Health

Israel To Donate One Million Vaccine Doses To African Countries

NEW DELHI: Israel will donate one million AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine doses to African countries through the international COVAX vaccine distribution mechanism. The decision was taken after a meeting that involved the foreign and the health minister of Israel along with the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office. Israel is trying to strengthen its relations with the countries […]

MCGM Issues New Guidelines For International Passengers Arriving In India

MAHARASHTRA: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) on Friday issued an order explaining the new guidelines in wake of the heavily mutated new variant, Omicron. MCGM has introduced a very unique & strict home quarantine monitoring mechanism for international passengers arriving in Mumbai from risk countries. ALSO READ & WATCH: BREAKING: India Has 2 Confirmed […]

BREAKING: India Has 2 Confirmed Omicron Cases In Karnataka: Health Ministry

NEW DELHI: India has confirmed two cases of Omicron variant of Coronavirus, the health ministry said on Thursday. The two cases have been found in Karnataka. Amid rising cases of Covid-19 cases due to Omicron, India Gandhi Airport on Thursday said four passengers coming from ‘at-risk’ nations including three from Paris and one from London […]

The Scare Is Real: DGCA Puts International Flights On Further Hold

NEW DELHI: Government of India has decided not to open Indian skies for the resumption of international flights from December 15,2021, citing “evolving global scenario” in the wake of the emergence of the new Covid variant identified as ‘Omicron’. Indian Civil Aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday made an announcement to […]

WTO Postpones Ministerial Conference Amid Concerns Over New Covid Variant ‘Omicron’

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization postponed the 12TH Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva, Switzerland on Saturday following the discovery of ‘Omicron’, a new strain of the coronavirus. The conference was scheduled to take place from 30 November 2021 to 3 December 2021. *ANNOUNCEMENT* The imminent Ministerial Conference is postponed after an outbreak of a new strain […]