Children are always going to find cunning ways to bunk off school; the latest trick is to fake a positive COVID-19 lateral flow tests (LFT) using soft drinks. So how are fruit juices, cola, and devious kids fooling the tests, and is there a way to tell a fake positive result from a real one? […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday says that Pakistan accepts Beijing’s version; regarding the treatment of Uighurs in China’s Xinjiang province. Also, Speaking to Chinese journalists on Thursday as Beijing marks the centenary of the ruling Communist Party; the prime minister says that the Chinese version was completely different from what was being in reports […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday added a warning to patient; and provider fact sheets for the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines to indicate a rare risk of heart inflammation. Also, for each vaccine, the fact sheets revise to include a warning about myocarditis and pericarditis after the second dose and with the onset of […]
The WHO World Health Organization on Friday urges fully vaccinate people to continue to wear masks; social distance and practice other Covid-19 pandemic safety measures; as the highly contagious delta variant spreads rapidly across the globe. Also, “People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves,” Dr. […]
Zoom is an American company offering remote conferencing services. It is headquartered in San Jose, California. It primarily provides a remote conferencing service that combines other tertiary services like video conferencing, online meetings, chat, and mobile collaboration to facilitate conducting business virtually. Zoom Cloud meetings offer a free video-conferencing facility for up to 100 participants. […]
Britain is looking at easing travel restrictions, including allowing the ones with double vaccination against Covid-19; to enjoy a foreign holiday without intrusive red tape; so, a step that indicates vaccine passports are firmly back on the agenda. Also, countries in the European Union (EU) last week agreed to an easing of travel restrictions over summer that […]
Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong says “open and free” air travel in Asia remains unlikely; in the near term as parts of the region battle with an increase in Covid-19 infections. Also, He says that he is somewhat less sanguine about the prospects of air travel. “The region is still facing rolling waves of infection, […]
YouTuber Bhuvan Bam mourns the loss of both of his parents due to COVID-19. India’s top content creator and popular YouTuber Bhuvan Bam is mourning the loss of both of his parents due to COVID-19. On June 12, Bhuvan took to his Instagram to pen an emotional note after informing his followers that his mother […]
Saudi Arabia has said it will allow 60,000 vaccinated residents of the kingdom to attend the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. The Saudi Press Agency reported the country’s Hajj ministry as saying that this year’s pilgrimage would be “open for nationals and residents of the kingdom, limited to 60,000 pilgrims”. The pilgrimage, scheduled for the end […]
The Punjab government on Thursday decides to block the SIM cards of people; refusing to get vaccination against the coronavirus, an official said. Also,the step is among several decision by the provincial government to control the spread of Covid-19; and speed up the vaccination process.Thus, including opening walk-in vaccination for all adults from June 12. […]