vaccine

China eases visa rules for recipients of its vaccines

China said on Monday it will simplify visa applications for foreign nationals who have been inoculated with Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines, its latest small step towards normalising international travel. Mar 16, 2021
amarnath

Amarnath Yatra 2021: Dates, significance [all details]

The Amarnath yatra was last year restricted only to a group of Sadhus because of the coronavirus pandemic, while in 2019, it was called off mid-way due to a 'terror threat' on August 2, just three days before the Centre revoked provisions of Article 370 on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Mar 13, 2021
world health organisation

WHO probes reports of AstraZeneca vax blood clots | Details

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the UN health agency "systematically reviews safety signals, and is carefully assessing the current reports on the AstraZeneca vaccine". Mar 13, 2021