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China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreads
Published On: August 4, 2021 10:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, August 4: China suspended flights and trains, canceled professional basketball league games and announced mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan, as widening outbreaks of the delta variant reached the city where the disease was first detected in late 2019.
UAE lifts ban on transit flights including from India and Pakistan
Published On: August 4, 2021 09:45 AM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Aug 4: The United Arab Emirates will on Thursday lift a ban on transit flights including from India and Pakistan, the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA) said on Tuesday.
Myanmar military extends emergency, promises vote in 2 years
Published On: August 2, 2021 07:20 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BANGKOK, August 2: Six months after seizing power from the elected government, Myanmar’s military leader on Sunday declared himself prime minister and said he would lead the country under the extended state of emergency until elections are held in about two years.
Study: Vaccinated people can carry as much virus as others
Published On: August 1, 2021 09:55 AM NPT By: Associated Press
August 1: In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got so-called breakthrough infections carried about the same amount of the coronavirus as those who did not get the shots.
Hard-won gains at risk as Delta variant spreads- WHO
Published On: July 31, 2021 08:32 AM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA, July 31: The world is at risk of losing hard-won gains in fighting COVID-19 as the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads, but WHO-approved vaccines remain effective, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
Study: Vaccinated people can carry as much virus as others
Published On: July 31, 2021 07:41 AM NPT By: Associated Press
KATHMANDU, July 31: In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got so-called breakthrough infections carried about the same amount of the coronavirus as those who did not get the shots.
India reports most new COVID cases in three weeks
Published On: July 30, 2021 12:07 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, July 30: India reported 44,230 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the most in three weeks, the latest evidence of a worrying trend of rising cases that has forced one state to lock down amid fears of another wave of infections.
Israel to offer 3rd COVID booster shot to older citizens
Published On: July 30, 2021 10:21 AM NPT By: Associated Press
JERUSALEM, July 30: Israel’s prime minister on Thursday announced that the country would offer a coronavirus booster to people over 60 who have already been vaccinated.
Factbox: Countries make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory
Published On: July 30, 2021 07:45 AM NPT By: Reuters
July 30: A sharp upturn in new coronavirus infections due to the highly contagious Delta variant and a slowdown in vaccination rates have pushed governments to make COVID-19 jabs mandatory for health workers and other high-risk groups.
Analysis: Pandemics & protests: Unrest grips developing countries
Published On: July 29, 2021 09:46 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, July 29: From Tunisia and South Africa to Colombia, social unrest is sweeping through developing countries, a reminder of income inequalities that have deepened during the COVID-19 crisis.
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