England to cut COVID isolation period to five days

Jan 14,2022
The British government is reducing the minimum self-isolation period for people in England who test positive for COVID-19 to five days from seven.
France, Germany, Italy cut COVID isolation period
Jan 14
France, Germany and Italy say they have reduced the self-isolation period for people who are infected with COVID-19 and those identified as close contacts of positive cases.
Global growth could slow sharply due to Omicron: World Bank
Jan 14
GLOBAL growth will “de¬celerate markedly” this year, but the Omicron var¬iant of Covid-19 that is
Feature: Indonesia begins COVID-19 booster vaccine rollout for adults
Jan 13
At a community health center in Jakarta, senior citizens Sri Rejeki Handayani and her husband Indra Tjahya Husni received COVID-19 booster shots on Wednesday, the first day of Indonesia's COVID-19 booster program.
India's COVID-19 tally rises to 36,317,927, over 200,000 cases reported in 24 hours
Jan 13
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 36,317,927 on Thursday, as 247,417 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.
Turkey eases COVID-19 test and quarantine requirements, reports record cases
Jan 13
Turkey said on Wednesday that it has decided to further ease its COVID-19 quarantine restrictions and test requirements, while Omicron has become the dominant variant in the country.
Japan mulls shortening 14-day self-isolation period for close Omicron contacts
Jan 13
"We'd like to consider responding flexibly as needed," Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told a press briefing in Tokyo.