Too early to tell whether Omicron sub-variant causes more severe disease: experts on January 31, 2022CANBERRA: An Australian senior health official has said that a new COVID-19 sub-variant circulating in Australia is not yet causing concern among health experts. Michael Kidd, deputy chief medical officer of Australia, on Monday said the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant, which was detected in Australia in December, may become the dominant sub-variant of Omicron based on […]
Cambodia reports zero deaths from COVID-19 for 20 days on January 24, 2022PHNOM PENH: Cambodia had seen zero deaths from the COVID-19 for 20 days straight, the country’s health ministry said in a statement on Monday. According to the health ministry, the number of confirmed Omicron COVID-19 variant cases in Cambodia has risen to 625 after 40 new infections were detected. “Among the new cases, 15 were […]
China issues plan to promote green consumption on January 21, 2022BEIJING: Chinese authorities on Friday unveiled a master plan on boosting green transformation of consumption in key areas, the latest move for the country to achieve its carbon peak and neutrality goals. The plan, jointly released by the National Development and Reform Commission and six other government organs, said that green consumption modes will prevail […]
China’s satellite producer delivers 6 communication satellites on January 18, 2022BEIJING: The first batch of low-Earth orbit (LEO), broadband communication satellites developed by China’s satellite producer GalaxySpace has rolled off the production line. The six LEO broadband communication satellites, produced by the Beijing-based company within 11 months, have been transported to the launch center and are slated to be launched in the first quarter of […]
Tibet expects to see 550,000 air trips during Spring Festival travel rush on January 17, 2022LHASA: The number of air passenger trips in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region is expected to exceed 550,000 during the country’s 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, industry data showed. Airlines will provide a capacity of about 600,000 seats at the airport in Lhasa, the regional captial, expecting to operate 5,751 flights and handle 551,000 passengers […]