Australia likely to reopen to international students and skilled workers next week.

Scott Morrison has signalled Australia is likely to open up to international students and skilled workers next week, while health authorities continue to weigh up whether to adjust the timing of booster shots.

The federal government revealed it would extend emergency powers for a further two months to February 2022, keeping in force mandatory mask wearing for international flights and restrictions on international travel from countries deemed high-risk.

The impact of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 was top of the agenda for the final national cabinet meeting of the year, but Morrison said his government was inclined to reopen to international students and skilled workers on 15 December.

That was originally due to happen at the beginning of December, but it was delayed to allow authorities to gather more information about the Omicron variant.

Asked on Friday whether the borders would open on that date, Morrison said the government was “taking more advice at the moment, but that is certainly our disposition”. He planned to “keep moving forward, not to go back”.

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Despite Morrison’s upbeat message, the federal government has decided some measures need to remain in place for longer.

The chief medical officer, Prof Paul Kelly, briefed national cabinet that Australia was “still in the early stages of understanding the Omicron variant”, according to a summary issued by Morrison’s office.

The meeting noted that the federal health minister, Greg Hunt, had extended the human biosecurity emergency period under the Biosecurity Act to 17 February.

Hunt said the arrangements, which have been in place since March 2020 “to protect Australians during the Covid-19 pandemic” and extended several times, would continue based on health advice.

Hunt said the two-month extension would “allow the important measures currently in place to continue as the government continues to reopen Australia and act decisively to respond to the emergence of the Omicron variant”.

That would see the extension of mandatory pre-departure testing and mask wearing for international flights, restrictions on international travel from high-risk countries, and restrictions on outbound international travel for unvaccinated Australians.

But the federal government is keeping open the option of revoking any of these rules earlier than February “to take into account the latest medical advice”, as more information is gained about Omicron.

The extension will also continue restrictions on the entry of cruise ships to Australia. But Hunt said the government would “continually review, on a monthly basis, whether the current restrictions on cruise ships can be safely lifted or amended”.

The meeting also received an update from the national vaccination coordinator Lt Gen John Frewen on administering vaccine boosters and delivering them across Australia.

That follows the announcement that children aged five to 11 will be able to receive the Pfizer Covid vaccine from 10 January.

The Labor MP Alicia Payne told Sky News: “I think parents will really welcome this approval for children. I know many parents have been really hanging out and waiting for their children to be able to be vaccinated.”

Fewen briefed leaders “on the plans to close the gap in vaccination rates between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and the general population, and on preparations under way to administer Covid-19 vaccines to children aged 5 to 11 years, including targeted communication strategies”, Morrison’s statement said.

National cabinet decided to update existing Covid-19 outbreak management plans to protect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities “in light of the Omicron variant and current outbreaks in the Northern Territory”.

The Northern Territory detected four Covid cases in Katherine, as a cluster linked to three crowded households continued to grow.

Earlier, Morrison gave a hint that the federal government was considering bringing forward booster shots.

“We are continuing to review the evidence about how that time period for the booster shot might be able to be reduced … and we’re working with the medical experts on those issues,” he told reporters in Sydney on Friday morning.

Morrison played down the severity of the illness caused by Omicron, saying that was “potentially quite a game changer with the pandemic around the world about how the virus may well step down, but we’ll see”.

New Omicron Virus may not be as risky, but take care.

Boosters for high-risk groups, and vaccines for as many Nepalis as soon as possible.

The fact that Omicron was detected in an individual who had arrived in Nepal five days before the new variant was first identified in Botswana is proof it was already circulating and travel bans do not work.

The new strain has been detected in over 40 countries mere two weeks after it was first detected. What is known so far of Omicron is that it is highly transmissible but likely not very severe as there has been no significant increase in hospitalisations among infected individuals in places with outbreaks.

“Looking at preliminary findings I don’t think it will lead to another major surge or lockdowns like Delta, but having said that we must be prepared and contain it to prevent further mutation and more virulent strains,” says epidemiologist Lhamo Yangchen Sherpa of IPAS Nepal.

