Australia’s upcoming summer schedule of limited-overs series will only feature Sri Lanka after New Zealand postponed tour to Australia amid tight border controls and quarantine requirements in NZ, to control the virus outbreak, as the Kiwis return is uncertain. All the travellers visiting New Zealand had to go through a mandatory 10-day quarantine period, and … Read more
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) — The first three locally transmitted COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant in Vietnam have been confirmed in its southern Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam News Agency reported Wednesday. The three people were all related to another COVID-19 patient who recently entered Vietnam from the United … Read more
The newly appointed captain of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Lahore Qalandars, Shaheen Shah Afridi said that the captaincy will not create pressure. Shaheen has taken place of Qalandar’ ex-captain Shoaib Akhtar. His appointment was announced by the head coach Aaqib Javed and CEO Rana Atif during a press conference. “I will try my … Read more
LIVERPOOL: Premier League fans will be subject to vaccine passport checks to enter stadiums from Wednesday, but fears are rising over how long the English top-flight can continue in front of capacity crowds as the Omicron variant sweeps across Britain. Tottenham’s trip to Brighton and Manchester United’s visit to Brentford have been postponed due to … Read more
THE HAGUE, Dec 9, 2021 (AFP) – The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said Thursday that cases of Omicron so far appear to be “mostly mild”, but cautioned it was still investigating whether the variant could cause severe disease. “Cases appear to be mostly mild, however we need to gather more evidence to determine whether the spectrum … Read more
DUBAI: The UAE confirmed its first case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant on Wednesday, Khaleej Times reported. The Ministry of Health and Prevention (Mohap) said on Twitter that the variant was detected in an African woman who came from an unspecified African country. She was passing through an Arab country and had received two doses of a … 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
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday that it has been monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as ‘Mu’, which was first identified in Colombia in January. Mu, known scientifically as B.1.621, has been classified as a ‘variant of interest,’ the global health body said in its weekly pandemic bulletin. The WHO said … Read more
Indonesia passes two million coronavirus cases since the pandemic broke out. The hospitals have been flooding with new patients. The unwanted milestone was hit when the case rates spiked up by times two. The authorities said this might be because of highly infectious COVID-19 variants. On Monday, Indonesia recorded 14,536 new cases, taking total cases … Read more
The technology giant Samsung recently announced a new mid-range Galaxy A series phone with a QHD+ 120Hz screen and a quantum cryptography chipset in South Korea. However, even before the debut; a rumor has claimed that the company is working on a variant of the phone called Galaxy A82 5G for global markets. Even though … Read more
