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S.Korea to test AI-powered facial recognition to track COVID-19 cases
Published On: December 13, 2021 07:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, Dec 13: South Korea will soon roll out a pilot project to use artificial intelligence, facial recognition and thousands of CCTV cameras to track the movement of people infected with the coronavirus, despite concerns about the invasion of privacy.
Indian farmers end yearlong protests and return home
Published On: December 12, 2021 08:55 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Tens of thousands of jubilant Indian farmers on Saturday cleared protest sites on the capital’s outskirts and began returning home, marking an end to their yearlong demonstrations against agricultural reforms that were repealed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in a rare retreat.
Pandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID’s animal origins
Published On: December 11, 2021 08:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Dec 11: Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the origin of the virus tormenting the world remains shrouded in mystery.
Global shortage of nurses set to grow as pandemic enters third year - group
Published On: December 11, 2021 07:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA, Dec 11: The numbers of nurses around the world are falling further just as the Omicron coronavirus spreads, and there is a also an imbalance as Western countries step up recruitment of healthcare workers from African and other poorer countries, the International Council of Nurses said on Friday.
Explainer: Omicron vs COVID-19 vaccines: What more do we need to know?
Published On: December 10, 2021 10:01 AM NPT By: Reuters
CHICAGO, Dec 10: Laboratory studies released this week suggest that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus will blunt the power of Pfizer (PFE.N) and BioNTech's vaccine to prevent COVID-19 infection after two doses, although a third dose may restore that protection.
WHO warns against vaccine hoarding as poorer countries go without
Published On: December 10, 2021 08:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA, Dec 10: The World Health Organization warned wealthy countries on Thursday against hoarding COVID-19 vaccines for booster shots as they try to fight off the new Omicron variant, threatening supplies to poorer countries where inoculation rates are low.
Reports: Myanmar troops burn alive 11 in retaliation attack
Published On: December 9, 2021 04:37 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BANGKOK, Dec 9: Myanmar government troops raided a small northwestern village, rounding up civilians, binding their hands and then burning them alive in apparent retaliation for an attack on a military convoy, according to witnesses and other reports.
Pfizer, BioNTech vaccine neutralises Omicron with three shots
Published On: December 9, 2021 08:29 AM NPT By: Reuters
Dec 9: BioNTech and Pfizer (PFE.N) said on Wednesday a three-shot course of their COVID-19 vaccine was able to neutralise the new Omicron variant in a laboratory test, an early signal that booster shots could be key to protection against infection from the newly identified variant.
U.S. Senate passes Republican bill to overturn Biden vaccine mandate
Published On: December 9, 2021 08:15 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Dec 9: The Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a Republican measure that would overturn President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate for private businesses, with two Democrats joining Republicans to back the initiative.
Studies suggest Pfizer shot may protect only partially against Omicron
Published On: December 8, 2021 05:20 PM NPT By: Reuters
Dec 8: The Omicron variant can partially evade protection from two doses of Pfizer (PFE.N) and partner BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, the research head of a laboratory at the Africa Health Research Institute in South Africa said on Tuesday.
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