Europe records over 100 million COVID-19 cases since the pandemic begins: Report
Since the start of the pandemic, Europe has recorded over 100 million COVID-19 cases, accounting for more than a third of all infections worldwide, as per the AFP tally released on Saturday. In recent months, the continent has once again become the epicentre of the pandemic, with an increase in cases fueled by the virus’s […]
Russian authorities have buried a Rajasthan man on their land by keeping Indian-Russian embassies in dark
Russian authorities have placed Indian and Russian embassies in the dark and buried a 46-year-old man from Rajasthan. His family had a hard time recovering the body from the country for burial in Udaipur’s hometown. Apparently, the man was deprived of the basic rights of the last rite, as per his religion, because the body […]
UK: Party goers are advised not to travel amid Omicron surge
Officials have warned Scottish and Wales revellers to think twice about travelling to England to ring in the new year, highlighting how the four parts of the UK are once again taking drastically different approaches to COVID-19 restrictions in the face of record-high infections and soaring hospitalizations. Despite the rapid development of the highly transmissible […]
India-Russia to consider defence ties to grow in Indian Ocean Territory
India and Russia are not only considering joint projects in the Central Asian region. Still, they are also considering partnerships in the Indian Ocean Territory (IOR), which is often regarded as the backyard of New Delhi. The partnership planned at IOR was announced at the first 2+2 Ministerial Meeting on December 6. The cooperation plan […]
UK promises £105 million to support to help vulnerable countries fight against Omicron
The United Kingdom announced a contribution of 105 million pounds ($141.7 million) in emergency aid to assist vulnerable countries, mainly in Africa, in dealing with the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron-new variant of COVID-19. According to the government, the money will limit transmission, increase testing, and increase oxygen supplies. In a statement, foreign minister […]
low-vaccinated Eastern Europe expects a post-holiday explosion in COVID-19 cases
The Omicron-new variant of COVID-19 has already reached the western region of Europe. Health experts in low vaccinated Eastern Europe expect a post-holidays explosion in COVID-19 cases in much of the area. Many countries in the Eastern Europe have recently suffered a wave of infections that have had a devastating impact on the health system […]
Spain to ease pressure from health services by reducing quarantine period
Spain has announced that the Quarantine period for people who have asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 will have to spend seven days in quarantine than ten days to relieve pressure on public health services. The decision was made at a weekly meeting of the Public Health Commission on Wednesday by representatives of the Spanish Ministry of […]
U.K. to reject U.S. call to follow 5-day COVID-19 isolation
The Boris Johnson government has no further plans to reduce the quarantine time for people with COVID-19 even though the absence of staff puts more pressure on the U.K.’s healthcare system and supply chain. The government has reduced U.K. quarantine requirements, and other U.K. decentralized governments have developed their own health policies to seven days […]
Belgium to reverse restrictions to allow reopening of theatres and cinemas
The Belgian government is prepared to reverse course on Wednesday, allowing movie theatres to reopen after a court-ordered their closure a week ago to try to prevent the spread of the Omicron-new variant of COVID-19 infections. Cinemas were not covered by the Council of the State’s order. Still, the government claims they can reopen because […]