She adds: “We do that by vaccinating as many people as possible including boosters if they are nearing expiry date as we know them to be, following safety measures especially indoors and by better communicating government policies to control the spread of new strains.”

One of the main concerns with Omicron is mutations in the spike protein that binds it to the receptor. Most vaccines including Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and J&J primarily target this spike protein, so there are worries that the new variant will escape immunity afforded by jabs.

Mutations are natural, but coronaviruses make fewer of them than other viruses because of their much stronger proofreading system to survive.

Speaking with India Spend, Polly Roy, professor of virology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said: ‘Even though we have a mutation, it’s not in the receptor-binding site area so much. Thus, if they change too much, the virus will not bind to host cells and will not survive. And the vaccines target that area, so the vaccines will still work against Omicron infection.’

Says infectious disease specialist at HAMS Hospital Anup Subedee: “Even if the vaccines are less effective against this variant, it will still provide significant immunity to fight off new infections. And given that antibodies wane over time, Nepal’s frontline workers and the elderly should be prioritised for boosters, if possible with vaccines known to have higher efficacy.”

There are also concerns that despite registering only mild symptoms Omicron could affect vulnerable populations much later as it is the younger mobile population who are usually infected first without much impact on their health.

Most of the initial Omicron infections are said to be mild and among young and vaccinated people, which means Nepal could be ripe for another surge.

“Don’t be surprised if we do,” says Sushil Koirala, a Nepali public health expert based in Bangkok. “We have all the necessary fuel to start the wildfire: low vaccination coverage, poor adherence to public health measures, lackluster preparedness, and questionable surveillance,” Koirala warns.

But the moral dilemma over booster remains when over 60% of Nepal’s targeted population is yet to even receive the first dose.

“In an ideal world, universal coverage is the way to go but the government hasn’t been able to vaccinate the majority of Nepalis, so we cannot wait forever for boosters either,” adds Subedee.
With the rapid spread of Omicron in the region, the Nepal government has announced that it will vaccinate at least 200,000 people a day and the Health Minister Birodh Khatiwada has asked people who have inoculated with two doses of vaccine to also receive the third dose to prevent the risk of the third wave.

Khatiwada was quoted as saying that the government had a stock of 20 million doses of different jabs and it will start administering the booster from mid-December with 16,000 vaccination centres across the country.

So far Nepal has received 25,658,630 doses of the Covid vaccine of which some 660,000 doses still in stock. In the next three months, a total of 34,594,460 doses of different jabs are arriving in Nepal: 9,403,000 doses of AstraZeneca, 3,000,000 Coronavax, 2,386,800 VeroCell (one vial, one dose), 2,174,400 J&J and 1,965,600 Moderna.

But the government’s focal person for vaccine Shyam Raj Upreti told Nepali Times health authorities are authorised to administer only an additional dose, not a booster, and only for immunocompromised people and individuals above 60 who had received VeroCell, as recommended by the WHO.

“Our priority is still to vaccinate the targeted population and hence those who are still not vaccinated,” adds Uprety. “And for this, we are focusing on activities to convince more people to inoculate, add vaccination booths to increase access and where required administer the doses door to door.”

At present, 29% of Nepal’s population has been fully inoculated while 33.9% have been vaccinated partially. Experts say better communication about vaccination schedules a few days before the campaign in local language and on platforms most consumed is crucial in further increasing the uptake.

Equally important is building a storage facility for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines that are in the pipeline to vaccinate children 12 and above. A limited number of students who revived Pfizer jabs last month are yet to receive their second dose, recommended after three weeks of the first.

Speaking on his social platform, Sameer Dixit of the Centre for Molecular Dynamics Nepal recommended patience over panic: “Let’s wait and watch until we have more concrete findings on Omicron. Until then mask up and vaccinate as soon as it is available. As for boosters, those in vulnerable groups should get it.”

