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Business News›News›Newsblogs›Covid Updates Live News: Need transparent process from China on virus origin, says White House COVID adviser
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Economic Times | 26 May, 2021 | 08.21AM IST
Covid Updates Live News: Need transparent process from China on virus origin, says White House COVID adviser
- India administers over 20 crore vaccine doses till May 25
- Bharat Biotech says EUL for COVAXIN submitted to WHO, approval expected by Jul-Sept 2021
- U.S. prepares for summer air travel spike, may allow more foreign visitors
- New Zealand health systems hackers release patient details to the media
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Sri Lanka gets 2nd vaccine donation from China
Sri Lanka has received 500,000 doses of Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine donated by China as the Indian Ocean island nation faces severe shortage of vaccines amid a recent rise in infections. The vaccine stock that arrived early Wednesday is the second donation from China, following a shipment of 600,000 doses in March.
Australia planning five T20 matches in Bangladesh in August
The tour will follow Australia's white-ball tour of West Indies in July. Australia had initially pencilled in three matches but a Cricket Australia spokesman said on Wednesday it was their intention to play five.
Religious artifacts returned to Thailand after decades
San Francisco, which owns the San Francisco Asian Art Museum, agreed to hand over the 1,500-pound (680-kilogram) antiquities that had been stolen and exported from Thailand following a three-year investigation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and a civil lawsuit. The lintels had been structural parts of two religious sanctuaries in northeastern Thailand.
AAP launches 'Doctor Helpline' for information on COVID, Black Fungus in Punjab
Under this campaign, a helpline number 782-727-5743 has been launched through which one can get information about prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection. The campaign was launched by MLA and Youth Wing president Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, state president of the AAP's medical wing Dr Ravjot, vice-president Dr Charanjit Singh Channi, and Dr Sanjeev Sharma, during a press conference convened at the party headquarters here by the party's Medical Wing.
We feel strongly that we should continue with investigation & go to next phase of investigation that WHO has done. Because we don’t know 100% what the (virus) origin is, it is imperative that we look & investigate
- Dr Anthony Fauci, top US infectious disease expert
We need transparent process from China. We need WHO to assist in that matter, don’t feel like we have that now. We need to get to bottom of this whatever the answer may be & that's critical priority for us
- Andy Slavitt, White House Sr Advisor for COVID Response on virus origins
U.S. prepares for summer air travel spike, may allow more foreign visitors
"We have already seen a sharp rise at the nation's airports and will continue to experience steady increases throughout the summer," Acting TSA Administrator Darby LaJoye told a news conference at Reagan National Airport outside Washington.
New Zealand health systems hackers release patient details to the media
Hackers who targeted hospitals in New Zealand's Waikato district have released what appears to be private patient information to media outlets, as health systems struggled to come back online more than a week after the attack.
Congress seeks removal of Lakshadweep administrator over his 'undemocratic' measures in Island
Kerala Leader of Opposition (LoP) VD Satheesan on Tuesday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking the newly-appointed Administrator of Lakshadweep Praful Patel to be immediately called back as the people of the island are being subjected to his undemocratic measures.
