HANOI: Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the Vietnamese health minister said Saturday. Nguyen Thanh Long said scientists examined the genetic makeup of the virus that had infected some recent patients, and found the new version of the virus. He said lab […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: The national capital reported 4,482 cases, lowest since April 5, and 265 fatalities on Tuesday while the positivity rate dropped to 6.89 per cent, according to the latest health bulletin released by the city government. This is the second day on the trot that the number of cases has remained below 5,000. The […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 for all those families where there have been deaths due to COVID. Meanwhile, a monthly pension of Rs 2,500 along with the ex-gratia amount will be provided to families whose sole breadwinner has died due to COVID. Also, he announced […]
Read MoreGeneva: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots failed to make headway in informal talks on the future of their ethnically divided island, but talks will continue and “I do not give up.” The United Nations chief invested his political capital in overseeing three days of talks in Geneva aimed […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: The restrictions announced by the Delhi government, including issuing passes to those attending marriages, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases evoked a mixed response from wedding planners and to-be married couples, with some saying their job will become “trickier”. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced sweeping restrictions, including a weekend curfew […]
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