Some 464 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded nationwide over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 24,310 including 5,691 active cases and 20 deaths.Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health, Dr R…
Fifteen African countries have succeeded in fully vaccinating at least 10 percent of their populations against COVID-19 by September 30, a goal set by the World Health Organization in May. However, that leaves two-thirds of the continent’s 54 nations
Ms Ien is Phunoi and 21 years old. She lives in Ngapoung village, Phongsaly district, with her husband’s family composed of five people including her two children. Their main activity is tea leaves collection and selling. “Because collecting the tea
The United Nations’ top humanitarian official in Yemen says that while widespread famine was averted in the country earlier this year with a surge in donor support, the situation is fragile and many essential programs remain at risk of further
Armyworms have severely infested rice fields as cows and buffaloes are suffering from lumpy skin disease in villages of Nga district, Oudomxay Province. Lumpy skin disease is a viral infection of cattle. Originally found in Africa, it has also spread
Some 358 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded nationwide over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 23,846 including 5,441 active cases and 19 deaths, according to Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of
The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MOLSW), the Attapeu Department of Labour and Social Welfare’ and the Star Fintech Company (subsidiary of Star Telecom) has commenced the first cash transfer to beneficiaries under the Mother and Early Childhood Grant
YouTube will ban any video that claims vaccines are ineffective or dangerous, including those that question vaccines for measles and chickenpox, the company announced Wednesday.“Specifically, content that falsely alleges that approved vaccines are dang…
