Wednesday, 30 June 2021 (YJC) _ Confusion reigns for parents as entire classes are emptied over single cases of Covid after the government told us children were unlikely to suffer serious effects. With summer hols days away, education takes another massive hit.
Sunday, 27 June 2021 (YJC) _British health minister Matt Hancock quit on Saturday after he was caught breaking COVID -19 rules by kissing and embracing an aide in his office, enraging colleagues and the public who have been living under lockdown.
Saturday, 08 May 2021_The Turkish health minister said the number of new infected cases with the coronavirus has declined due to lockdown measures imposed by the government over the past 15 days. Fahrettin Koca also said the decline was also seen in the number of fatalities.
Thursday, 06 May 2021_When it comes to the Covid-19 pandemic, another crisis is brewing, and that is vaccine nationalism or vaccine hoarding. Most G8 nations are guilty of that, including the US, France and Canada. According to the latest, the worlds wealthiest countries are getting vaccinated 25 times faster.
Wednesday, 05 May 2021_India halted its hugely popular cricket league on Tuesday as COVID -19 infections surged past 20 million in the world's second-most populous country and the opposition leader said a nationwide lockdown was now the only way out.
The United States has hoarded tens of millions of COVID vaccine doses that it may never use, amid growing calls by international health experts for a coordinated global vaccine effort to tackle the pandemic.
Sunday, 25 April 2021_Several thousand anti-lockdown demonstrators marched through central London on Saturday despite restrictions on mass gatherings during the COVID -19 pandemic.
Saturday, 24 April 2021_Pakistan has called out army to help police and other paramilitary personnel to enforce strict precautionary measures in bazaars and streets to contain what the government says a sudden surge in COVID -19 cases.
Friday, 23 April 2021_EU lawmakers say it's not good enough that just 8% of EU citizens have been fully vaccinated against COVID -19. This as lockdowns across the 27-county bloc are having a major economic impact.
Monday, 19 April 2021 _The Covid-19 pandemic and the way former US President Donald Trump occasionally described it are playing a key role in a Senate battle on anti-Asian hate crimes recently running rampant in the United States.
Monday, 19 April 2021 _Press TV was invited to a factory in the south of Tehran where a new vaccine named Osivd would be produced within a few months to immune people against the deadly coronavirus.
Thursday, 01 April 2021_More than 100 fully vaccinated people in the US state of Washington have contracted COVID -19 more than two weeks after receiving the disease’s vaccine, officials say.
Friday, 26 March 2021_EU leaders have stopped short of introducing a ban on the export of COVID -19 vaccines produced in the 27-nation block. This is while new data shows just over 4-percent of people living in the EU have been fully vaccinated.
Tuesday, 23 March 2021_This part of world has been on the limelight since the last few decades for its impressive growth and development but the benefits of development are not reaching to its impoverished section.
Thursday, 18 March 2021_Thousands of Asian Americans have been targeted by racial verbal and physical attacks since the beginning of coronavirus epidemic, a study shows.
Friday, 12 March 2021_Iran has received the first shipment of Cuba’s coronavirus vaccine, developed in cooperation between Tehran and Havana in spite of the unilateral US sanctions imposed on both countries.
Saturday, 06 March 2021_The Nigerian government has described the commencement of vaccinating Nigerians as a historic moment in the fight against COVID -19.