अनेरास्ववियु पोखरा महानगरद्वारा हाजिरी जवाफ सम्पन्न, श्रीकृष्ण मावि प्रथम ।

अनेरास्ववियु पोखरा महानगर कमिटीद्वारा अन्तरविद्यालय हाजिरी जवाफ प्रतियोगिता सम्पन्न गरेको छ ।

पोखरा महानगर भित्रका मावि स्तरीय बिधालय बिच आयोजना गरीएको प्रतियोगितामा पोखरा-७, मासबारमा अवस्थित श्री कृष्ण माविले प्रथम स्थान हासिल गरेको छ ।

उक्त प्रतियोगिताको अध्यक्षता गर्दै पोखरा महानगर कमिटीका संयोजक बिनोद भन्डारीले बिध्यार्थी समयमा आफ़्नो अध्ययन र शारीरिक बिकास गर्नु ठुलो कुरा रहेको साथै आजका बिध्यार्थीहरू भोलिको देश हाक्नेहरू समेत रहेको हुदा अध्ययनलाई अब्बल रुपमा अघी बढ़ाऊन सुझाव दिदै अतिथिहरू, प्रतियोगिता गर्न स्थान उपलब्ध गराउने श्री कृष्ण मावि बिध्यालयलाई र अन्य उपस्थिति जनाउने बिद्यालयहरू साथै सबै सबैमा कार्यक्रम सम्पन्न गर्नका लागी सहयोग गर्नुहुने प्रति आभार सहित धन्यवाद व्यक्त गरेका थिए ।

उक्त प्रतियोगितामा प्रमुख अतिथि नेकपा एमाले महानगर कमिटी अध्यक्ष दिलिप न्यौपाने, विशेष अतिथि वडा नम्बर १६ का अध्यक्ष जीवन प्रसाद आचार्य, अनेरास्ववियु स्थायी कमिटी सदस्य आशिर्वाद सुवेदी र अतिथिहरूमा नेकपा एमाले कास्की जिल्ला कमिटी सद्स्य सुर्य भन्डारी, अनेरास्ववियु गण्डकी प्रदेश सम्योजक, प्रकाश पौडेल, नेकपा एमाले महानगर कमिटी सदस्य, शेखर गौतम, अनेरास्ववियु कास्की जिल्ला कमिटीका अध्यक्ष बिजय पौडेल, प्रतीक्षा पौडेल, सन्जय पौडेल, महेन्द्र मन्नु, सुसान घिमिरे, स्मृति बराल,बिश्वदर्शन पराजुली, बिनय पराजुली, सन्तोष पोख्रेल र समाजसेवी डिल्लिराम बराल-रहेका थिए ।

उक्त प्रतियोगितामा कुल १४ ओटा बिद्यालयको सहभागिता रहेको थियो भने प्रथम हुन सफल श्रीकृष्ण मावि लाई नगद रु दश हजार, दोस्रो जनप्रिय मावि लाई रु सात हजार पाँच सय, तेस्रो सिद्धबराह मावि लाई रु पाँच हजार र सान्त्वना गोगन मावि लाई रु तिन हजार सहित प्रमाण पत्र प्रदान गरीएको थियो ।

प्रतियोगितामा स्वागत मन्तव्य पोखरा महानगर कमिटीका सह-संयोजक दुर्गानाथ लामिछाने (डिएन) र संचालन कमिटीका सचिव विराट दवाडिले गरेका थिए ।

एनएसडब्लु साउदर्न हाईल्याण्ड नेपाली कम्युनिटि अष्ट्रेलियाद्वारा रक्तदान सम्पन्न ।

सिड्नी ✍️

नेपालीहरु बिच आपसी सद्भभाव, नेपाली संस्कृति प्रवद्धन गर्ने अभिप्रायले स्थापना गरिएको संस्था साउदर्न हाईल्याण्ड नेपाली कम्युनिटिले आफ्नो सामाजिक गतिविधि अन्तर्गत बृहत् रक्तदान कार्यक्रम सम्पन्न गरेको छ।

संस्थाले रेडक्रस अस्ट्रेलिया संग सहकार्य गर्दै न्यु साउथ वेल्स राज्य, सिड्नीको राज्यको दक्षिण भेग साउदर्न हाईल्याण्ड स्थित रेडक्रस मोबाईल सेवा, १५२ मिट्टागँग रोड बोरलमा रक्तदान कार्यक्रमको आयोजना गरेको हो ।

