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Reporting on the fifth wave of Covid that engulfed Hong Kong, the Myanmar military’s abuses against the Rohingya, and human trafficking of African students by Taiwanese universities are among the winners of the 2023 Human Rights Press Awards, the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University said today. The awards are administered by the Cronkite School and Human Rights Watch.
Comox Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society is offering a presentation that explores the history of Ukrainian immigration.
NEW DELHI: Amid rising cases of COVID-19 the government is planning a nationwide mock drill on April 10 and 11 to take stock of hospital preparedness. India reported 1,590 Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the highest in 146 days, the Union health ministry said. The health ministry said that XBB.1.16 subvariant of Omicron might be the dominant virus strain in the country.
It might be tempting to relax after the easing of Hong Kong’s anti-pandemic measures, but the flu outbreak in China shows we must remain vigilant. This is a chance to set good practices to prepare for future pandemics, strengthen our healthcare system and establish the city as a biomedical innovation hub.
Health specialists say death rate of 8.2 people per 1,000 could have been caused by fatalities involving other conditions.