Sydney, Australia, Sep 21 (EFE).- Australia on Thursday announced an independent investigation into its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “This Inquiry will look at the Government’s responses and will give advice on what worked, what didn’t, and what we can do in the future to best protect Australians from the worst of any future events” … Read more
Cristina Bazan Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sep 19 (EFE).- Fentanyl, the powerful and cheap synthetic drug with opiates, widespread in countries such as the United States, has now put Guayaquil, Ecuador, on alert, as it is apparently appearing mixed with other dangerous drug cocktails. The arrival of four drug users with severe body aches and bulging, disoriented … Read more
New Delhi, Sep 13 (EFE).- Authorities in India’s southern state of Kerala sounded a high alert on Wednesday after they confirmed a fresh outbreak of the deadly Nipah (NIV) virus in the state, which has killed at least two people so far, even as containment measures have been enforced. Authorities shut down some schools and … Read more
Kabul, Aug 31 (EFE).- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will no longer be responsible for the financial support of dozens of Afghan hospitals, as the Taliban takes over management from Friday. “The responsibility (to manage the hospital finances) will be handed over on September 1,” health ministry spokesperson Sharafat Zaman Amar told … Read more
Bangkok, Aug 29 (EFE).- The daughter of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has been hospitalized in police custody, said on Tuesday that he was fatigued and stressed, amid criticism over the supposed favorable treatment meted out to the detainee. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a leader of the Pheu Thai party, said that the bad health … Read more
Dhaka, Aug 27 (EFE).- The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) warned Sunday of a rise in dengue infections among children in Bangladesh, which is in the midst of an epidemic that has already killed 537. Twelve-years old Shahana receives treatment for dengue fever at Mugda Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 August 2023. … Read more
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug 25 (EFE).- The Bahamas government unveiled on Friday a compendium of bills to decriminalize marijuana for medical, religious, and scientific research, thus transforming its consumption from a strictly illegal activity to a regulated industry. A total of 11 pieces of legislation will establish a framework for local cannabis production to … Read more
By Manuel Ayala Tijuana, Mexico, Aug 25 (EFE).- Migrants stranded at Mexico’s northern border are complaining of unavailability of vaccines amid a chickenpox outbreak that has infected 70 children. Families awaiting the opportunity to apply for asylum in the United States are missing immigration appointments due to the inability to cross the border with an … Read more
London, Aug 23 (EFE).- A woman born with a reproductive disorder has received her sister’s womb in the first uterus transplant by doctors in the United Kingdom. As per various British media reports on Wednesday, the 34-year-old woman, who has preferred to remain anonymous, received the uterus of her sister, 40, in February. Some 20 … Read more
Seoul, Aug 23 (EFE).- South Korea will downgrade the infection level of Covid-19 to that of seasonal flu from Aug. 31, thereby removing all restrictions and returning to pre-pandemic normalcy. South Korean health authorities announced the decision on Wednesday after the number of infections decreased for the first time in two months last week. “The … Read more
Beijing, Aug 22 (EFE).- A flight of North Korean state carrier Air Koryo from Pyongyang landed at the Beijing Capital International Airport on Tuesday, becoming the country’s first international commercial flight since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out. An electronic board shows the arrival of an Air Koryo plane, JS151, from Pyongyang at Beijing International Airport, … Read more
Dhaka, Aug 3 (EFE).- Bangladesh’s serious dengue outbreak has now resulted in the highest-ever annual caseload as the country’s health authorities on Monday reported 2,197 hospitalized cases, taking the total number of cases this year to 102,191. Meanwhile nine new deaths were reported since Sunday, taking this year’s death toll to 485. The number of … Read more