मिट्टागँग, बोरल तथा मोसभेल आसपास बसोबास गर्ने ९ रक्तदाताहरुले होल ब्लड (Whole Blood) दान गर्न सहभागी भएको थिए ।

कार्यक्रमलाई कम्युनिटिका अध्यक्ष सन्तोष बडाल तथा सदस्य अनिल शाक्य ले संयोजन गरेका थिए ।

संस्थाका अध्यक्ष सन्तोष बडालले यस्तो सामाजिक कार्यको निमित्त स्व-ईच्छाले रक्तदान गर्न उत्साहित हुँदै उपस्थित हुनुहुने सबैप्रति आभार व्यक्त गर्दै आगामी दिनहरुमा समेत समुदायको हरेक गतिबिधिहरुमा यसै गरी साथ दिन अनुरोध गरे । साथै उहाले २० जना भन्दा बढीको नाम दर्ता भएको तर ऑस्ट्रेलियन सरकारको मोबाइल डोनर युनिट मा कोभिड-१९ पव्लिक हेल्थ आदेश को कारण ९ जनाले मात्र रक्तदान गर्न सकेको र आगामी दिनमा पुन अर्को पटक रक्तदान कार्येक्रम छिट्टै हुने पनि जानकारी गराउनु भयो।

विहिवार विहान १०:३० बजेबाट सुरु गरिएको कार्यक्रम १२:३० बजे समापन भएको थियो । कार्यक्रममा करिव ३० जनाको सहभागिता रहेको थियो भने उपस्थित सबैले कार्यक्रमको आयोजनाप्रति प्रशंशा गरेका थिए ।

रेडक्रस अष्ट्रेलियाका प्रमुख किम फ़ाइनरले केही समय अघी मात्र कोरोनाका कारण मानिस बिच भेटघाट र रगत संकलन गर्ने अवस्थामा असहज रहेको हुदा यति बेला रगतको अभाव रहेको बताए । यसै सन्दर्भमा नेपाली समाजले रक्तदान कार्यक्रम आयोजना गर्दा अष्ट्रेलियन समाज र सरकारद्वारा स्वागत समेत गरीएको पाईएको प्रवासी नेपाली युवा मंच अष्ट्रेलियाका अध्यक्ष अरुण गौतमले बिश्वपाटीलाई बताए ।

रूपन्देहि समाज अष्ट्रेलियाको अधिवेशन सम्पन्न, अध्यक्षमा मुक्ति राम पोख्रेल ।

सिड्नी,✍️

रूपन्देहि, नेपाल घर भई हाल अष्ट्रेलियामा रहदै आएका नेपालीहरूको साझा संस्था रूपेन्दही समाज अष्ट्रेलियाको अधिवेशनले मुक्ति राम पोख्रेलको अध्यक्षतामा वर्ष २०२२-२०२४ को लागी २८ सदस्यीय नया कार्यसमिति चयन गरेको छ ।

मुक्ति राम पोख्रेलको नेतृत्वमा रहेको समाजको वरिष्ठ उपाध्यक्षमा शुशील नेपाल, उपाध्यक्षमा रोशन कोईराला, दिवाकर काफ़्ले, महासचिवमा रंजिता अधिकारी भण्डारी, सचिवमा रवि केसी र कोषाध्यक्षमा बिप्लब सापकोटा रहेका छन भने समाजको भाषा, कला तथा साहित्य बिभाग संयोजकमा सुचना पाण्डे र सह-संयोजकमा प्रदीप खनाल, जन-सम्पर्क अधिकृतमा सुरज खत्री, प्रोजेक्ट संयोजकमा राजन खड़का, आइटी कन्सलट्यान्टमा सरोज पाण्डे, खेलकुद बिभाग संयोजकमा सरोज पाठक र सह-संयोजकमा दिल खड़का, महिला बिभाग संयोजकमा सृजना खड़का गैरे र सह-संयोजकमा ग्रीष्मा पाण्डे रहेका छन भने समाजको सदस्यहरूमा पदम अधिकारी, मनोज सिलवाल, प्रदीप पन्थी, गायत्री पाठक पौडेल, बासु खरेल, भुवन रेग्मी, कमल अर्याल, नारायण भण्डारी, आनन्द अधिकारी, सपना गरूङ, आशिष घिमिरे र होम उपाध्याय गरी कुल २८ सदस्यीय रूपेन्दही समाज अष्ट्रेलिया वर्ष २०२२-२०२४ को कार्यसमिति चयन भएको छ । यस्तै समाजले सल्लाहकार समिति समेत गठन गरेको छ । जसको सदस्यहरुमा डा. प्रकाश पौडेल, डा. चीज श्रेष्ठ, चुन्ना क्षेत्री, मोहन पाण्डे, विक्रम अभय विश्वकर्मा, कमल भण्डारी, वीना पौडेल रहेका छन् ।

