![]() | Central African Republic declares state of emergencyThe spokesperson for the presidency, Albert Yaloke Mokpeme, made the announcement on Thursday on national radio. |
![]() | Japan's new COVID-19 emergency met with public indifferencePeople were still commuting on crowded trains and buses in Osaka, Fukuoka and other areas of the seven new prefectures placed under the state of emergency. |
![]() | Japan widens virus emergency for 7 more areas as cases surgePrime Minister Yoshide Suga also said Japan will suspend fast-track business entry permits, fully banning foreign visitors while the state of emergency is in place. |
![]() | Reprieve for embattled Malaysia PM as king approves COVID-19 emergencyMuhyiddin Yassin assured citizens in a televised speech that the emergency was "not a military coup and curfew will not be enforced." |
![]() | Delhi HC seeks Centre's reply on plea for damages to property forfeited during emergencyThe suit has been filed by children of 94-year-old Veera Sarin, who recently moved SC to declare as unconstitutional the national emergency imposed by the Congress government in 1975. |
![]() | COVID-19: Japan regional govts request state of emergencyThere was no immediate decision, but the government panel of medical experts will study the situation, Yoshimura said. |
![]() | What does a new state of emergency mean for Japan?The month-long declaration is not nationwide. It affects four neighbouring areas that account for much of the rise in Japan's caseload: Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama. |
![]() | Our economy will shrink if state of emergency declared in Tokyo: Japan PM Yoshihide SugaPublic broadcaster NHK cited that the Dai-ichi Life Research Institute is predicting a loss of 75,000 jobs over six months after the potential declaration. |
![]() | COVID-19: Brazilian city in Amazon declares 180-day state of emergencyThe decree enables the municipal government to temporarily contract personnel, services and material without public tenders. |
![]() | COVID-19 crisis: Japan mulls declaring another state of emergency in TokyoSuga had been reluctant to declare another state of emergency as the economy would face a severe blow. |
![]() | Vaccines approved! SII, Bharat Biotech get DCGI nod for restricted use in emergency situationSII Pune has submitted safety immunogenicity and efficacy data generated on 23,745 participants, The overall vaccine efficacy was found to be 70.42 per cent. |
![]() | Tokyo to ask central government to declare state of emergency as Covid cases soarCiting sources, NHK broadcaster reported that Tokyo plans to file a request jointly with Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, which has also seen a rapid spread of the virus. |
![]() | Centre grants 3-month extension to defence forces for emergency weapon acquisitionThe three services were granted emergency powers to buy or lease any weapon system of their choice around the middle of 2020 after Chinese transgressions in the Ladakh sector. |
![]() | Plea for emergency travel as India extends UK travel ban over new COVID strainThe Indian High Commission in London said that it is on standby for any "emergency visa" requirements. |
![]() | Oxford COVID-19 vaccine may become the first to get regulator's nod in India: SourcesThe Pune-based SII, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, has made a collaboration with the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca. |
