TOKYO: Manhunt For Ugandan Athlete Missing After Skipping Covid Test

July 17, 2021 • Blog • No Comments

Tokyo city officials and local police have begun a manhunt of a Ugandan Olympic athlete missing from their hotel after missing a coronavirus test.

153 Houston Hospital Employees Terminated For Refusing COVID Vaccine

June 23, 2021 • Blog • No Comments

More than 150 employees at a Houston hospital system who refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine have been sacked or have resigned after a judge dismissed an employee lawsuit over the vaccine requirement.

EU: Commission Launches Digital COVID Passport

June 15, 2021 • Blog • No Comments

The European Commission has finalised plans for the EU Digital COVID Certificate, which is due to launch at the beginning of July.

US Issue Travel Ban To Japan 2months To Olympics

May 25, 2021 • Blog • No Comments

The US State Department has issued a “Level 4: Do Not Travel” advisory warning against travel to Japan, where Covid-19 infection rates are rising two months before Tokyo hosts the Summer Olympic Games.

INDIA: Man Charged Over Oxygen Plea Tweet For Dying Granddad

April 30, 2021 • Blog • No Comments

Police in India have arrested a 26-year-old man accused of rumour-mongering for tweeting that his dying grandfather needed oxygen in a cruel illustration of the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic in the South Asian nation.

UK: Passengers Face Six-Hour Long Queue @ Heathrow Over Covid Test

April 15, 2021 • Blog • No Comments

As coronavirus lockdown eases in the UK, there are fears the long-awaited restart of international travel in England risks being derailed by queues of up to six hours at airports.

BELGIUM: Police Tackle Fake April Fools’ Festival

April 2, 2021 • Blog • No Comments

What started as a joke, soon escalated to full blown confrontation as Police in Belgium had to use tear gas and water cannon to break up a crowd of about 2000 young people who had gathered for a fake concert that was announced on social media as an April Fools’ Day joke.

KENYA: Violators of Covid-19 Mask Wearing In Public To Sweep Markets

March 24, 2021 • Blog • No Comments

Kenyans who flouted Covid-19 public health measures such as curfew and wearing of mask are being made to carryout community service such as streets and market cleaning in the capital, Nairobi.