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Omicron variant of COVID-19 detected in Cape Verde

Omicron variant

PRAIA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is already circulating in Cape Verde, said Maria da Luz Lima, the president of the National Institute of Public Health (INSP), urging people to get vaccinated and comply with preventive measures. More than 300 samples sent a week ago to the Institut Pasteur in Dakar … Read more

ADB approves financial assistance of $603 million for Ehsaas Programme

ADB

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $603 million result-based lending programme to strengthen and expand social protection programmes in Pakistan, a statement issued on Wednesday. The ADB said using conditional cash transfers, the programme will support the implementation of Ehsaas, Pakistan’s national social protection and poverty reduction strategy. Under the Integrated Social … Read more