The statement from the White House comes amidst reports that European Union has been told by the US that they cannot expect any AstraZeneca shipments anytime soon. The Biden administration on Thursday ruled out that it has imposed any kind of restrictions on export of COVID-19 Vaccines, amidst reports that European Union has been told by the US that they cannot expect any AstraZeneca shipments anytime soon. “We don’t purchase AstraZeneca supplies. So there’s no export prohibitions and all vaccine manufacturers in the United States are free to export their products while also fulfilling the terms of their contracts with…
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan are scheduled to hold talks with their Chinese counterparts in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 19 The Biden administration once again signaled that the Quad ( the Quadrilateral Strategic Dialogue between India, the U.S., Japan and Australia) is not a group about China and the agenda for Friday’s first ever Quad Summit meeting is not China-focused. However, the U.S. position that China is committing genocide against Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang province will be raised by U.S. President Joe Biden when he meets virtually with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime…
‘This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people in this nation,’ he said. Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he said will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health.Also read: U.S. House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief planThe signing came hours before Mr. Biden delivers his first prime-time address since taking office. He’s aiming to steer the nation toward a hungered-for sentiment — hope — as he marks one year since the onset of…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off a march from the Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi on Friday to kick off celebrations of the 75th year of Independence, Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel said on Thursday. The Prime Minister would inaugurate cultural and digital initiatives as part of the celebrations and address the gathering at the Sabarmati Ashram as well, the Minister said. The Culture Ministry had announced last week that the celebrations would begin from Friday, March 12, marking the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha. It also marks 75 weeks till Independence Day 2022. The march from the Sabarmati…
After being outplayed by India in the Tests, England will be desperate to put up an improved show in the five-match T20 series, which commences here on Friday.On paper, the shortest format should provide a more even contest between the two teams. The full-strength England squad includes the likes of Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali — all of whom took rest breaks during the Test series. Pace ace Jofra Archer has been declared fit, which lends great heft to the bowling unit.Pitch will not matterThe pitches at the Narendra Modi Stadium — which caused the visitors much discomfort…
Denmark was first to announce its suspension, “following reports of serious cases of blood clots” among people who had received the vaccine. Denmark, Norway and Iceland on Thursday temporarily suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine over concerns about patients developing post-jab blood clots, as the manufacturer and Europe’s medicines watchdog insisted the vaccine was safe.Denmark was first to announce its suspension, “following reports of serious cases of blood clots” among people who had received the vaccine, the country’s Health Authority said in a statement. It stressed the move was precautionary, and that “it has not been determined, at the…
On March 11, 2020, there were more than 1,18,000 cases in 114 countries, and 4,291 people had lost their lives. A year down, the numbers had surged nearly 1,000-fold. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that the world was facing its first-ever pandemic from a coronavirus. Its Director General, Tedros Adhanom, said then: “Pandemic is not a word to use lightly or carelessly. It is a word that, if misused, can cause unreasonable fear, or unjustified acceptance that the fight is over, leading to unnecessary suffering and death. Describing the situation as a pandemic does not…
An earlier real world study had showed effectiveness at preventing symptomatic disease at 94% and asymptomatic illness at 92%. Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said that real-world data from Israel suggests that their COVID-19 vaccine is 94% effective in preventing asymptomatic infections, meaning the vaccine could significantly reduce transmission.The companies also said the latest analysis of the Israeli data shows the vaccine was 97% effective in preventing symptomatic disease, severe disease and death. That is basically in line with the 95% efficacy Pfizer and BioNTech reported from the vaccine’s late-stage clinical trial in December.Also read: Coronavirus | Pfizer studying effects…
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A private complainant said the social media app was spreading indecent content. A Pakistan high court on Thursday said it would order the government to ban social media app TikTok in the country, a lawyer representing Pakistan’s telecommunications regulator said.A high court in the northwestern city of Peshawar said it was ordering the ban after a private complainant said the social media app was spreading indecent content, Jehanzeb Mehsud, who represented Pakistan Telecommunication Authority in the case, told Reuters. You have reached your limit for free articles this month. Subscription Benefits Include Today’s Paper Find mobile-friendly version of articles from…