poor.

Biden’s aide tests positive for Covid at COP26, stays in Scotland over transmission concern

The aide is in quarantine and awaiting a follow-up PCR test, a White House official said. The aide is not believed to have had close contact with President Biden.

US to lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign travellers, including from India

From 8 November, foreigners have to show negative coronavirus test report before boarding a flight to the US. However, those under 18 are exempted from the vaccination requirement.

How Covid is on its way to becoming just another virus

With rising immunity from vaccinations, infections and booster shots, Covid-19 is no longer a horseman of the apocalypse but instead is gradually becoming 'just a virus'.

Covid-19 pandemic — UK may stock up 210 mn surplus doses & Tunisia vaccinates 500K in a day 

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

Why the pandemic’s invisible deaths needs to be counted

A better grasp of the toll is vital to assess the precise, real-world impact of vaccines and other preventative measures, or to understand just how lethal variants have been.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.