• 22 December, 2024
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Explainer-Omicron ‘stealth’ COVID variant BA.2 now dominant globally

By Jennifer Rigby and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) - A sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron version of coronavirus known as BA.2 is now dominant worldwide, prompting surges in many countries…

Germany’s Merkel urges tougher measures to battle 4th wave of COVID

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's acting Chancellor Angela Merkel told leaders of her conservative party that measures being taken to stop the spread of the coronavirus in Europe's biggest economy were insufficient…

Chinese city Dalian halts frozen food trade after COVID-19 cases

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese port city Dalian has ordered all businesses handling imported chilled and frozen foods to suspend operations after an outbreak of COVID-19 that began last week. The…

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Singapore looking into unusual surge after record cases Singapore's health ministry said it is looking into an…

Vietnam’s new COVID-19 hybrid variant ‘replicating quickly’

Vietnam's 'very dangerous' new COVID-19 hybrid variant may be fuelling its worst outbreak so far as it is replicating quickly. On Saturday, the Vietnamese authorities revealed they had discovered a "very…

Xi is Fine, Blame it on Modi!

Time magazine's latest story is titled “Modi Never Bought Enough COVID-19 Vaccines for India. Now the Whole World Is Paying” (https://time.com/6052370/modi-didnt-buy-enough-covid-19-vaccine/) The story is that Narendra Modi did not buy…

By Vikram Sood

SII to provide 10 cr Covishield doses in June; Centre targets to inoculate 1 cr people daily

Ina press release by Health Ministry today, the update on vaccine availability for the month of June was shared which claimed nearly 12 Crore doses will be available for National…

After Biden’s push for probe into COVID-19 origin, China says US does not care about real facts

After Biden's push for probe into COVID-19 origin, China says US does not care about real facts.  After the Biden administration asked the US intelligence community to "redouble their efforts"…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches DRDO’s anti Covid drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG)

Minister of Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh and Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan today jointly launched the new COVID drug 2-DG at DRDO Bhawan. The anti-COVID-19 therapeutic…

Coronavirus is a Biological Warfare Weapon

An article published in American Journal of Clinical Studies & Medical Case Reports  by Robert Skopec in December 2020 quotes that Dr. Francis Boyle, who drafted the US Biological Weapons Act has…