White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests COVID-19 positive
Nov 01, 2021, at 03:20 pm
Washington: White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday announced she has tested COVID-19 positive.
G20 leaders committed to strive to resume global travel in safe, orderly manner amid Covid
Nov 01, 2021, at 03:54 am
Rome/Sputnik: The leaders of the G20 countries committed on Sunday for making efforts to restart international travel in a safe and ordered manner amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the final communique obtained by Sputnik.
G20 leaders agree to take steps to boost Covid vaccine supply to developing nations
Nov 01, 2021, at 03:38 am
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: The leaders of the G20 countries agreed on Sunday to take action to help boost the supply of vaccines and essential medical products and inputs in developing countries, according to the Rome summit's declaration obtained by Sputnik.
NW Chinese region suspends in-person classes to control Covid-19
Oct 26, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Yinchuan: Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has suspended in-person classes at 773 schools to control the spread of Covid-19, a regional education department official said on Tuesday.
Australia fights COVID-19: Victoria introduces new "pandemic specific laws"
Oct 26, 2021, at 02:16 pm
Canberra/UNI/Xinhua: The government of Australian state of Victoria announced on Tuesday new public health laws to replace emergency powers which were put into place at the beginning of the pandemic.
US Homeland Security Secretary tests positive for COVID-19
Oct 20, 2021, at 02:51 pm
Washington: US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work from home per health guidelines, confirmed spokesperson Marsha Espinosa.
Former-US Secretary of State Powell dies of Covid-19 complications: Family
Oct 19, 2021, at 12:28 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell died on Monday from coronavirus-related complications, his family said in a statement.
Saudi airports lift COVID curbs, start operating at full capacity, says Aviation Body
Oct 18, 2021, at 03:34 pm
Riyadh/UNI/Sputnik: Airports in Saudi Arabia will operate at full capacity without any coronavirus-related restrictions starting Sunday, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said.
Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine certificate available for download during next 3 days
Oct 16, 2021, at 05:47 am
Ottawa/IBNS: COVID-19 vaccine certificate QR codes for download are being made available by the government of Ontario in Canada during the next three days starting Friday morning.
US to reopen land and air borders to fully vaccinated foreign visitors from Nov 8
Oct 16, 2021, at 05:18 am
Washington/IBNS: The United States will reopen its land and air borders to fully vaccinated foreign visitors Nov 8 onwards ending a more than 18-month ban on travel from across the globe.
Russia confirms record 31,299 COVID cases in past 24 hours: Response center
Oct 14, 2021, at 09:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Russia confirmed a record high of 31,299 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, up from 28,717 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 7,892,980, the federal response center said on Thursday.
COVID-induced inequities demand ‘New Social Contract’ says rights chief
Oct 08, 2021, at 10:25 pm
New York: COVID-19 has “laid bare deep structural inequalities” everywhere, further widening a multitude of gaps, both within and between countries, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights told a major urban policy event in South Korea on Thursday.
Bangladesh witnesses 21 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Oct 07, 2021, at 12:14 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a nation that witnessed a deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in recent times, registered 21 deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours.
Joe Biden reiterates need for more vaccinations as COVID-19 death toll in US tops 700,000
Oct 03, 2021, at 02:40 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden says that the fact that the US death toll from the coronavirus infection has surpassed 700,000 means that more people need to get vaccinated in the country.
US heard Russia’s pitch for mutual recognition of vaccine certificates: Minister
Oct 03, 2021, at 04:41 am
Geneva/UNI/Sputnik: Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Saturday he believed that US delegates in Geneva saw his point in the mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccine certificates.
Got two doses of Covishield: UN General Assembly President amid India-UK vaccine war
Oct 02, 2021, at 07:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the India-UK vaccine war, United Nations General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid has said he was administered with two doses of anti-COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, media reports said.
Australia finally set to open borders for the fully vaccinated
Oct 02, 2021, at 01:43 am
Canberra/IBNS: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday announced plans to resume international travel and reopen the country's borders to the fully vaccinated citizens and permanent residents.
COVID-19 caused ‘shocking’ inequalities: human rights chief Bachelet
Sep 29, 2021, at 07:19 pm
New York: The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has caused and perpetuated “truly shocking” inequality that has affected the world’s most vulnerable individuals, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday, in a call for greater coronavirus vaccine solidarity and a human rights-led post-pandemic economic recovery.
US President Joe Biden gets COVID-19 booster shot
Sep 28, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden has received a booster shot of COVID-19.
Sep 25, 2021, at 07:46 pm
New York: Looking back over the first four days of the high-level week, the Ireland’s Prime Minister said a series of alarms have sounded in the Hall of the General Assembly: for conflict, for COVID, for climate.
World Bank agrees to lend USD 100 mln to Sri Lanka for COVID-19 battle
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: The World Bank has agreed to give a 100-million-US dollar loan to support Sri Lanka's efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19, local media reported here Thursday.
World Bank agrees to lend USD 100 mln to Sri Lanka for COVID-19 battle
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: The World Bank has agreed to give a 100-million-US dollar loan to support Sri Lanka's efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19, local media reported here Thursday.
Colombia calls for global financial consensus to avert COVID debt crisis
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:12 pm
New York: The President of Colombia on Tuesday warned that many developing countries have increased their fiscal deficit to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, putting at risk their financial capacity to act on other priorities, such as climate change.
‘Power of humanity’ can overcome COVID-19, climate challenges – Assembly President
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:22 pm
New York: The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday opened the annual General Debate, this year held as a hybrid in-person and virtual event, reflecting on the darkest days of the pandemic, “when cities were shuttered and vaccines still a dream” and how the world’s peoples “came together as never before”.
US to lift travel bans for fully vaccinated air passengers from November
Sep 21, 2021, at 05:06 am
Washington/IBNS: The United States on Monday announced that it will lift Covid travel bans on all air passengers from November if they are fully vaccinated and undergo testing as well as contact tracing.
New Zealand reports 24 new cases of COVID-19
Sep 19, 2021, at 02:36 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand reported 24 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, said the Ministry of Health.
Annual Secretary-General’s report reveals a world tested ‘to the limit’
Sep 17, 2021, at 11:12 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the greatest shared global challenge since the UN’s founding 75 years ago, according to the annual Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization, published on Thursday.
Australia secures additional 1mln Moderna vaccine doses from EU: PM Scott Morrison
Sep 12, 2021, at 10:28 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Sunday that his country would receive an additional 1 million Moderna vaccine doses from the European Union.
President Xi Jinping's CCP policy to culturally unite China now reaches Inner Mongolia
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:19 am
Beijing: Xi Jinping's plan to culturally unify the entire country as per the political agenda of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has now reached Inner Mongolia.
Fire blazes a north Macedonian COVID-19 hospital, 10 people dead
Sep 09, 2021, at 06:40 pm
Skopje/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: Ten people died and over 20 were injured as a result of a fire that broke out at a temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients in Tetovo, North Macedonia.