COPENHAGEN, Jan 27: The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which is dominant in Denmark, appears more contagious than the more common BA.1 sub-lineage, Danish Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said on Wednesday in a national address.
Minister for Health and Population (MoHP) Birodh Khatiwada has said that the nation would not face shortage of vaccines against COVID-19.
Minister Khatiwada, who reached Hetauda after visiting Terai districts by leading an execution team of the vaccination campaign, said on Wednesday that the anti-coronavirus vaccines were in stock with the government and procedures were underway to bring in additional vaccines.
A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province, Health Minister Joe Phaahla announced Thursday.
All obstacles preventing the certification of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus by the World Health Organisation (WHO) have been removed, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said at a briefing in Geneva.
May 30: A new variant of coronavirus has been detected in Vietnam that appears to be a combination of the Indian and UK variants and can spread quickly by air, reported BBC quoting the local officials.
Vietnam's Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long described the latest mutation on Saturday as "very dangerous". Viruses mutate all the time and most variants are inconsequential, but some can make a virus more contagious. Nguyen said the new hybrid variant was more transmissible than previously known versions, especially in the air. He said it was discovered after running tests on newly-detected patients, online newspaper VnExpress reported. He added that the genetic code of the virus would be made available soon.
Since COVID-19 was first detected in December, 2019 in China, thousands of mutations have so far been detected.
"Vietnam has uncovered a new Covid-19 variant combining characteristics of the two existing variants first found in India and the UK," Mr Nguyen told a government meeting, according to Reuters news agency.
KATHMANDU, May 24: Minister for Health and Population, Hridayesh Tripathi has hinted at imposing a health emergency amid the worsening health crisis triggered by the second wave of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19.
Speaking at a press conference in the ministry on Monday, Minister Tripathi said the government is holding a series of discussions on implementation of the health crisis as the second wave of the corona epidemic is ravaging at its worst.
Ministry Secretary Laxman Aryal said that the government will take necessary decisions based on the suggestions received from public health experts.
“Despite the political turmoil in the country, the health ministry is constantly fighting against the pandemic,” said Minister Tripathi, adding that the government is negotiating with the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Russia and other countries regarding the procurement of vaccines against corona.
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PRAGUE, Sept 20: The Czech government could declare a state of emergency if a recent spike in coronavirus cases continues in the coming days, Health Minister Adam Vojtech said.
TOKYO, Feb 15: Another 67 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Saturday.
