The decision comes less than a month after Denmark became the first European Union member to drop AstraZeneca Plc for similar reasons. Bloomberg | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal PUBLISHED ON MAY 03, 2021 08:28 PM IST Denmark won’t use Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine in its immunization program, after health authorities in the country judged the risk of blood clots unacceptable, according to local media including broadcaster TV2.The decision comes less than a month after Denmark became the first European Union member to drop AstraZeneca Plc for similar reasons.Denmark had pre-ordered about 7 million vaccine shots from J&J, more…
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According to the health ministry, recoveries mounted to 286,015 on Monday with 2,021 patients being discharged, leaving 54,041 active cases in the country. PTI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Kathmandu PUBLISHED ON MAY 03, 2021 07:01 PM IST Nepal on Monday reported an all-time high of 7,448 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the caseload to 343,418, while the death toll rose to 3,362 with 37 fatalities, the health ministry said.The total fatalities in the last 24 hours is also the highest number of people dying of Covid-19 in a single day in Nepal, it said.According to the ministry, recoveries mounted…
Facebook blocked Trump’s access to his Facebook and Instagram accounts over concerns of further violent unrest following the Jan. 6 storming of the US Capitol by his supporters. It later handed the case to the oversight board. Reuters | UPDATED ON MAY 03, 2021 08:29 PM IST Facebook Inc’s independent oversight board tweeted on Monday it would announce a decision May 5 on whether to uphold former U.S. President Donald Trump’s indefinite suspension from the social media platform and Instagram.Facebook blocked Trump’s access to his Facebook and Instagram accounts over concerns of further violent unrest following the Jan. 6 storming…
Taliban have carried out 141 attacks over the last 24 hours in provinces all across the country, Tolo News reported on Sunday citing sources.In these attacks, at least 20 people were killed including Peramqul Ziaee, a commander of public uprising forces in Takhar, according to Tolo News.The country’s Defence Ministry said that the Taliban’s casualties were more than 100 in the last 24 hours. The Taliban rejected this figure.Data collected by TOLOnews shows that 438 members of Afghan forces and civilians were killed and more than 500 others were wounded in the last 30 days. The data shows that 190…
Bangladesh on Monday extended ongoing nationwide lockdown till May 16 to contain the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Bangladesh clamped a week-long nationwide lockdown on April 5, suspending public transport and shutting markets to combat the surge in coronavirus cases in the country. The restrictions were later extended till April 28, then till May 5.”The Cabinet has decided to further extend the lockdown till May 16,” Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam told a media briefing here.Islam said inter-district bus, train and ferry services would remain suspended until that timeline but public transports would be allowed to operate within cities maintaining…
The European Union (EU) leaders blacklisted by Moscow include European Parliament President David Sassoli and Vera Jourova, a vice president of the European Commission. AP | | Posted by Karan Manral PUBLISHED ON MAY 03, 2021 06:03 PM IST The European Union has summoned Russia’s ambassador after Moscow blacklisted eight EU officials in retaliation for the bloc’s decision to impose sanctions over the imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.The Russian list announced Friday includes European Parliament President David Sassoli and Vera Jourova, a vice president of the European Commission whose brief includes rule of law issues and disinformation.European Commission…
Moderna Inc. agreed to provide as many as 500 million doses of its Covid-19 shot to the program known as Covax in a boost for the global vaccination effort, but most of the shipments won’t arrive until next year.Moderna is joining developers including AstraZeneca Plc, Pfizer Inc. and Johnson & Johnson in supplying Covax, which has faced setbacks in its bid to help lower-income nations. The vaccine last week was cleared for emergency use by the World Health Organization, making it eligible for Covax, according to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, one of the partners in the initiative.Covax has encountered funding…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opened the Group of Seven’s first in-person talks in two years by presenting the new administration’s fresh approach on North Korea, which has already denounced it.With Covid raging in India but increasingly coming under control in the West, Britain welcomed foreign ministers of the club of wealthy democracies to London discuss a post-pandemic agenda and prepare for a G7 summit in southwest England next month.India, South Korea, South Africa and ASEAN bloc chair Brunei were invited as guests to the three days of talks, which will also address rising tensions with Russia…