कार्यक्रममा प्रमुख अतिथिको रुपमा एनआरएन अष्ट्रेलियाका अध्यक्ष नन्द गुरुङ, बिशेष अतिथि एनआरएनए आइसिसीका उपाध्यक्ष मना केसी, प्रवासी नेपाली मंच अष्ट्रेलियाका सचिव शिशिर नेपाल, समाजका संस्थापक अध्यक्ष तथा सल्लाहकार राज खनाल, समाजका पूर्व अध्यक्ष कृष्ण गैरे, अतिथिहरूमा एनआरएनए अष्ट्रेलिया, न्यु साउथ वेल्स राज्यका उप-प्रमुख सुकृति भट्ट, एनआरएनए ओशेनिया क्षेत्रका पूर्व संयोजक धर्मराज अधिकारी, फेंका अष्ट्रेलियाका महासचिव डा. मधु पुडासैनी, प्रवासी नेपाली युवा मंच, अष्ट्रेलियाका अध्यक्ष अरुण गौतम, प्रवासी नेपाली मंच अष्ट्रेलियाका केन्द्रीय सदस्य एवं मल्टी ड़ाइनामिक रियल स्टेटका प्रमुख मेघराज पौडेल,फेंका न्यु साउथ वेल्स राज्यका अध्यक्ष बिष्णु हमाल, प्रवासी नेपाली मंच न्यु साउथ वेल्स राज्य अष्ट्रेलियाका सचिव शिव पौडेल, गुल्मी समाज अष्ट्रेलियाका अध्यक्ष भीम खरेल, अर्घाखाचि समाज नेपालका महासचिव मीन भुषाल, नाइफा पूर्व अध्यक्ष सागर अधिकारी, एनआरएनए अभियान्ता डिला खरेल, भीमसेन सापकोटा, डा. नारायण प्रधान, युवराज भट्टराई, अनीसास न्यु साउथ वेल्स प्रमुख ममता तिवारी, लगायतको सामाजिक अगुवाहरूको बाक्लो उपस्थिति रहेको थियो ।

कार्यक्रमको अध्यक्षता समाजका निवर्तमान अध्यक्ष ईश्वर पोख्रेल, संचालन महासचिव दिवाकर काफ़्लेले गरेका थिए भने शुभकामना मन्तव्य भीमसेन सापकोटा, इंद्रा बन, अरुण गौतम, मेघराज पौडेल, इंद्रा बन, सुकृति भट्ट, बिष्णु हमाल, डा. मधु पुडासैनी, राज खनाल, धर्मराज अधिकारी, शिशिर नेपाल, मना केसी र प्रमुख अतिथि नन्द गुरुङ लगायतले समाजको उत्तरोत्तर प्रगतिको शुभकामना व्यक्त गरेका थिए ।

कार्यक्रममा करिव १५० बढ़ीको उपस्थिति रहेको थियो । कार्यक्रममा बिभिन्न सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रमहरू समेत रहेको थियो ।

