Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Austria suspends mandatory Covid vaccine law

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VIENNA: Austria said Wednesday it is suspending mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for all adults saying the pandemic no longer poses the same danger, just weeks after the law took effect in an EU first. The Alpine nation of nine million people was among few countries in the world to make jabs against the coronavirus compulsory for … Read more

Vaccine mandates around the world

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PARIS: A growing number of countries are imposing vaccine passes, or insisting people in certain jobs be vaccinated against Covid-19. But few are mandating their whole populations to be jabbed. Here is a snapshot:  Compulsory jabs  Ecuador became the first country in the world to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory in December, including for children over … Read more

Indonesia reports 246 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths

Indonesia reports 246 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths

JAKARTA, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — Indonesia on Saturday confirmed 246 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,257,489, according to the country’s Health Ministry. The ministry said that the death toll from the virus in the country rose by five to 143,863, while 314 more people have recovered during the past 24 hours, … Read more