Scandinavian countries are beginning to relax COVID restrictions following Denmark’s lead despite the fact that the Omicron variant of Coronavirus continues to spread. The decision to relax the restriction comes as the new variant is considered less severe than other variants like Delta. As per the reports of Sputnik, Denmark removed all limitations in what has…Continue Reading
The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the county have crossed 120.96 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday The World Health Organization on November 26 declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19, first detected in southern Africa, to be a variant of concern and renamed it Omicron. The classification puts Omicron into the most-troubling category of…Continue Reading
Fifteen more countries have recognised India’s COVID-19 vaccination certificate, taking the total number of such nations that have approved India`s vaccine certificate to 21, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). “Mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccination certificates continues! Fifteen more recognitions for India’s vaccination certificate,” said MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in a tweet. “Mutual recognition…Continue Reading
Tripadvisor removed paid reviews from 131 countries last year, including “a spike” in such reviews originating in India — but not necessarily for businesses in the country, The Guardian reported. “As a result, India topped the list of countries from which the most paid reviews emanated last year, with Russia dropping out of the Top…Continue Reading
India has urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help low-income countries to use their special drawing rights, or SDRs, effectively to overcome the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. “The IMF should provide necessary policy and capacity support to low-income countries for effective use of the SDR allotted recently,” finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in…Continue Reading