Fully vaccinated British health secty Sajid Javid tests Covid+
Jul 18, 2021, at 05:50 am
London/IBNS: British health secretary Sajid Javid has tested positive for coronavirus and is self isolating.
Only children of fully vaccinated families can attend school, say Chinese authorities
Jul 17, 2021, at 03:28 am
Beijing: Students will not be allowed to attend schools in China unless their entire family is fully vaccinated, some local governments in the country have issued the order, according to media reports.
Bangladesh records 185 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Jul 10, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh continues to witness a deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as 185 new deaths were recorded due to the virus in the past 24 hours.
Pacific region: Japan offers to give COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan-friendly nations
Jul 05, 2021, at 10:48 pm
Tokyo: The Japan government has offered to give COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan-friendly islands in the Pacific, a move that can leave China irked.
Brazilian Supreme Court approves investigation of Bolsonaro over Covaxin deal - Reports
Jul 04, 2021, at 07:53 am
Brasilia/UNI/Sputnik: The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil has approved a probe into President Jair Bolsonaro regarding alleged overpricing during the purchase of India's coronavirus vaccine Covaxin, the G1 website reported.
Covid19: Emergence of Delta variant may lower acceptance of EU Digital Covid Certificate
Jul 02, 2021, at 07:15 am
Brussels/IBNS: The digital travel pass programme launched with the aim to allow seamless traveling across the European Union during the summer vacation period could fail as the deadlier Delta variant of coronavirus threatens to trigger a fresh wave of the infection.
Report now claims Wuhan virologist who worked on bat coronaviruses tied to military scientists
Jul 02, 2021, at 05:30 am
Wuhan: A top Chinese virologist has been tied to at least two Chinese military scientists who collaborated with her on coronavirus research in the past, including one now listed as deceased, making yet another crucial revelation in the path to trace the origin of the COVID-19 virus which is wreaking havoc across the world.
Delta variant driving the third wave of Covid-19 in South Africa
Jun 27, 2021, at 04:20 am
Cape Town/IBNS: Scientists have attributed the current surge in coronavirus cases in South Africa to the Delta variant, according to media reports.
Thousands of wild animals were sold at Wuhan markets in months before Covid-19 outbreak: Reports
Jun 11, 2021, at 09:41 pm
Beijing: A new research has found that thousands of animals were sold in markets in the Chinese city of Wuhan just before the COVID-19 outbreak.
COVID-19 in Pakistan: Punjab to block SIM cards of people who decide not to get vaccinated
Jun 11, 2021, at 03:44 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Punjab government has decided to block the mobile SIM cards of people who refuse to get vaccinated against coronavirus, media reports said.
US Prez Joe Biden orders US agencies to find source of Covid19 virus in China
May 27, 2021, at 08:06 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday directed the country's intelligence agencies to submit a report to him within the next three months finding if the novel coronavirus first surfaced in China from an animal source or emerged from a laboratory accident, an AFP report said.
Almost one in two Brits may quit job if forced back into office – Poll
May 19, 2021, at 07:23 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Nearly a half of Britons polled say they will consider quitting their job if their employers try to force them to go back into the office, a study conducted by the UK apartment sharing website SpareRoom has found.
Singapore shuts all schools after warning new Covid strains 'affecting children more'
May 18, 2021, at 05:03 am
Singapore/IBNS: Singapore has decided to close all schools from Wednesday as authorities have warned that new coronavirus strains like the one first detected in India were affecting more children in the city-state.
Singapore returns to lockdown-like-conditions amid Covid cases' spike
May 15, 2021, at 04:43 am
Singapore/IBNS: Amid a rise in Coronavirus cases, Singapore is all set to return to lockdown-like conditions for four weeks starting May 16 with a complete ban in dining-in.
UK records another 1,907 coronavirus cases, 7 deaths
May 02, 2021, at 04:39 am
London/Xinhua: Another 1,907 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,418,530, according to official figures released Saturday.
Govts on high alert after several countries detect Indian variant of coronavirus
Apr 28, 2021, at 04:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The authorities in Italy sounded alarm after Indian variant of coronavirus was discovered in a father and daughter who returned from India and similar cases have been reported from other parts of the world, including U.K., Japan, Fiji, media reports said.
Chinese mainland reports 13 new Covid-19 cases
Apr 25, 2021, at 02:52 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 13 new Covid-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.
French Prime Minister says 3rd COVID-19 wave 'seems to be behind,' but risk remains high
Apr 23, 2021, at 07:10 am
Moscow/Sputnik: France appears to have descended the peak of the third coronavirus wave, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday, adding that vigilance must prevail as COVID-19 variants were still spreading.
US Senate passes COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Apr 23, 2021, at 07:00 am
Washington/Sputnik: The US senate has passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act by a vote of 94-1, with Senator Josh Hawley being the lone dissenting vote.
WHO COVID-19 report was focused on 'pleasing' Beijing: Ex-US official
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:38 am
Washington: A former US National Security Council's senior director for counterproliferation and biodefense has said the recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on the origin of coronavirus has shown that the world health body was more focused on pleasing Beijing.
Pakistan approves use of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine
Apr 10, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has approved the use of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, meia reports said.
France goes into third national lockdown as cases surge sharply
Apr 04, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Paris/UNI: France on Saturday entered its third national lockdown as the rise in the number of COVID cases threatens to overwhelm the country's medical system.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan, his wife test Covid-19 positive days after taking Chinese vaccine
Mar 21, 2021, at 05:40 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have tested positive for Covid-19, two days the first shot of the Coivid-19 vaccine Sinopharm developed by China.
Over 400 employees of Tesla plant in California contracted COVID19 amid pandemic
Mar 14, 2021, at 08:20 pm
Washington/Sputnik: There were around 450 coronavirus cases at Tesla’s California, Bay Area production facility last year, The Washington Post reports citing new data from the PlainSite transparency website.
Moldova's Security Council recommends 2-week COVID-19 emergency
Mar 14, 2021, at 08:11 pm
Chisinau/Sputnik: Moldova's Supreme Security Council has recommended that the government declare a two-week state of emergency over COVID-19, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said on Saturday.
China refutes allegation of US Deputy Security chief on Coronavirus' leak from Wuhan lab
Jan 05, 2021, at 12:29 am
Beijing/Sputnik: US Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger's allegation that the coronavirus had slipped out of a lab in China's eastern Wuhan city is false, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Monday.
UK reports biggest single-day spike of 53,135 COVID cases, 414 deaths
Dec 30, 2020, at 07:37 am
London/UNI: The United Kingdom on Tuesday recorded the highest single-day spike of 53,135 fresh novel coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, while 414 people lost their lives.
Vaccination with Russia’s Sputnik V to start in Argentina from Tuesday: Authorities
Dec 27, 2020, at 02:43 pm
Buenos Aires/Sputnik: The delivery of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine doses to Argentina is expected to be completed by Monday and vaccination will start on Dec 29, the press service of Argentina’s president informed in a statement.
More pandemics likely to come, countries must invest in preparedness: WHO chief
Dec 27, 2020, at 02:04 pm
Geneva/Sputnik: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the world should get prepared for future pandemics that are inevitable.
French President Emmanuel Macron tests Covid-19 positive
Dec 17, 2020, at 09:24 pm
Paris: France's President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, Elysée Palace said on Thursday.