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COVID-19 rate rises again in Mongolia
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Ulan Bator [Mongolia], July 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The incidence rate of COVID-19 rose again in Mongolia due to the prevalence of the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, the country's health ministry said Thursday.
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France plans 2nd COVID-19 booster dose for adults aged 18-59
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 21 (ANI/Xinhua): France will offer a second COVID-19 booster jab to at-risk adults aged from 18 to 59, as well as pregnant women and those who live with vulnerable or immunocompromised people, the French newspaper Le Parisien reported Wednesday.
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Canada confirms 604 cases of monkeypox
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], July 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed a total of 604 cases of monkeypox in the country as of Wednesday.
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Heatwave in Spain kills 679 people in a week
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Spain's Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that 679 people had lost their lives in the first eight days (July 10-17) of the second heatwave that hit the country this summer.
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Singapore reports 10,293 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Singapore, July 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 10,293 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total tally to 1,626,360.
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Vietnam reports 1,162 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], July 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam recorded 1,162 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up by 65 from Tuesday, according to its Ministry of Health.
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Five killed in eastern Uganda road accident
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], July 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Five people died in a road accident in the eastern Uganda district of Bulambuli, police said Wednesday.
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Cambodia sees spike in dengue fever cases
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], July 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Cambodia recorded 2,869 dengue fever cases in the first half of 2022, jumping by three times over the same period last year, a health official said on Wednesday.
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South Korea Korea reports 76,402 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], July 20 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 76,402 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,937,971, the health authorities said Wednesday.
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Fijian economy on path to recovery despite challenges posed by COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], July 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Fijian government has stepped up efforts to accelerate the economy despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Fiji's Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama on Wednesday.
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Wildfire in northern Athens forces evacuations
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], July 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A massive wildfire broke out Tuesday in the northern suburbs of Athens, damaging homes and forcing evacuations of local communities.
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US sanctions, long arm jurisdictions violate other countries' sovereignty,
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The US addiction to imposing unilateral sanctions and conducting long-arm jurisdictions over other countries violates not only the sovereignty of the targeted countries but also the international laws, an Italian economist has said.
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