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Half will participate in a 7-week health survey. Hun Sen received the Indian-manufactured vaccine because he is 68. She said that has already been done. Reuters Three Myanmar police constables have crossed over to India's northeastern state of Mizoram to seek refuge there, rather than carry out orders given by the military junta, an Indian police official said on Thursday. -based audio chat service inspires a rush of copycats in the country. The latest outbreak has been traced to a foreign resident who broke hotel quarantine on Feb. People age 65 and over, farmworkers, educators and emergency service workers are also eligible for shots. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are to begin in July. Testing even younger groups is more complex, because they may require a different dose or have differing responses. That metric will change to 10 new cases or fewer. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres — and the escalating military crackdown, which Schraner Burgener said killed 38 people on Wednesday alone. Reuters Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary groups have told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson they are temporarily withdrawing support for the 1998 peace agreement due to concerns over the Brexit deal. " Yet community health clinics focused on serving low-income and vulnerable Californians say they haven't been getting enough doses. Clubhouse had seen a surge in users who participated in discussions on sensitive topics such as Xinjiang detention camps and Hong Kong independence. It depends on the child's age, but some teenagers could be rolling up their sleeves before too long. The government gave its belated first approval for shots developed and supplied by the Pfizer shots, already been used in many other countries since December. The Canadian Press CAMEROON, Cameroon — The U. The Canadian Press NEW YORK — When will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines? No information about the nature of the threat was supplied and neither suspect has been named. Hun Sen received a shot donated by India, one of 324,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine that arrived Tuesday. She has an office in the capital, Naypyitaw, and has been asking to return since the coup on condition she can talk to the military leaders and see representatives of the ousted parliamentarians and Suu Kyi and ousted President Win Myint, who are among some 1,200 people she says are detained. Once 2 million vaccine doses are given out in those neighbourhoods, the state will make it easier for counties to move through reopening tiers that dictate business and school reopenings. 7 billion lawsuit over missed deliveries during last month's winter freeze in the central United States. That means some high schoolers could get in line for those shots whenever they become eligible in their area, either because of a medical condition or once availability opens up. Her comments were echoed by the head of the organising committee for the Games, Seiko Hashimoto, who said she would like to reach the decision by March 25. In the red tier, businesses such as restaurants and gyms can open for indoor services at limited capacity. Reuters TikTok owner ByteDance is working on a Clubhouse-like app for China, sources familiar with the matter said, as the global success of the U. Cambodia, which has yet to report any virus deaths, received its first shipment of 600,000 doses of a Chinese-produced vaccine on Feb. Hun Sen said earlier this month that Cambodia is seeking to reserve 20 million vaccine doses to inoculate 10 million people, roughly two-thirds of its population. At least a dozen similar apps have been launched in the past month, with momentum picking up after Clubhouse was blocked in China in early February. Polls show most Japanese oppose holding the Games during the COVID-19 pandemic. People with underlying health issues, as well as caregivers at nursing homes and other facilities, will be next, before the general population receives its turn. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province in which Jalalabad is the main city, said the doctor was on her to work in a rickshaw on Thursday morning when she was killed in the blast. Lederer, The Associated Press• 7, part of 1 million doses Beijing is donating. If regulators clear the results, younger teens likewise could start getting vaccinated once supply allows. "What they said is they got instructions from the military rulers which they cannot obey, so they have run away," Superintendent Stephen Lalrinawma told Reuters. Pfizer and Moderna both have completed enrolment for studies of children ages 12 and older, and expect to release the data over the summer. Many of the neighbourhoods are concentrated in Los Angeles County and the Central Valley. Jaishankar will hold talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart on water sharing, trade and border issues, said two Indian officials in New Delhi. The three men came across the border near the town of North Vanlaiphai on Wednesday afternoon and the local authorities were assessing their health and making arrangements for them, the police superintendent in the Mizoram's Serchhip district said. While there is not yet data on its effectiveness for other age groups, other countries at their discretion may use it for older people. 7 million more health workers will begin in March, followed by about 36 million people aged 65 and older starting in April. The Pfizer vaccine already is cleared for use starting at age 16. The areas are considered most vulnerable based on metrics such as household income, education level, housing status and access to transportation. special envoy, Schraner Burgener said she always warned the Security Council and the General Assembly that a coup could happen because she knew the structure of the government — that the military had the power. Read previous Viral Questions: How would COVID-19 vaccine makers adapt to variants? 