US CDC Warns Against Travel To Sri Lanka, Jamaica, and Brunei
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US CDC Warns Against Travel To Sri Lanka, Jamaica, and Brunei

On Tuesday, the United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) raised its travel advisory for three countries to “Level 4: Very High”. CDC warned against travel to Sri Lanka, Jamaica, and Brunei due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases. The ratings for the Netherlands, Malta, Guinea-Bissau, and United Arab Emirates were eased from “Level 4: Very High” to “Level 3: High by the CDC ”. It urges unvaccinated Americans to avoid traveling to those destinations. The CDC raised “Level 1: Low” to “Level 2: Moderate for Australia. An advisory was raised by the CD

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COP 26 Summit Urged To Prioritise Adoption As ‘Climate Emergency’ surges
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COP 26 Summit Urged To Prioritise Adoption As ‘Climate Emergency’ surges

More than 50 ministers and heads of the climate departments and development talks treat adaptation as “urgent”. The extreme weather and rising seas are hitting faster than expected which called the UN leaders for more money and political help for people to adopt the new reality. The committee said that the adaptation that will range from building higher flood defenses to grow more drought-tolerant crops and relocating coastal communities had not benefited the same attention. It is “exposed to a climate emergency unfolding faster than predicted”. The committees further added that th

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Bolsonaro Signs Bill To Limit Tech Giant’s Power To Remove Content
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Bolsonaro Signs Bill To Limit Tech Giant’s Power To Remove Content

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has signed a bill that will limit tech giant’s power to remove content. The decree is aimed at restricting the power of social media companies to remove accounts and content. According to Bolsonaro a change of regulation was needed to combat the “arbitrary removal” of profiles. He said that the new legislation will help in protecting freedom of speech. Twitter and Facebook have removed several posts throughout the coronavirus pandemic, posted by the president and his supporters that were deemed misleading. The details of the decree so far are on

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S’pore Rolls Out Measures To Slow Down Spread Of COVID-19 Community Cases
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S’pore Rolls Out Measures To Slow Down Spread Of COVID-19 Community Cases

Singapore will roll out measures to slow down the spread of COVID-19 community cases. The nation will expand its testing regime aggressively to keep the situation under control. The number of new cases last week doubled to more than 1,200 as compared to 600 cases last week. On Monday, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong announced a range of measures to slow the spread of infection. He said that the workers in more sectors will now have to undergo mandatory fast and easy restored routine testing. The frequency of these tests has been increased from 14 days to once a week. Individuals identified

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Israel To Present COVID-19 Booster Shot Data To FDA Experts
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Israel To Present COVID-19 Booster Shot Data To FDA Experts

This month Israel will present COVID-19 booster shot data to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The data will be presented from an extensive rollout of the vaccine. This data will accompany White House plans to begin a booster drive in the United States. The head of the Public Health at Israel’s Health Ministry Sharon Alroy-Preis said that the ministry had been asked by the United States FDA to brief its advisors in a meeting on September 17. The discussion on the third booster shot of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine will be considered in the virtual session along with

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North Korean Rejects COVAX Offer
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North Korean Rejects COVAX Offer

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has rejected some vaccines offered through the UN-backed immunization program. Kim ordered his officials to launch a tougher epidemic prevention campaign in “our style” as he rejected COVAX's offer. On Thursday, during the Politburo meeting, the Korean Central News Agency said that Kim announced that the officials must bear in mind that strengthening epidemic prevention is an extremely important task that must not be sickened for a moment. Earlier Kim also called for North Koreans to brace for prolonged COVID-19 restrictions and indicated that the nation

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As School Year Begins COVID Rates Among Children And Teens Rise
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As School Year Begins COVID Rates Among Children And Teens Rise

COVID-19 rates among the children and teens are rising as young Americans are starting a new school year. The surge in cases is seen after the winter pandemic before vaccines were widely available. Local leaders of America are noticing a sharp uptick in cases among the children. The coronavirus cases in Maricopa county, Arizona make up to one-sixth of the country’s positive cases and 6% rate of the hospitalization needed for children. Children under 18 are making nearly 40% of cases in Tennessee state. The surge in cases is over 14,000 among children. 20,256 cases were reported in the ne

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India Breaks Its own COVID-19 Vaccination Record By Administering Over 1.09 Crore Doses In A Single Day
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India Breaks Its own COVID-19 Vaccination Record By Administering Over 1.09 Crore Doses In A Single Day

On Tuesday, India broke its own COVID-19 record for vaccination of a maximum number of individuals in a single day. It was announced by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya that more than 1.09 crore doses of the coronavirus vaccine were administered today. The Union Health Minister had tweeted with his official Twitter handle, “Country has reached a new milestone! Breaking the previous record of administering over 1.09 crore doses of vaccine, today a new record was made”. He further added that today more than the previous number of highest doses have been administered and the number

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EU Recommends New COVID-19 Travel Restrictions For US
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EU Recommends New COVID-19 Travel Restrictions For US

The European Union has issued new COVID-19 travel restrictions for the United States of America. The EU has recommended a pause on all non-essential travel from the US as the cases in coronavirus have surged. The average hospital admission daily has raised over 100,000 for the first time since last winter. The Delta variant is the most severe in the South US. However, the surge is seen throughout the nation. The recommendation which came from the EU is nonbinding. The term non-binding is used when the individual countries will be allowed to decide if they want to allow the visitors with pr

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Copenhagen Named World’s Safest City; Two Indian Cities Make It To Top 50 List
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Copenhagen Named World’s Safest City; Two Indian Cities Make It To Top 50 List

Denmark’s capital Copenhagen has been named as the world’s safest city as per the recent study by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The study included 60 cities across 76 indicators, covering digital, health, infrastructure, personal, and environmental security scored out of 100. Copenhagen leads the chart with 82.4 points out of 100. It took over Toronto and Singapore as the safest city. Toronto stood in second place with 82.2 points and Singapore the third place with 80.7 points. Singapore slipped from its second-place amid the pandemic. Indian cities New Delhi and Mumbai scored 56

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