KATHMANDU: Nepal on Monday confirmed cases of Omicron sub-variant JN1. In a press release, the Ministry of Health and Population confirmed that seven cases relating to the new sub-variant of Omicron have been found after a gene sequencing procedure.As per the release, a total of 16 samples that tested positiveContinue Reading
A young woman, who’d dreamt of travelling, decided to spend her house deposit savings on a van, sold all her belongings and set off to travel Australia in her new tiny home. Alice Bleathman, 27, had always dreamt of being able to work while she travelled, however never thought itContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: A number of top Biden administration officials will remain restricted in how they communicate with the country’s largest social media platforms about the content they host, a federal appeals court ruled.The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday found that President Joe Biden’s White House and the CentersContinue Reading
COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization’s European office on Tuesday warned the risk of Covid-19 has not gone away, saying it was still responsible for nearly 1,000 deaths a week in the region.The global health body on May 5 announced that the Covid-19 pandemic was no longer deemed a “global healthContinue Reading
LONDON: Senior British minister Michael Gove on Sunday described a video showing a party at the ruling Conservative Party’s headquarters during a lockdown in 2020 as “terrible”, as Covid rule-breaking gatherings continue to hang over the government.The video was published by the Mirror newspaper just days after a parliamentary committeeContinue Reading
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday granted a full approval to Pfizer‘s Paxlovid, an oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment for adults at high risk of progression to severe disease.The pill was initially authorized for emergency use in the U.S. in late 2021.The decision comes more than two monthsContinue Reading
COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s national airline announced a staggering $525 million annual loss on Friday.With nearly 6,000 staff, SriLankan Airlines is the biggest and most expensive of the cash-haemorrhaging state companies that have drained the budget and compounded the worst financial crisis in Sri Lanka’s history.The bankrupt South Asian island’sContinue Reading
LONDON: Boris Johnson said “hand on heart” he did not lie to parliament over rule-breaking COVID-19 lockdown parties as the former British prime minister fought for his political career at a hearing with lawmakers on Wednesday.Parliament’s Committee of Privileges is investigating whether Johnson, who was ousted from Downing Street inContinue Reading
GENEVA: The Covid-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World Health Organization said Friday. The WHO voiced confidence that it will be able to declare an end to the emergency some time in 2023, saying it was increasinglyContinue Reading
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that COVID-19 continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, its highest form of alert. The pandemic was likely in a “transition point” that continues to need careful management to “mitigate the potential negative consequences”, the agency added in aContinue Reading