Health

Japan To Start Administering COVID-19 Vaccines At Workplaces, Universities

TOKYO, Jun 2 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines at workplaces and universities, in a bid to speed…

Canada Allows Mixing And Matching COVID-19 Vaccines

OTTAWA, Jun 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunisation (NACI), announced its updated guidance yesterday, to allow mixing…

Pakistan Rolls Out Locally Produced Chinese CanSino Vaccine

ISLAMABAD, Jun 2 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan launched the locally produced Chinese CanSino COVID-19 vaccine, during a ceremony held yesterday at…

S’pore Reviews Data On Anaphylaxis For mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, June 1 (NNN-Bernama) — Singapore is currently reviewing local and international safety data on vaccinating persons…

Egypt’s Great Pyramids Yearn For Return Of Foreign Tourists

CAIRO, Jun 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Empty souvenir booths, dispirited tourist guides, idle camels, and only a handful of tourists. It…

Hanoi’s Airports To Suspend International Arrivals

HANOI, Jun 1 (NNN-VNA) – Noi Bai International Airport, in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, will stop receiving international arrivals from…

Philippines Extends Travel Ban Until Mid-June

MANILA, Jun 1 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ borders will remain close for all incoming travellers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,…

Vietnam Reports 111 New Local COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Jun 1 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 111 new COVID-19 cases from 6:00 p.m. local time yesterday to 6:00 a.m.…

India’s Business Confidence Down Sharply Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

MUMBAI, Jun 1 (NNN-PTI) – India’s business confidence sharply deteriorated, as demand took a hit during the prevalent second wave…

Unemployment In Chile Hits 10.2 Percent Due To Pandemic Lockdown Measures

SANTIAGO, Jun 1 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chile’s unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent over the Feb to Apr three-month period,…