प्रवासी नेपाली युवा मंच अष्ट्रेलियाले एमालेको नया नेतृत्वलाई शुभकामना व्यक्त।

सिड्नी, अष्ट्रेलिया ✍️
प्रवासी नेपाली मंच, अष्ट्रेलियाको युवा बिभाग प्रवासी नेपाली युवा मंच अष्ट्रेलियाले भरखरै सम्पन्न नेपाल कम्यूनिष्ट पार्टी एमालेको १० औ राष्ट्रिय महाधिवेशन बाट निर्वाचित भएका सबै पदाधिकारी, केन्द्रीय-सदस्य, आयोग लगायत सबै निर्वाचित सदस्यहरू लाई सफल कार्यकालको शुभकामना व्यक्त गरेका छन ।
युवा मंचका अध्यक्ष अरुण गौतम र महासचिव अनिल खड़का द्वारा हस्ताक्षरीत शुभकामना सन्देशमा मूलतः सहिदको बलिदानको कदर संगै नेपाली जनताले चाहेको सुख प्राप्तिको निम्ति पाइला चाल्न अनुरोध संगै शुभकामना व्यक्त गरेका छन ।
शुभकामना सन्देशको बिवरण ।

हाम्रो गौरवशाली पार्टी नेकपा (एमाले) को १० औ राष्ट्रिय महाधिवेशन चितवनमा, पाँच लाख भँदा बढ़ी जन-मानसका बिच अत्यन्त भव्य एवं सभ्य रुपमा सु-सम्पन्न भएको छ ।

महाधिवेशनले पार्टीका अध्यक्ष श्रद्धेय एवं पूर्व प्रधानमन्त्री क. केपी शर्मा ओलीको अध्यक्षतामा ३०१ सदस्यीय केन्द्रीय कमिटिको केन्द्रीय नेतृत्व चयन गरेको छ ।

राष्ट्रिय महाधिवेशनले पार्टी भित्रका बिभिन्न बैचारिक धार, पृष्ठभुमी र दक्षताको आधार अनी अनुभवलाई अत्यन्त परिपक्कता संगै समावेशिताका साथ आत्मसाथ गर्दै जनताको पार्टीमा बिगतको दिनमा जनताको सुख प्राप्तिको निम्ति आफ़्नो ज्यान बलिदान गर्नुहुने सहिदहरूको सपनालाई शिरोपर गर्दै सबैको उच्च मुल्यांकन र विवेकपूर्ण एक उदाहरण समेत प्रस्तुत गरेको सबै माझ सर्बबिदितै छ ।

यस सुखद उपलक्ष्यमा नेकपा (एमाले) को प्रवास संगठन प्रवासी नेपाली मंच, अष्ट्रेलियाको युवा बिभाग, प्रवासी नेपाली युवा मंच, अष्ट्रेलियाले पनी यस महाधिवेशनलाई सफल पार्नका निम्ति सहयोग गर्न, आर्थिक, प्रचार-प्रसार, शुभेच्छा प्रकट र शुभकामना व्यक्त गरीएको समेत जानकारी गराउदछौ ।

अन्तमाः हामी सबैको अभिभावक तथा जनताको प्यारो पार्टी नेकपा (एमाले) का अध्यक्ष क. केपी शर्मा ओलि नेतृत्वको सिंगो कमिटीलाई सफल कार्यकालको शुभकामना व्यक्त गर्दै “समृद्ध नेपाल, सुखी नेपाली” बनाउने जुन सपना अनी आकांक्षा र देश तथा प्रवासमा रहनुहुने सबै नेपाली जनताको साझा संकल्पलाई पुरा गर्ने सामर्थ्यको निम्ति शुभकामना सहित सुखद सफलताको कामना गर्दछौ ।

हार्दिक अभिवादन सहित,

प्रवासी नेपाली युवा मंचले अष्ट्रेलियामा यस अघी सबै राज्यमा बिभिन्न खालको कार्यक्रमहरू गर्दै आएको छ, प्रवास/अष्ट्रेलियामा रहेका प्रगतिशील अनी सबै खाले युवाहरूलाई एकजुट बनाउने र देश बिकास गर्नका निम्ति पहल र सहयोग गर्ने साथै प्रवासमा रहेका नेपाली समुदायलाई साथ र सहयोग गर्ने उद्देश्यले स्थापना गरीएको संरक्षक रमेश पाण्डेले बताए ।

Federal government pauses international arrivals for students and visa holders as it awaits Omicron information.

