US sees record hospitalisation of kids under 5, UK says 4th Covid jab not needed

As Covid rages on, the US is witnessing a record number of hospitalisation of children under the age of five. Meanwhile, the UK has said there is no need for a fourth dose of the Covid vaccine as of now.

Covid-19 infections continue to gallop across the world even as measures have been imposed to curb the spread of the virus led by the more contagious Omicron variant. The total number of Covid-19 cases registered worldwide passed 300 million on Friday, with the Omicron variant's rapid spread setting new infection records in dozens of countries over the last week.