UK confirms first two cases of new Covid strain By: AFP on November 27, 2021Britain on Saturday confirmed its first two cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid-19, both linked to travel from southern Africa and expanded travel restrictions on the region. “After overnight genome sequencing, the UK Health Security Agency has confirmed that two cases of Covid-19 with mutations consistent with B.1.1.529 (Omicron) have been identified in […]
61 passengers from South Africa positive for Covid-19: Dutch authorities By: AFP on November 27, 2021Dutch health authorities said Saturday that 61 passengers aboard two KLM flights from South Africa tested positive for Covid-19 and the results were being examined for the new Omicron variant. The positive cases were now being quarantined in a hotel near Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, where the 600 people on the planes from Johannesburg spent hours […]
Germany finds suspected Covid-19 variant case By: AFP on November 27, 2021A German regional official said Saturday that health authorities have identified the first suspected case in the country of the new Covid-19 variant, in a person who returned from South Africa. “The Omicron variant has with strong likelihood already arrived in Germany,” Kai Klose, social affairs minister in the western state of Hesse, tweeted, referring […]
UAE says 100% of population received one Covid jab By: AFP on November 27, 2021One hundred percent of the United Arab Emirates’ population has received at least one dose of a vaccine against Covid-19, the health ministry has said. The announcement late Friday came amid growing global concern over a new Covid variant dubbed Omicron that was first detected by South Africa. The World Health Organization said the new […]
Boys not girls more prone to psychological and physical abuse in sport: study By: AFP on November 27, 2021Three-quarters of children have faced abuse in sport and boys are more likely to be victims than girls, a study of more than 10,000 individuals in six European countries released on Saturday shows. The most common form of abuse suffered by children taking part in sport outside of school was psychological, ranging from a lack […]
US wants regular military contacts with Pakistan, says NATO chief By: Web Desk on November 27, 2021On Saturday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has maintained that the US wants to keep military contacts with Pakistan and the recent visit to NATO Headquarters by a high-level Pakistani military delegation was a part of that process. The NATO chief was answering a question when asked ‘a high-level military delegation from Pakistan visited NATO Headquarters. What are the […]
Queen, Kate Middleton reveal royal grand kid ‘in charge’ in family By: Web Desk on November 27, 2021 Queen Elizabeth II and Kate Middleton reveals that Kate’s daughter Princess Charlotte is the one ‘in charge’ in the royal family. Despite elder brother’s status to be King one day, Princess Charlotte is independent and ensures her sibling is being taken care of. Back in 2017, mum Kate talked about daughter’s nature during a […]
Thailand bans travellers from 8 African countries over variant By: AFP on November 27, 2021Thailand said Saturday it will ban travellers from eight southern African countries where a new Covid-19 strain has emerged. The World Health Organization has named the new “variant of concern” Omicron, and scientists are racing to understand it and whether vaccines need adjustments. The variant has already reached Asia and Europe with one case in […]
Queen Elizabeth only talks to two people on her anti-hacker encrypted cell phone By: Web Desk on November 27, 2021 Queen Elizabeth has a personal ‘anti-hacker encrypted’ cellphone that she only uses to respond to two numbers. According to royal commentator John Warren, the two people she phones that most are neither of her sons but daughter, Princess Anne, and the Queen’s racing manager John Warren. Warren also added that ‘both of these […]
Ban on travel from Africa widens as new Covid variant sparks fear By: AFP on November 27, 2021The United States, Brazil, Canada, and Saudi Arabia became the latest countries to restrict travel from southern Africa, where a new Covid strain labelled a “variant of concern” has been discovered in a potentially heavy blow to the world’s efforts to end the coronavirus pandemic. The World Health Organization said the new variant is more infectious than the dominant, highly transmissible Delta strain, and […]