The federal government has deferred Wednesday’s planned easing of border restrictions for international students and other eligible visa holders until December 15.

The government says the temporary pause will allow it to gather further information about new Omicron variant of COVID-19.

The National Security Committee of cabinet made the decision today following medical advice from the Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly.

The government says the temporary pause will allow it to gather more intelligence about new Omicron variant of COVID-19, and whether it poses a greater threat than Delta.

Border still open to Australians:

Australia was due to reopen to international students, skilled migrants as well as humanitarian, working holiday maker and provisional family visa holders from December 1.

However, the National Security Committee on Monday evening decided to pause that step.

“The temporary pause will ensure Australia can gather the information we need to better understand the Omicron variant, including the efficacy of the vaccine, the range of illness, including if it may generate more mild symptoms, and the level of transmission,” a statement said.

Australia’s international border is closed to travellers except for fully vaccinated Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family, as well as fully vaccinated “green lane” travellers from New Zealand and Singapore and limited exemptions.

The government has also delayed the reopening of travel with Japan and the Republic of Korea until December 15.

National cabinet will meet tomorrow afternoon to consider its response to the new strain, which has been labelled a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization.

Omicron was first reported to the WHO by South Africa earlier this month, and scientists are racing to understand whether the new strain poses a greater threat than Delta.

What do we know about the Omicron variant?
On Saturday the Commonwealth banned non-citizens from nine countries in the southern part of the African continent from entering Australia.

Following advice from Professor Kelly, the government has removed Seychelles from the list of countries of concern.

Non-citizens travelling from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Malawi and Mozambique are not allowed to enter Australia.

New South Wales and Victoria are requiring all Australians returning from overseas to isolate for 72 hours, while other states have mandated 14 days of managed quarantine for international arrivals in response to the new variant.

एमाले महाधिवेशन पस्चात अखिल र युवा संघले उठायो फोहोर, सबैबाट प्रशंसा ।

चितवन । नेकपा एमाले को १० औं महाधिवेशन आजबाट सुरु भएको छ । चितवनको नारायणघाटको नारायणी किनारमा बनाईएको भव्य स्टेजबाट महाधिवेशन सुरु भएको थियो ।
महाधिवेशनको सुरुवातमा शुभकामना दिन प्रधानमन्त्री शेर बहादुर देउवा देखि अरु पार्टीका शिर्ष नेताहरु सहभागी भएका थिए । नेकपा एमालेलाई शुभकामना दिएर फर्किए संगै एमालेका अध्यक्ष केपी शर्मा ओलीले आफ्नो मन्तव्य राखेका थिए । अध्यक्ष ओलीले आफ्नो मन्तव्य सकेर फर्किएसंगै कार्यक्रमको समापन गरिएको थियो ।
कार्यक्रम सकिएसंगै लाखौँ जनता सहभागी रहेको उक्त कार्यक्रम स्थल फोहोर समेत भएको थियो । कार्यक्रम सकेर जनता फर्किएसंगै एमालेका युवा कार्यकर्ताहरु हातमा टर्च लाईट बोकेर कार्यक्रम स्थलदेखि शहरका मुख्य चोक सफा गर्न थालेका छन् ।
“कार्यक्रम गर्नु मात्र आफ्नो कर्तव्य नभएर फोहोर भएको कार्यक्रम स्थल समेत सफा गर्नुपर्ने आफ्नो कर्तव्य भएकाले गर्दा एमाले पार्टीले आफ्नो संस्कार देखाएको छ” सफा गर्दै गरेको प्रवासी नेपाली मंच अन्तराष्ट्रिय कमिटीका सचिव रमेश पाण्डेले बिश्वपाटीलाई भनेका छन् ।

How to stop phone call from spam callers from dialling your number in Australia.

Nobody likes getting phone calls from random companies, telemarketers and other unknown numbers.

