Tag: Emergency

The World Health Organization on Friday (Apr 30) said it had listed the Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.

Leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organisation on Tuesday backed an idea to create an international treaty that would help the world deal with future health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic now ravaging the globe.

Malaysia’s king declared a nationwide state of emergency on Tuesday to curb the spread of COVID-19, a move that bolsters Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s precarious hold on power, and forestalls any attempt by opponents to force an early election.

August 8 (The New Nation) - Economic Reporter: Japan will provide 330 million US dollar to Bangladesh as an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan. In this regard ITO Naoki, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, and Fatima Yasmin, Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance signed an Exchange of Notes titled 'The Covid-19 Crisis Response Emergency Support Loan' on Wednesday. The ...

Seoul, July 26 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and a lockdown in a border town after a person suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus returned from South Korea after illegally crossing the border, state media said on Sunday. If confirmed, it would be the first case officially acknowledged by North Korean authorities. ...

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Tokyo, May 15 (Reuters) - Large parts of Japan marked the first day out of a state of emergency on Friday while Tokyo’s governor asked residents to prepare for the “new normal” as restrictions stay in place in the capital and major cities. Softbank Corp. and McDonald’s Japan said they would start returning to normal operations in 39 of Japan’s ...

The World Health Organization declared on Thursday that the  new coronavirus outbreak  was a global health emergency, acknowledging that the disease represents a risk outside of China, where it emerged last month. The declaration — officially called a Public Health Emergency of International Concern — serves notice to all United Nations member states that the world’s top health advisory body rates ...