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It is a Covid-era twist on a 15-year tradition in the Buddhist majority country.
Published 24 Dec, 2021 12:40pm
The single-shot Ad5-nCoV vaccine has been approved for use in countries such as Mexico and Pakistan.
Published 24 Dec, 2021 11:59am
The judges said, if possible, the elections that are expected to be held in February next year be postponed by a couple of months.
Published 24 Dec, 2021 11:18am
The country has seen a surge in daily infections since it lifted most of its movement restrictions in October.
Published 24 Dec, 2021 10:39am
Gilgit-Baltistan has not detected any new case for the fourth straight day.
Published 24 Dec, 2021 09:40am
The country's total number of recoveries has risen to 1,254,301.
Published 24 Dec, 2021 09:35am
Says quarantine time can be cut further from seven days if there are staffing shortages due to the virus.
Published 24 Dec, 2021 09:05am
“The nationwide spike in Omicron cases this week has had a direct impact on our flight crews,” says United.
Published 24 Dec, 2021 08:10am
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Published 24 Dec, 2021 07:15am
The White House is grateful that former US President Donald Trump received and promoted getting the Covid-19 vaccine...
Published 23 Dec, 2021 11:37pm
The airline industry has been battered since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 10:50pm
"We have not confirmed the presence of the Omicron variant, but we must prevent it," health minister says.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 09:34pm
An open-air New Year's Eve celebration in the capital, Valletta, was cancelled.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 08:35pm
No new deaths were reported during this period.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 07:27pm
Around 1.2 million people in England were likely infected with Covid-19 last week, official estimates show.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 06:50pm
Govt has, however, started preparations to expand free testing to people who don't have Covid-19 symptoms, reports local media.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 06:03pm
Russia's Covid-19 death toll, the third highest in the world, rose to 600,434 after the country reported 1,002 new fatalities.
Updated 23 Dec, 2021 10:37pm
The resurgence comes during the region's peak tourism season.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 05:11pm
Authorities say he will be charged with breaking quarantine regulations and then deported and banned from Thailand for life.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:33pm
More than 20,000 people have died of the virus with over 600 currently in intensive care.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 03:49pm
Published 23 Dec, 2021 02:53pm
The explosion of infections had created a risk of healthcare workers being furloughed by testing positive, say authorities.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 02:06pm
India has recorded 236 Omicron coronavirus cases across 16 states over the last 24 hours.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 01:20pm
After a three-dose course, neutralising levels against Omicron were similar to those against the virus's Delta variant.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 12:40pm
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Published 23 Dec, 2021 11:35am
Gilgit-Baltistan has not reported any new infections or fatalities.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 10:40am
The total number of recoveries has increased to 1,254,104.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 10:36am
Also approves the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 09:28am
The US faces a second Christmas of upended holiday plans, with a surge in infections fuelled by the now-dominant Omicron variant.
Updated 23 Dec, 2021 09:42am
The US government expects to receive the 10 million courses it has ordered within six months.
Published 23 Dec, 2021 07:08am