Aside from being a nuisance, these calls can sometimes form part of a more sinister agenda, such as scams and attempted identity theft.

Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to ensure you no longer get these calls, or at the very least block the calls from coming through.

Here are five ways to stop nuisance callers from dialling your number.

1. Register your number

Add your phone number to the ‘Do Not Call’ register at www.donotcall.gov.au

It’s free and it should remove you from most lists.

It can take up to 30 days for all calls to desist.

2. Answer the phone

If you keep receiving calls from your former bank or insurance company but have no intention of speaking to them, the best thing you can do is actually answer the phone and ask to be removed from their call/contact lists.

This means you no longer give the company permission to contact you.

Nobody likes getting phone calls from random companies, telemarketers and other unknown numbers.
Nobody likes getting phone calls from random companies, telemarketers and other unknown numbers. Credit: Tero Vesalainen/Getty Images/iStockphoto
3. Block the number

If you keep getting calls from survey centres, charities or nuisance numbers and know the numbers on sight, the best thing you can do is block the number from your phone.

HOW TO BLOCK A PHONE NUMBER ON iPHONE

On an iPhone, simply select the number from your recent calls screen and press the ‘I’ for information.

Scroll down to the block this caller option.

HOW TO BLOCK A PHONE NUMBER ON ANDROID

On an Android phone, select the number from your call log, hold down and an option menu should pop up.

Click the ‘block/report’ option.

4. Download an app

There are now apps that can filter calls and SMS messages on iPhone and Android, such as Truecaller.

These apps can block the calls and SMS from ever coming through.

PC Mag also recommends RoboKiller and Nomorobo for blocking robotic calls.

5. Be proactive

If you find that you get a lot of unwanted random phone calls then you may need to be more proactive in protecting and sharing your phone number.

Never provide your phone number on online forms if it isn’t absolutely necessary, and avoid giving it out to strangers or via social media.

केपी ओलीले साईबर सेनाबाट अब औपचारिक रुपमा साईबर सर्कल घोषणा गर्दै ।

नेकपा एमालेको युवा संगठनअन्तर्गत रहने भनिएको ‘साइबर सेना’ को नाम परिवर्तन गरीने भएको छ ।

एमाले युवा नेता महेश बस्नेतले प्रस्ताव गरेको साइबर सेनाको नाम परिवर्तन गरेर ‘साइबर सर्कल’ बनाइने बनाउने तयारी गरीएको छ । सेना शब्दले द्वन्द्व र हिंसाको अर्थ दिने भएकाले नाम परिवर्तन गरिएको बस्नेतले बताए ।

एमाले अध्यक्ष केपी शर्मा ओलीले साइबर सर्कलको ८ गते भृकुटीमण्डपमा घोषणा गर्दै छन् ।

जनताको मुखमा साइबर सेना भन्ने थियो,’ बस्नेतले भने, ‘यसलाई औपचारिकता दिँदा सेना शब्द राख्दा अलि द्वन्द्व, हिंसा जोड्लान । त्यही भएर साइबर सर्कल राखौं भन्ने भयो ।’

साइबर सर्कल युवासंघ अन्तर्गत एउटा विभागका रूपमा रहने पनि बस्नेतले बताए । ‘यो युवासंघको एउटा विभागका रूपमा जान्छ,’ उनले भने, ‘युवासंघको मातहतका कमिटीमा विभागकारूपमा काम गर्छ ।’

प्रवासी नेपाली युवा मंच अष्ट्रेलियाका अध्यक्ष अरुण गौतमले समेत यो नाम फेरिनु निकै राम्रो र जनमानसमा एमालेप्रति को माया र सद्भाव बढेर जाने बिश्वपाटिलाई बताए त्यस्तै महासचिव अनिल खड़काले युवाहरू प्रविधिमैत्री हुनुपर्ने अहिलेको समयमा साईबर सर्कल राखनु निकै ख़ुशीको कुरा रहेको बताए उनले अन्तराष्ट्रिय स्तर बाट यस्को प्रशंसा गरेको समेत बताए ।

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