China on Sunday relaxed its COVID management measures from Class A to Class B. The country resumed cross-border travel and business starting Sunday, according to Global Times.
Daily covid tally could reach the Japanese government's earlier projection of 4,50,000 nationwide, according to Toho University Professor Tateda Kazuhiro, who is on the government's coronavirus advisory panel.
This comes as a major outbreak has ripped through China's urban centers in the wake of an abrupt relaxation of disease control last month, CNN reported. The World Health Organization (WHO) officials have become increasingly vocal in their calls for reliable information.
China is no longer adopting preventive measures to stop the country's Covid spread and is allowing Chinese nationals to move and travel as per their wishes, The Hong Kong Post reported, adding that this could result in a 2020-like situation when the pathogen spread across the world from W
Last month, the Taliban imposed a restriction on female higher education and a ban on women from working in humanitarian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Human rights experts described these two measures as a major blow to vulnerable communities, women, children, and the entire country.
Fukushima town in Japan has recovered after the 2011 earthquake. Authorities here are doing continuous efforts to ensure that safety measures are maintained in the city. This includes the continuous checking and disclosure of radiation levels in the city.
Ghee and cooking oil in Pakistan are going to be short in supply as well as costlier ahead of the holy month of Ramadan if the government does not take corrective measures, reported The Dawn.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 6 (ANI/PRNewswire): Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) India in partnership with the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH) and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) conducted a workshop on Urban Heat Island (UHI) studi
Amid the huge gap between the demand and supply of electricity in Pakistan and low foreign reserves, Islamabad, faced with a dire situation has advised its citizens to normalise power consumption, according to a report.
The committee, which is headed by former Maharashtra Minister Nitin Raut, will also suggest measures to be taken and submit its report within two weeks.
"Some of these measures are disproportionate and simply unacceptable. We firmly reject using COVID measures for political purposes and will take corresponding measures in response to varying situations based on the principle of reciprocity," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning sai