Mar 10, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Toronto: Toronto Mayor John Tory recently announced that three of the City of Toronto’s mass immunization clinics will open early to vaccinate residents who are over the age of 80 starting on March 17.
Schools to reopen as England starts moving out of COVID-19 lockdown
Mar 08, 2021, at 03:03 pm
London/Sputnik: Schools and colleges across England are set to reopen on Monday in the first step of the UK government’s roadmap out of the COVID-19 lockdown, following the downward trend in the rate of coronavirus infections over the past few weeks.
COVID-19: Bangladesh reports 606 more case, 11 deaths
Mar 08, 2021, at 01:05 am
Dhaka/UNI: Eleven more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,462.
Sri Lanka receives 1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX facility
Mar 07, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka has received the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccines through the international COVAX facility run by the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN body said on Sunday.
UN Development Programme urges temporary basic income for women hit hard by COVID-19 fallout
Mar 05, 2021, at 03:57 pm
New York: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for temporary basic income for millions of the world’s poorest women, to help them cope with effects of coronavirus pandemic and alleviate the economic pressures they face every day.
Bangladesh reports 614 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 03, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh has recorde 614 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Wednesday.
Dutch police investigate COVID-19 testing center blast, not sure it was terrorist attack
Mar 03, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Dutch police are still investigating the explosion in the coronavirus testing center in the western province of North Holland and cannot tell for sure whether it was a terrorist attack, North Holland Police spokesman Menno Hartenberg told Sputnik on Wednesday.
China’s fiscal risks ‘extremely severe’, former Chinese finance minister warns
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:21 pm
Beijing: China's former finance minister Lou Jiwei has warned that the country's fiscal situation is 'extremely severe with risks and challenges'.
Pakistan govt's plan to commercialize COVID vaccine triggers row
Feb 26, 2021, at 03:09 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's health experts have expressed concern over the government's decision to allow some private companies to import coronavirus vaccines as they fear the step might make the vaccines to be sold at commercial rates.
Cambodia: COVID-19 outbreak hits Chinese community
Feb 26, 2021, at 02:19 am
Phnom Penh: A COVID-19 outbreak incident has been reported among Chinese expat community members in Cambodia, media reports said on Monday.
China fails to witness COVID-19 baby boom
Feb 22, 2021, at 12:59 am
Beijing: China is witnessing another tough episode when the country witnessed a decline in child birth rates.
Australian Prime Minister gets vaccinated against COVID19 marking 'comeback' from pandemic
Feb 21, 2021, at 09:14 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was among the first people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in the country on Sunday.
Bill Gates calls failure to contain COVID-19 pandemic at early stages 'Tragedy'
Feb 20, 2021, at 02:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Microsoft cofounder and philanthropist Bill Gates condemned the failure of global leaders to preempt the spread of COVID-19 in his speech at the Munich Security Conference.
UN chief calls for ‘new social contract’ as part of post-pandemic recovery
Feb 19, 2021, at 05:01 pm
New York: With the COVID-19 pandemic exposing social and economic inequalities rooted in racism, discrimination and xenophobia, recovery must lead to more inclusive societies, the UN Secretary-General told Member States on Thursday.
RAP, a series of online programs, helps in Ontario's financial recovery in response to COVID-19
Feb 18, 2021, at 05:09 am
Toronto/IBNS: With a motive of a financial recovery, the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) joined the Recovery Activation Program (RAP) to help businesses digitally modernize their operations and foster growth.
North Korea attempted to steal COVID-19 vaccine technology from Pfizer: Reports
Feb 16, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: North Korea allegedly tried to hack into Pfizer's systems and steal COVID-19 technology and treatment, Yonhap news Agency reported on Tuesday, citing the South Korean intelligence service.
Kamala Harris discusses COVID-19 pandemic with Macron : White House
Feb 16, 2021, at 03:41 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US Vice President Kamala Harris has discussed the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other issues during a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, the White House said.
Washington expresses concern over Beijing's interference in WHO's probe on COVID-19 origin
Feb 16, 2021, at 01:32 am
Washington: Targeting China, the US has expressed deep concerns about the way in which the early findings of the COVID-19 investigation were communicated and questions about the process used to reach them.
Czech Government declares 14-day state of emergency over COVID-19: Reports
Feb 15, 2021, at 02:36 pm
Prague/Sputnik: The Czech cabinet declared a two-week state of emergency at the request of regional authorities due to worsening COVID-19 dynamics in circumvention of parliament's opposition, the Czech Television reported on Sunday.
New Zealand imposes 1st COVID-19 lockdown since October amid community transmission
Feb 14, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: New Zealand is imposing first lockdown restrictions since October on the city of Auckland — its most populous city — for three days after three COVID-19 community cases were reported, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Sunday.
Feb 13, 2021, at 04:08 pm
New York: More children could be pushed into the joining armed forces and armed groups due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, senior United Nations and European Union (EU) officials said on International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, observed on Thursday.
Feb 08, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Islamabad: Former special assistant to the prime minister on health Dr Zafar Mirza has said he felt 'furious' that COVID-19 vaccines were given to influentials at the cost of frontline health workers.
Nepal envoy confident Himalayan nation will get more COVID-19 vaccine doses from India
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:39 am
Kathmandu: Nepal's envoy to India Nilamber Acharya has expressed happiness over India giving 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the Himalayan nation.
Pandemic triggers ‘widespread upheaval’ in global fisheries and aquaculture
Feb 03, 2021, at 06:38 pm
New York: COVID-19 has caused “widespread upheaval” for the whole fishing and aquaculture industry around the world, the UN deputy agriculture chief said on Tuesday, launching a new report that assesses the toll the pandemic has taken on the sector.
COVID-19 impact exposes millions to the risk of trafficking, UN agency says
Feb 03, 2021, at 06:03 pm
New York: Although almost 50,000 victims of human trafficking were detected and reported in 2018 by 148 countries, the “hidden nature” of the crime means that the actual number of victims could be “far higher”, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Tuesday.
Wuhan health worker claims Chinese authorities stopped him from sounding alarm on COVID-19
Jan 29, 2021, at 03:50 pm
A Chinese health worker in Wuhan region has said despite understanding that the COVID-19 virus was highly infectious and transmissible in early January last year, they were not allowed to reveal it.
Sri Lanka: ‘Forced’ cremation of COVID victims’ bodies must stop - UN rights expert
Jan 26, 2021, at 03:20 pm
New York: The Sri Lankan Government should end its policy of compulsorily cremating victims of COVID-19, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday.
Biden promises 1mln vaccinations daily in 3 weeks
Jan 26, 2021, at 02:27 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden told reporters that in three weeks the country will be able to perform one million of vaccinations a day with a potential of reaching 1.5 million.
Canada's Covid-19 cases mark one year since first virus detection
Jan 26, 2021, at 01:18 am
Canada/IBNS: It is exactly one year on Monday that the first case of virus causing COVID-19 was confirmed in Canada when a patient came to Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital after returning from Wuhan, China.
Pandemic disruption to learning is an opportunity to reimagine, revitalize education
Jan 24, 2021, at 10:50 pm
New York: To mark the third International Day of Education on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to the resilience of students, teachers and families in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic that, at its peak, forced almost every school, institute and university to close its doors.