India opposes vaccine passports at G7 meet
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan raises concerns about the availability of vaccines and low rates of inoculation in developing nations, reports Asian Lite
‘Wuhan lab head, US expert flagged coronavirus risk in 2015’
Many experts have until recently denied the lab-leak theory and claimed that coronavirus originated as a natural infection leaping from animals to
Bio-bubble troubles Andre Russell
Russell said he was keeping himself busy in the hotel room trying to keep himself fit by exercising, and was thankful that
Biden announces vaccine sharing plan
The US has said it plans to share 80 million vaccine doses globally by the end of June, reports Asian Lite News
Sri Lanka extends nationwide travel curbs
Only essential services and food suppliers are allowed to be on the roads while all others are urged to stay at home….reports
Kuwait, Bahrain authorise new drug for Covid-19
The GSK and Vir Biotechnology created drug can be used for the treatment of mild to moderate cases of COVID-19…reports Asian Lite
BRICS Backs Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Waivers
India and South Africa have been pushing for a waiver of patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organization (WTO)
South East Asia ‘hotspot’ for new coronaviruses
Most of the current hot spots are clustered in China, where a growing demand for meat products has driven the expansion of
Covid variants to be renamed as Greek letters
The existing systems for naming and tracking genetic lineages of SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes Covid-19 – will remain in use
Global Covid-19 cases cross 170M mark
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 33,264,380 and 594,568, respectively…reports