China provides 3l vax doses to Nepal Army
Kathmandu: China’s military on Monday gifted health materials, including 3,00,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses, to the Nepal Army, an official statement said.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) handed over the Nepal Army with 3 lakh doses of Vero Cell vaccines, 100 units of oxygen concentrators and other health materials, according to a press release issued by Nepal Army headquarters.
Poland ups security at border with Belarus
Poland: Poland has increased security at its border with Belarus, on the European Union’s eastern border, after a large group of migrants in Belarus appeared to be congregating by the frontier, seeking to try to force their way into Poland, officials said Monday. Video footage from Belarusian media showed people using uprooted trees to try to get through a fence.
German COVID infection rate hits record high
Berlin: Germany’s coronavirus infection rate climbed to its highest recorded level yet on Monday as what officials have called a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” gathers pace.The national disease control centre, the Robert Koch Institute, said the country has seen 201.1 new cases per 1,00,000 residents over the past seven days.
Parties sign deal to form new Czech govt
Prague: The Czech Republic gained a new Government on Monday after two party coalitions that garnered a sizeable chunk of votes in the country’s parliamentary election last month signed a power-sharing deal.
7 hackers held in global ransomware crackdown
Washington: Seven suspected hackers linked to ransomware attacks that have targeted thousands of victims have been arrested since last February as part of a global cybercrime crackdown, European law enforcement authorities announced. The FBI and the Justice Department were expected to announce criminal charges tied to ransomware later Monday as well as the seizure of $6 million, according to a US official, who was not authorised to discuss the matter by name ahead of a conference and spoke on the condition of anonymity.