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Global Air Travel Rebound: Indians are visiting Southeast Asia as Countrie
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Singapore, April 18 (ANI): Earlier this month, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that global air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 compared to January 2022, as Omicron-related impacts moderated outside of Asia.
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China's hiding real COVID-19 deaths by masking cause of death
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 17 (ANI): Amid a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in China, Beijing is trying to hide the real death toll by masking the cause of death.
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China's COVID restrictions spiral into crisis for country, remarkably for
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 16 (ANI): As Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to step into a nearly unprecedented third term in power at the twice-a-decade Party Congress this fall, the COVID-19 controls are sparking a crisis in the country.
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US to extend federal transportation mask mandate for another 15 days
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): The US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention has planned to extend the federal transportation mask mandate for another 15 days, CNN reported citing a Biden administration official.
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Can't confirm XE COVID variant in Maharashtra, awaiting report results fro
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): Amid mounting concerns over the new 'XE' variant of COVID and a day after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation reported its first case in Mumbai, Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said that state health department has not recei
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South Korea reports 286,294 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 286,294 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,553,644, the health authorities said Wednesday.
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New COVID mutant 'XE': No need to push panic button, but keep close watch,
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): With several reports citing the emergence of a new mutant of the novel Coronavirus known as XE which is more transmissible than the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron, the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society has urged citizens of the country not to panic and
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New COVID mutant 'XE' found in UK, more transmissible than Omicron sub-v
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 2 (ANI): A new COVID mutant 'XE' has been found in the UK, the World Health Organisation has said in its latest report and noted that it may be more transmissible than the BA.2 sublineage of COVID-19.
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LS passes Bill to omit 'Bhogta' community from list of Scheduled Castes
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): 'The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022' has been passed in Lok Sabha on Friday.
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RS passes Bill to omit 'Bhogta' community from list of Scheduled Castes
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to omit the 'Bhogta' community from the list of Scheduled Castes in relation to the state of Jharkhand.
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China reports 1,293 new COVID-19 cases as Shanghai under lockdown
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 29 (ANI): China's financial hub of Shanghai is in a two-stage lockdown of its 26 million residents as the country on Monday reported 1,293 new COVID-19 cases, out of which 1,228 were locally transmitted and 65 were imported infections, the National Health Commission's
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Portugal extends COVID-19 alert situation until April 18
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], March 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Portuguese government announced on Wednesday the extension of the COVID-19 pandemic "alert situation" until April 18, according to a statement from the Council of Ministers.
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