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A sick infant from Cyprus is flown to Greece after his German hospital refuses to operate A three-year-old boy from Cyprus has been flown to Greece for emergency surgery after doctors in Germany refused to treat the child because his parents were not vaccinated against Covid-19. On Monday it was reported that the boy was […]
‘Such is life,’ New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern said as she announced the decision New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has called off her wedding as the island nation is set to introduce the highest ‘red light’ restrictions in order to stem the spread of the super-mutant Omicron variant of Covid-19. With the country about to […]
Hong Kong ordered the cull of 2,000 rodents after positive tests Hong Kong has warned pet owners not to kiss their animals after 11 hamsters returned positive Covid-19 tests. An outbreak in the Chinese-ruled territory has been traced to a pet shop. On Tuesday, the Chinese-ruled island of Hong Kong ordered the culling of 2,000 […]
America’s blood banks are reportedly running short of supplies as the Covid-19 pandemic reduces donations and disrupts their staffing. “This is the biggest challenge that I’ve seen in my 30 years in the business,” American Red Cross executive Chris Hrouda told the New York Times. He added that the Red Cross, which accounts for about […]
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and mask mandates rolled out by governments worldwide have caused an “exponential increase” in face mask pollution, comprehensive research based on data collected in 11 countries suggests. The damning study by a team of researchers with the University of Portsmouth was published in the Nature Sustainability journal on Thursday. The group […]
Morocco has announced the suspension of all “direct” passenger flights due to the new coronavirus variant, Omicron. The measure comes into effect Monday and will be in place for at least two weeks. The blanket ban on incoming air traffic was announced by the North African nation on Sunday. Citing the “rapid spread” of the […]
The International Space Station has been warned about space debris. Ground control in both Russia and the US ordered the crew to briefly hide inside their spacecrafts. The crew members were allowed to resume work after the debris – reportedly a part of a satellite – flew past the ISS. On Wednesday, the ISS maneuvered […]
The coronavirus pandemic has added to the burden of depressive and anxiety disorders in over 200 countries last year, a new study shows, saying the impact of Covid-19 has increased the number of depressed people by nearly a third. While “mental disorders were leading causes of the global health-related burden” even before the pandemic, the […]
New Zealand will gradually drop its policy of seeking a zero Covid-19 infection rate in the country. The move was “accelerated” by the arrival of the more contagious Delta variant, the country’s prime minister has said. Since the start of the pandemic, the island nation has been implementing what became unofficially known as the ‘zero-Covid […]
The former leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, was unable to attend a junta court hearing due to being unwell, a member of her legal team has said. The trial had already been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, the deposed leader’s lawyer, Min Min Soe, told AFP and Reuters that Suu […]