The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) has allowed full stadium capacity for the Pakistan-Australia Test series. Previously, NCOC also allowed 100% spectators capacity during the Lahore leg of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). “PCB is allowed to conduct Pakistan vs Australia cricket matches scheduled [to take place] from 4th March to 5th April 2022 … Read more
VIENTIANE – The Lao government will begin a nationwide rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 6 to 11 in March in a bid to reopen schools safely, local media reported Wednesday. Local daily Vientiane Times quoted Deputy Manager of the National Immunization Program Chansai Pathammavong as saying that a total of 957,000 children in … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese government’s performance in tackling Covid-19, ensuring economic growth, fighting corruption and pollution, and enhancing its own governance capacity and its quicker response to public concerns are all reasons behind a record high level of trust among Chinese citizens in the nation’s government, according to a global survey and experts. Ninety-one per … Read more
BEIJING: China is battling coronavirus outbreaks in several cities, testing the country’s strict “zero-Covid” strategy just weeks before Beijing hosts the Winter Olympics. Here’s a rundown of the measures in place in key areas of the world’s most populous nation. Tianjin Fears are growing about China’s largest domestic Omicron cluster to date in the … Read more
YAOUNDÉ: The Africa Cup of Nations, kicking off Sunday in Cameroon after a delay over Covid concerns, is also posing major security, political and organisational challenges for the host nation. Some were fearing yet another postponement, with African football chief Patrice Motsepe saying late last month that the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in a country with … Read more
BERLIN: Bayern Munich must do without five quarantined stars, including Joshua Kimmich, in the Champions League as the absent midfield dynamo fuels debate in Germany after refusing to be vaccinated against Covid. The Bavarian giants are already guaranteed a last 16 place as Group E winners ahead of Tuesday’s match at bottom side Dynamo Kyiv. However, … Read more
NEW DELHI: India administered its one billionth Covid-19 vaccine dose on Thursday as it fights its way back from a devastating surge in cases that brought the health system close to collapse. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the feat as a “triumph of Indian science”, but authorities remain on guard for a new pandemic wave. … Read more
