NEW DELHI, Dec 2, 2021 (AFP) – India announced its first two cases of the highly infectious Omicron Covid variant on Thursday, months after a devastating wave of the virus killed more than 200,000 people around the country. Top health ministry official Luv Agarwal said two men in southern Karnataka state, aged 66 and 46, had tested positive … Read more
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Dec 1, 2021 (AFP) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday slammed travel bans targeting specific countries and regions imposed over the new Covid-19 variant as “unfair” and “ineffective.” “With a virus that is truly borderless, travel restrictions that isolate any one country or region are not only deeply unfair and punitive … Read more
Millions of British visitors may be barred from traveling to Europe if they obtain the AstraZeneca vaccination manufactured in India. The EU Digital Covid Certificate, which went into effect on Thursday, permits fully vaccinated individuals to travel throughout Europe without the need for testing or quarantines. The certificate validates vaccines that have been approved by … Read more
A new mutant strain of the novel Coronavirus discovered in the UK has now reached Asia and has been diagnosed in two students in Hong Kong. According to the local health department, the two students came to Hong Kong from the UK. On their return to Hong Kong in December, the two students were tested … Read more
Recently, a new strain of the novel coronavirus was discovered in the UK, but now mutant COVID strain has emerged in Africa, which is spreading more rapidly in the country. South African scientists and medical officials have announced the discovery of this new strain of coronavirus. This type of analysis is being closely monitored by … Read more
