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India offers support to Africa to fight Omicron variant of COVID-19, says
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Expressing solidarity with the countries, particularly in Africa, which are affected by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, India on Monday said it stands ready to supply Made-in India vaccines, essential life-saving drugs, test kits, gloves, PPE kits
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China opposes Baltic lawmakers' Taiwan visit
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 29 (ANI): Issuing a warning to the countries to exercise caution in their statements and actions, China on Monday opposed any formal contacts between Taiwan and countries which maintain diplomatic relations with Beijing.
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Kerala: Travellers from 'Omicron' risk countries will have to undergo 14 d
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 29 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Monday said the travellers from the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' risk countries will have to undergo for fourteen days quarantine.
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Lawmakers from Baltic nations visit Taiwan amid heightened Europe-China te
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], November 29 (ANI): For the first time a joint delegation of lawmakers from Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday.
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Covid Omicron variant: 'Concerning, but not alarming', says top official
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Following the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', which has led to travel bans and new restrictions in many countries across the world, DG Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dr Shekhar C Mande said that India is observing the
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Sanav, 8-year-old Indian creates World Record
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dubai (UAE), November 29 (ANI/PNN): Sanav Ramsankar, an 8-year-old, from Tamil Nadu, India and a resident of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, created a World Record on 23rd November 2021 by reciting salient details of 186 Rivers from around the world covering the continents, length in kilometres
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Covid Omicron variant: WHO criticizes travel bans on southern African coun
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] November 29 (ANI): The World Health Organization has urged countries across the world not to impose travel bans on southern African countries due to the ongoing concerns over the new COVID-19 variant "Omicron".
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Taiwan denounces China for taking retaliatory measures against countries f
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], November 29 (ANI): Taiwan on Sunday denounced China for taking retaliatory measures against countries that seek to develop ties with Taipei.
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COVID 'Omicron' variant: Centre advises States, UTs to enhance genomic sur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Following the emergence of the new COVID variant of concern 'Omicron', the Centre on Sunday advised States/UTs and nodal agencies to keep a strict vigil at airports and ports and focus on enhancing genomic surveillance of incoming passengers from "at-ris
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Indonesia bans international visitors from 8 African countries
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia has banned international visitors who have travel histories from eight African countries in the last 14 days, to prevent transmission of the new, more contagious variant of coronavirus Omicron to the country, an official said on Sunday
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Philippines imposes travel ban on seven more countries over Omicron varian
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], November 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines on Sunday imposed travel restrictions on seven European countries to keep out the potentially more contagious new coronavirus variant Omicron, a government spokesman said on Sunday.
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Omicron COVID variant threat: South Korea to restrict visa issuance, arriv
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea's government restricted on Sunday the issuance of visas and travel from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe amid the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, Yonhap news agency r
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