Israel COVID cases reach highest level since March
The number of new coronavirus cases in Israel has risen to the highest level since the end of March, with the Health Ministry announcing 730 […]
India
14 cases of Zika virus detected in India’s Kerala
Local health ministry officials in the Southern Indian state of Kerala on Friday said 14 cases of Zika virus had been detected in the state. […]
Nigeria Customs Service Zone “B” seizes Cannabis , other goods worth N198m within one month
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘B’, says it seized smuggled goods across the zone with Duty Paid Value of N198.1 million […]
Nigeria has 3rd highest mobile subscription addition globally — Report
Nigeria has the third highest mobile subscriptions additions in the first quarter of 2021 globally, says the latest mobility report by multinational telecommunications company, Ericsson. […]
Delta strain in India 8 times less sensitive to COVID-19 vaccine
A study conducted on 100 healthcare workers across three centers in India found that the Delta variant was eight times less sensitive to antibodies generated […]
India joins global consensus framework to tax multinational firms
India has joined a global consensus framework deal to tax multinational companies, the government said on Friday, an effort backed by the United States. Officials […]
Delta variant drives Africa COVID threat to new level, WHO warns
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says with cases now doubling in Africa every three weeks, the Delta variant of COVID-19 has spread to 16 countries […]
India to study indigenous vaccines efficacy against Delta plus COVID-19 variant
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV), were set to conduct a study, local media reported on Thursday. […]
U.S. agency directs J&J to discard 60m COVID-19 vaccine doses
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday directed Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to discard 60 million doses of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccination […]
Lightning kills 27 in eastern India, says official
Officials say 27 people were killed after lightning struck in various parts of India’s state of West Bengal. The pre-monsoon storms hit six districts of […]