- 25 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National Securitycovid19
England has community transmission of Omicron variant, health minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health minister said on Monday there is now community transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across regions of England but it is too early…
India reports first Omicron cases, no plan to authorise boosters
By Anuron Kumar Mitra and Chandini Monnappa BENGALURU (Reuters) - India reported its first two cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Thursday but the government said it had no…
EU removes US from Covid safe list for non-essential visits
Brussels [Belgium], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The EU, due to the increase in the incidence of coronavirus, removed five countries, including the United States, from the list of states with which…
INS Airavat arrives at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam with Covid relief supplies
Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam], August 30 (ANI): As part of the ongoing Mission SAGAR, INS Airavat arrived at Ho Chi Minh City Port in Vietnam with COVID Relief Material…
Vaccine inequity causes ‘dangerous divergence’ in COVID survival rates: UN
Geneva [Switzerland], August 28 (ANI): The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is progressing at "two alarmingly different speeds", UN agency leaders said. In a statement on Friday, several UN agencies…
Dr Soumya Swaminathan lauds India for achieving 1 crore jabs
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): As India administered over 1 crore vaccine doses against COVID-19 on Friday until 10 pm, which is the highest vaccination that happened in a…
India achieves highest single day COVID-19 vaccination mark; administers over 88.13 lakh doses in last 24 hours
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): With over 88.13 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the last 24 hours, India has achieved the highest single-day vaccination mark on Monday. "88…
China launches probe against officials for covering up fresh COVID 19 outbreak
Beijing [China], August 14 (ANI): China has launched a probe against Yucheng county in Central China's Henan Province which failed to curb the spread of coronavirus resulting in four new…
Mix of Covishield, Covaxin yields better results: ICMR Study
By Shalini Bhardwaj New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed in its study that the combination of Covaxin and Covishield vaccines, the…
Current vaccines effective against COVID-19 Delta variant as per ICMR studies: Dr NK Arora
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The current vaccines available in India are effective against the COVID-19 Delta variant as per the studies done by the Indian Council of Medical…
Jaishankar meets Blinken, discusses Indo-Pacific, Afghan situation
Matera [Italy], June 29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and discussed the Indo-Pacific and the Afghan situation during the G20…
Novavax’s vaccine, also produced by SII, found 90 pc effective against COVID-19 variants
By Sahil Pandey New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): US Biotechnology company Novavax on Monday announced that its Covid-19 vaccine provides 100 per cent protection against moderate and severe symptoms…
