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
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
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
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
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
The temperature of Europe was the warmest on record for last year, breaking the previous highest mark by a considerable distance this year. Temperature across the continent was more than 1.9C above the average. The scientist looked concerned over the State of Climate report from the American Meteorological Society that says the temperature in the Arctic is also rising rapidly. It recorded its highest temperature over land there since records began in 1900. 2020 was confirmed as Europe's warmest and one of the three hottest globally. This year the margin was significantly greater than previ
On Thursday, a top Chinese official said that “all-round efforts are needed to ensure Tibetans speak and write Chinese. China wants Tibet to speak standard spoken and written Chinese and share the “cultural symbols and images of the Chinese nation”. The remark was made by Wang Yang in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa which is the home of Tibet’s traditional Buddhist leaders. Mr. Wang, who is a member of the Politburo Standing Committee addressed a handpicked audience in the ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Chinese invasion of the vast Himalayan region. He said that t
UNESCO Director-General Auddrey Azoulay has declared that “the fundamental right to education for all, in particular for girls and women, must continue unhindered” amid the rapidly evolving events in Afghanistan. The agency said in a statement that they will spare no effort to support all Afghans to ensure their right to education. Azoulay said in the statement that education is a fundamental human right indispensable for the exercise of other human rights and for the development of Afghanistan. UNESCO calls on all to guarantee the right to education without any discrimination. Student
Those who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines in America will be given booster COVID-19 shots in September. According to the U.S. Department of Health of Human Service, the shots will be given regardless of age, eight months after getting the second shot of vaccine. The officials are preparing for the booster vaccine shot in September this year. The approval from the Food and Drug Administration is pending. Those who received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine are also likely to receive booster shots. The final decision on these shots will be given in the next few weeks after the health a
Israel is currently facing a surge in coronavirus cases since January. On Wednesday, new restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the virus across the nation took effect. The restriction measures involve showing the vaccination certificates or negative coronavirus tests to enter public spaces. According to the Health Ministry, the public spaces which will require the certificate and reports include restaurants and bars, cultural and sports venues, hotels, and gyms. The rules will also be applied to the worshippers wishing to enter synagogues, mosques, or churches with more than 50 peopl