Canada opens borders to fully vaccinated foreign travellers
Sep 09, 2021, at 04:34 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada has opened its borders to fully vaccinated non-essential foreign travellers from across the globe, allowing them to skip the 14-day quarantine requirement.
Shared ‘grief and anxiety’ a powerful unifying factor in COVID fight
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:08 pm
New York: The General Assembly on Tuesday held a High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace, focused on building resilience and a fair recovery against the continued ravages of COVID-19.
New Zealand reports first death due to anti-COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine
Aug 30, 2021, at 06:51 pm
Auckland/IBNS: New Zealand has reported its first death due to an anti-COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine, the country's health ministry stated.
Bangladesh registers 3,948 new COVID-19 cases
Aug 30, 2021, at 04:01 am
Dhaka/UNI/Xinhua: Bangladesh reported 3,948 new COVID-19 cases and 89 new deaths on Sunday, taking the tally to 1,493,537 and death toll to 26,015, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
New Zealand Parliament suspended due to anti-COVID-19 lockdown: PM Jacinda Ardern
Aug 23, 2021, at 07:28 pm
Auckland/UNI/Sputnik: The sitting of New Zealand Parliament was suspended for a week due to the anti-COVID-19 lockdown, the country’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.
Israel's PM Naftali Bennett receives 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Aug 21, 2021, at 12:20 am
Jerusalem/UNI/Xinhua: Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Friday received the third dose of the coronavirus vaccine, the state's Prime Minister's Office said.
New Zealand traces source of COVID-19 outbreak that forced snap lockdown
Aug 19, 2021, at 06:14 pm
Auckland/IBNS: New Zealand has traced the source of the recent lone COVID-19 case that forced the country to plunge into a snap lockdown.
Over one new COVID-19 case reported, New Zealand to enforce national lockdown
Aug 18, 2021, at 12:39 am
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand will move from the current level one alert directly to the top-level four lockdown from midnight after a positive COVID-19 case was identified in the Auckland community, which is likely to be the Delta variant, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced at a press conference Tuesday.
Rohingya refugees receive first COVID vaccinations in Bangladesh
Aug 13, 2021, at 07:21 pm
New York: More than 4,000 Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh have received their first COVID-19 vaccine shots, as part of a national inoculation drive to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
Video shows Chinese authorities locking people inside house as COVID-19 Delta variant surges
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:35 am
Beijing: China is witnessing a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in recent times and videos have now emerged on social media platforms where officials could be seen locking residents inside their homes in an apparent repeat of the extreme tactics seen in Wuhan at the start of the pandemic.
Covid: Thousands to revaccinate in Germany after investigations reveal nurse injected saline
Aug 13, 2021, at 04:27 am
The administration in north Germany has asked more than 8,000 people to get Covid vaccine again as a nurse is suspected to have administered saline instead of vaccines in many cases, according to media reports.
COVID-19 vaccine made mandatory for troops: US President Joe Biden supports Pentagon
Aug 10, 2021, at 03:36 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Monday said he strongly supported the effort by the Department of Defence (DOD) to make COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for members of the U.S. military by Sept. 15.
Daily Covid cases skyrocket in US, nearly 100,000 infections reported everyday
Aug 09, 2021, at 12:42 am
Baltimore: The US is averaging 100,000 Covid-19 cases daily, returning to the high last seen during winter season, mainly due to the highly transmissible Delta variant and sizable number of people choosing not to get vaccinated, according to media reports.
Fighting COVID-19: Bangladesh receives 30 ambulances gifted by India
Aug 07, 2021, at 12:03 am
Dhaka/UNI: As many as 30 ambulances from India as a gift to Bangladesh from the Indian government, have arrived at Benapole, an official said here.
Pakistan reports 5,661 new COVID-19 cases
Aug 05, 2021, at 07:57 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: Pakistan on Wednesday confirmed 5,661 new COVID-19 cases, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Thursday.
Barack Obama cancels 60th birthday bash due to rising COVID-19 cases
Aug 05, 2021, at 01:37 am
Washington,/UNI/Sputnik: Former US President Barack Obama has scrapped 60th birthday bash due to the spread of the Delta strain of COVID-19 in the country, his spokeswoman Hannah Hankins said on Wednesday.
Imposing lockdown: Pakistan PM Imran Khan slams Sindh govt
Aug 04, 2021, at 05:26 am
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday slammed the Sindh government for imposing partial coronavirus lockdown against the wish of the Centre as "such a move might break the back of the common man".
Pakistan Minister says new restrictions to be imposed in major cities amid rising COVID-19 cases
Aug 03, 2021, at 03:36 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Monday said new restrictions will be imposed in several major cities in the country to contain rising COVID-19 cases.
Bangladesh registers 9369 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 01, 2021, at 12:03 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh, the country struggling to contain the recent spike in cases, registered 9,369 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Conflict, COVID, climate crisis, likely to fuel acute food insecurity in 23 ‘hunger hotspots’
Jul 31, 2021, at 05:38 pm
New York: Life-saving aid to families on the brink of famine is being cut off in several countries by fighting and blockades, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) said in a new report issued on Friday.
Middle East is in fourth wave of Covid-19 triggered by Delta variant: WHO
Jul 31, 2021, at 01:41 am
Geneva/IBNS: The Middle East is in the midst of the fourth wave of Covid-19, triggered by the delta variant of coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
Covid-19: China imposes fresh lockdown after hundreds infected
Jul 31, 2021, at 12:09 am
Beijing/IBNS: China has imposed a lockdown in Jiangsu province, after a cluster of infections in its capital, Nanjing city, spread to Beijing and five provinces by Friday.
Pakistan: Sindh govt decides to impose lockdown from tomorrow amid rising COVID-19 cases
Jul 30, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Islamabad: The Sindh government has decided to impose a lockdown from Saturday till Aug 8 amid the rise of COVID-19 cases in the country, media reports said on Friday.
Human trafficking: UN chief calls for action as COVID leaves ‘many millions’ more vulnerable
Jul 30, 2021, at 06:36 pm
New York: UN Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday urged States to take action against human trafficking, where a third of all victims are children.
Food systems transformation a ‘silver lining’ in COVID crisis: UN deputy chief
Jul 30, 2021, at 06:20 pm
New York: A sustainable and prosperous planet can only be achieved through working together and in solidarity, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Wednesday at the end of a major global food security meeting.
US President Biden says COVID booster shots not needed now
Jul 30, 2021, at 02:33 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden said individuals do not need to get a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine right now but it might be needed later.
Pakistan's key opposition leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif tests COVID-19 positive
Jul 29, 2021, at 12:13 am
Islamabad: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz has tested COVID-19 positive, a party leader confirmed on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: Judicial Magistrate dies of COVID at Jhalokhati
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Dhaka/UNI: A senior judicial magistrate Sania Akhter died from COVID-19 infection on Wednesday morning at Jhalokhati Barishal.
Bangladesh decides to vaccinate Rohingyas: FS Masud Bin Momen
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh government has decided to vaccinate the Rohingyas as part of an inclusive vaccination programme.
Myanmar: Rights expert calls for ‘COVID ceasefire’, urges UN action
Jul 28, 2021, at 07:23 pm
New York: The UN independent expert on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Tuesday called for a “COVID ceasefire” for the country, as infections and deaths soar even as the military junta escalates attacks against healthcare workers.