The executive director of the National Centre of Infectious Diseases (NCID) Leo Yee Sin said that Singapore cannot fight against the disease relying solely on the COVID-19 vaccine against the Delta variant. According to him, Vaccination is not enough when it comes to the new variant. He said if you did 100 percent in 2020 this year you have to do 200 percent and this is what the Delta variant demands from us. He asked to keep the masks on, hands clean, and guard up even after being fully vaccinated against the virus. Between the end of April and the end of August this year, 99.6 percent
Thailand launches mass COVID-19 testing in Bangkok's biggest The Khlong Toei slum. The swab tests are a luxury to the families that survive on US$150 a month in Bangkok’s slum. The population of the slum is estimated to be 100,00 people living in packed, tiny overcrowded dwellings. The slums population was the major concern for Thailand’s government as they battled its third wave of Delta variant of coronavirus. A mass testing drive is launched amid the concerns of the spread of the virus by Bangkok's Community Help Foundation to help and stop Khlong Toei from becoming a reservoir that
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
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
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
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
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
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