Apr 23 2024
Londoners shrugged off a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic and flocked to pubs and restaurants on Wednesday night, hours before the introduction of a new month-long lockdown across England. While the UK’s death toll from the coronavirus rose on Wednesday by 492, […]
With the Indian states of Rajasthan, Odisha, West Bengal and Haryana resolving to ban the sale of crackers during the light festival of Diwali, the Karnataka government has also contemplated a state-wide ban. However, a final decision is set to […]
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has dedicated the celebrations of the Flag Day to the heroes at the forefront of the nation’s fight against COVID-19. His Highness hoisted the […]
India recorded 45,231 new coronavirus infections, taking its total cases to 8.23 million, the health ministry said on Monday. The country doubled down on its testing in the month of August, raising the bar to a total of 62.4 million […]
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Sunday announced a new social distancing scheme based on five levels instead of three, with plans to improve anti-virus measures amid criticisms that label the current system as too broad-brush. The scheme took […]
Around 10,000 international pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, after a hiatus of seven months, after the Islamic pilgrimage was halted due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the Kingdom and worldwide. According to Deputy Minister of […]
Over a million Slovaks took a coronavirus swab on Saturday as the country launched a huge logistical operation to test most of its population over the weekend to reverse a rise in the pandemic. Authorities say the ambitious plan to […]
South Korea sees bustling Halloween crowds take to streets on Saturday despite continued warnings by authorities against potential new coronavirus spread.. While most major clubs in the popular areas of Hongdae, Itaewon and Gangnam were closed as part of precautionary […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday declared a one-month partial coronavirus lockdown, shutting restaurants and other leisure activities in Athens and other major cities from next week. “We must act now, before intensive care units buckle under the strain […]
Only a fraction of the European Union population may be vaccinated against the coronavirus before 2022, EU officials said in an internal meeting, as the cure the bloc is securing may not prove effective or may not be manufactured in […]
Antibodies against the novel coronavirus declined rapidly in the British population during the summer, a study found on Tuesday, suggesting protection after infection may not be long lasting and raising the prospect of waning immunity in the community. Scientists at […]
