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Congressman Krishnamoorthi announces NOVID Act to protect US from risk of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 20, (ANI): Following new CDC guidance that fully vaccinated Americans can remove masks and resume normal activities, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Wednesday (local time) announced the Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, an exp
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Fully vaccinated Americans can go outdoors without masks, says US CDC
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is safe for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be outside without a mask, but only in small groups.
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Americans able to 'breathe easier and sleep better' under Biden administra
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 20 (ANI): US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday (local time) said that Americans are able to breathe easier and sleep better under the Joe Biden-led administration.
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White House says US will have enough vaccine for all Americans by end of n
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 6, (ANI): The United States will still have enough vaccines for all Americans by the end of next month, despite problems with a single batch of "drug product" resulting in the loss of 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine, the White House said on Monday.
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Fauci warns of another COVID-19 surge in US
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 4 (ANI): The US top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci on Saturday (local time) warned that the United States may be on the cusp of another COVID-19 surge if Americans aren't careful.
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Bangladeshi Americans recall horror of March 25, 1971, demand apology from
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 26 (ANI): A US-based Bangladeshi organisation, Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM), held a car rally on Thursday, followed by a protest outside the Pakistani Embassy in Washington DC demanding an apology for the 1971 genocide named 'Operation Search
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FBI, US Attorney condemn acts of violence against Asian Americans
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 23 (ANI): A week after a shooting incident at three Asian spas in Atlanta, senior Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials and a federal US attorney on Monday condemned acts of violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the country.
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Biden, Harris meet Asian American leaders in Atlanta after deadly shooting
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday (local time) met Asian American leaders in Atlanta after the deadly shootings that claimed the lives of eight people, including six Asian women.
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American students claim being wrongfully detained in China: Report
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 19 (ANI): Nine students, including six Americans, who attended New York University in Shanghai, were detained by Chinese police in two separate incidents on the same night last week, The Washington Post reported citing university personnel and US officials.
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US House condemns rising violence against Asian Americans
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): The US House Judiciary Committee's civil rights committee on Thursday held a hearing, condemning the rise of violence and discrimination against Asian Americans during the pandemic.
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No question Trump rhetoric fed anti-Asian bias, says White House
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday (local time) that former President Donald Trump's rhetoric around the coronavirus pandemic -- calling COVID-19 the "ChinaVirus" -- has contributed to discrimination against Asian Americans. The comments
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Elevated heart disease risk faced by cancer survivors: Study
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Columbus [US], March 18 (ANI): A new study has found that about 35 per cent of Americans with a cancer history had an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in the next decade, compared with about 23 per cent of those who didn't have cancer.
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