Everyone aged 44 and above in Britain will now be able to book their Covid-19 jab starting on Monday as the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) vaccine programme expands further to more younger age groups.Around half a million 44-year-olds will receive a text message inviting them to get their jab through the National Booking Service, with England’s top doctor urging people to come forward for their jab when they are invited.The move to the next age cohort in the vaccination programme comes alongside the latest NHS figures showing that more than two-thirds of people aged 45 to 49 have now…
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The health ministry said it recorded 8,929 Covid-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total to more than one million, while fatalities increased to 16,853 after it recorded 70 new deaths. Reuters | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Manila UPDATED ON APR 26, 2021 02:24 PM IST The Philippines announced on Monday that the total number of coronavirus cases it had recorded had exceeded one million as it continued to record thousands of new infections in the capital region, the epicentre of its latest outbreak.The health ministry said it recorded 8,929 Covid-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total to more than…
RJ Pierce, Tech Times 26 April 2021, 04:04 am Back when the Xbox One officially launched, Microsoft needed a handful of titles that will help their console compete with Sony’s day one lineup of games for the PS4. One of those Xbox One launch titles was Ryse: Son of Rome, and apparently, it’s getting a sequel soon. (Photo : Getty Images)Cevat Yerli, President and CEO of Crytek, discusses the Crytek game “Ryse: Son of Rome” which will be released exclusively for XBox One, at the Microsoft Xbox E3 2013 Media Briefing in Los Angeles on June 10, 2013. The…
A decision on the US.drugmaker’s vaccine was expected in one to four days. Reuters | PUBLISHED ON APR 26, 2021 02:19 PM IST Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is being reviewed on Monday by technical experts for possible WHO emergency use listing, a World Health Organization spokesman told Reuters.”Moderna is being reviewed at the TAG (technical advisory group) meeting today,” WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said in reply to a query. A decision on the US.drugmaker’s vaccine was expected in one to four days, he said.So far Covid-19 vaccines made by Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson have already received WHO approval, which…
“I confirm the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca is safe, and it will be administered to those aged 60 years and older,” Malaysia’s health minister Adham Baba said in a televised news conference. Reuters | PUBLISHED ON APR 26, 2021 02:02 PM IST Malaysian health authorities on Monday said the vaccine developed by Astrazeneca is safe for use, three days after the Southeast Asian nation recieved its first batch of the shots bought through the COVAX facility.”I confirm the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca is safe, and it will be administered to those aged 60 years and older,” Health Minister Adham Baba…
Activists opposed to Myanmar’s junta called on Monday for people to stop paying electricity bills and agricultural loans, and keep their children away from school, scorning the top general’s pledge at a regional summit to end the post-coup crisis.Scattered protests took place in Myanmar’s big cities on Sunday, a day after Senior General Min Aung Hlaing reached an agreement, at a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Indonesia.The junta chief did not submit to calls for the release of political prisoners, including the leader of the ousted civilian government, Aung San Suu Kyi, and the ASEAN…
Perth and the Peel region were placed into a hard lockdown from Saturday after an infected traveller from overseas, who likely contracted the novel coronavirus during his two-week quarantine in a Perth hotel, visited several venues while unknowingly infectious. Reuters | PUBLISHED ON APR 26, 2021 01:58 PM IST The government of Western Australia state said it will lift a three-day Covid-19 lockdown in Perth and neighbouring Peel region as planned from midnight on Monday after no new cases were found in the past two days.Perth and the Peel region were placed into a hard lockdown from Saturday after an…
A newspaper report that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he would rather bodies piled “high in their thousands” than order a third lockdown is not true, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday.Johnson is facing a stream of allegations in British newspapers about everything from his muddled initial handling of the Covid-19 crisis to questions over who financed the redecoration of his Downing Street flat.The Daily Mail newspaper said Johnson said at an October meeting at Downing Street: “No more ****ing lockdowns – let the bodies pile high in their thousands.””It’s not true – it’s been categorically denied…
Xbox Series X restocks have been long overdue and buyers are still waiting for a possible supply update. This week, we could see some changes about it through Matt Swider, a popular insider tracker of Xbox Series X on Twitter. Xbox Series X Restock Overview (Photo : Xbox Series X|S Stock Alerts ( @XboxStockAlerts) from Twitter) We have witnessed that the recent restocks have pointed out to over 15,000 Xbox Series X purchases. However, Swider reminds those who want to buy to be quicker this time as supplies could only last short. Take note of these stores that you should…
RJ Pierce, Tech Times 26 April 2021, 03:04 am Let’s face it: not everyone can work with the likes of Adobe Creative Suite programs. For many, it’s too complicated and a bit intimidating. But what if you need some graphic designs, but you have no desire to learn these applications’ intricacies? That’s where Canva comes in. Canva founders Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht, alongside Chief Product Officer Cameron Adams, founded the company in 2013. It has since then grown insanely massive. The Sydney-based startup is now valued at USD $15 billion due to increased usage of the site since the…