6 million vaccine doses already have been given to people in those 400 ZIP codes, and the state will hit the 2 million mark in the next week or two, officials said. How are experts tracking variants of the coronavirus? Supplies of imported vaccines are a major concern because of supply shortages and restrictions in Europe, where many are manufactured. While race and ethnicity are not explicit factors in designating vaccinations, the 400 vulnerable ZIP codes overlap heavily with neighbourhoods with higher populations of Blacks, Latinos and Asian and Pacific Islanders, officials said. Cambodia reported 31 new virus cases on Thursday, for a total 909 since the pandemic began. Some of 40,000 doctors and nurses from 100 selected hospitals across the country received their first shots Wednesday, with their second shot planned for March 10. Reuters New Zealand police said on Thursday they have arrested two people following a threat made against the mosques that were the scene of mass murder by a white supremacist nearly two years ago. com The decision whether to allow overseas spectators to attend the Summer Games is up to Japan, a senior International Olympic Committee official said on Thursday, signalling that it is up to the host nation what to do about fans in venues. correspondents Wednesday that after the Feb. The council has scheduled closed consultations for Friday on calls to reverse the coup — including from U. 4 that the new State Administration Council — the name for the new ruling junta — is charged with implementing a five-step military roadmap. It also aims at stamping out COVID-19 and recovering business activity. wsau The decision whether to allow overseas spectators to attend the Summer Games is up to Japan, a senior International Olympic Committee official said on Thursday, signalling that it is up to the host nation what to do about fans in venues. 20 to announce a two-week closure of all public schools, cinemas, bars and entertainment areas in Phnom Penh. Officials are making it easier to move through reopening tiers, arguing the likelihood of widespread transmission that can overwhelm hospitals will decrease as more people are vaccinated. Schraner Burgener said she receives about 2,000 messages a day from people in Myanmar, many desperate to see an international response. Kathleen Ronayne, The Associated Press• Marion Renault, The Associated Press• Hun Sen said travel to and from the city was being restricted. His vaccination comes as Cambodia fights to quell a fresh surge in infections that has mostly affected the Chinese community in Sihanoukville, a city home to the country's main port and huge Chinese investments and construction projects. Sopheng Cheang, The Associated Press. Ressa, a Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2018 for fighting media intimidation, is facing several government lawsuits that have stoked international concern about harassment of journalists in the Philippines, a country once seen as a standard bearer for press freedom in Asia. In China, the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine was approved only for people 18-59 years old because that was the population studied in clinical trials. The country began its vaccination program on Feb. The doses will be spread out among 400 ZIP codes with about 8 million people eligible for shots. That caused a slew of infections and led the government on Feb. Schraner Burgener said the deputy commander explained in their first phone call on Feb. Khogyani did not name the doctor but said she worked in the maternity ward of a private hospital. During her three years as the U. Also in the red tier, schools that want to access new state funding must provide in-person learning for students in transitional kindergarten through grade 6 and at least one grade each in middle and high school. Los Angeles County could move into the next phase of reopening with fewer restrictions as early as next week, though any actual lifting of coronavirus-related constraints would not happen immediately, county officials said earlier Wednesday. Reuters Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, who runs a website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte, took the witness stand for the first time on Thursday to counter tax evasion charges that she maintains were politically motivated. How do we know the COVID-19 vaccines are safe? She said she also speaks every day with representatives of the ousted Parliament and has spoken several times with the armed forces deputy commander-in-chief, Soe Win, most recently on Feb. Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa said the government would decide by the month-end. James Campbell of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Pfizer and Moderna expect to start studies in children 11 and younger later this year. Police said an online threat was made earlier this week against the Al Noor mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre, which were targeted in New Zealand's most deadly shooting in 2019. Once the state gives out 4 million doses in those neighbourhoods, it will revise the metrics for getting into the even less restrictive orange and yellow tiers. Reuters India's foreign minister arrived in Bangladesh on Thursday ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid efforts to resolve the fate of 81 Rohingya refugees who are on a boat adrift in international waters. It aims for a national cease-fire agreement with all 21 ethnic armed groups in Myanmar, which Schraner Burgener said is going to be difficult as 10 have already taken a strong stand against the coup. The Canadian Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. Speaking to reporters after testifying for two and a half hours in Manila, Ressa asked the government to allow journalists to work freely and independently. The comments came after Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto said she wanted to reach a decision on foreign spectators by the start of the torch relay on March 25. More counties have already been moving into the red tier as caseloads, hospitalizations and deaths drop. Reuters A roadside bomb explosion killed a female doctor in the eastern city of Jalalabad, provincial officials said on Thursday, days after three female media workers were shot dead in the same city. The lawsuit filed by Exxon's natural gas business said the massive storm and state declarations of emergencies prevented it from fulfilling its supply commitment to Macquarie Energy, the second largest U. Researchers started with older children because they tend to respond to vaccines most similarly to adults. Christine Schraner Burgener told U. She said the army is surprised by the opposition, which has been led by young people. Right now, a county can move from the most restrictive purple tier to the lower red tier based on several metrics, including having 7 or fewer new COVID cases per 100,000 people per day over a period of several weeks. The Moderna vaccine is currently cleared for people 18 and older. "Of course, the Rohingya refugee issue will come up during the Indian minister's day-long visit but the prime agenda will remain around Modi's upcoming visit," said a senior foreign ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media.。 。
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