Hong Kong to impose first Covid-19 lockdown on virus-hit district: reports
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Thousands of Hong Kongers will be ordered to stay in their homes for the…
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Covax: the global plan to share Covid vaccines
by Agnès PEDRERO Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Covax programme, bolstered by the new US presidency…
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First Pfizer vaccine doses to arrive in PHL by February under WHO’s COVAX facility – Galvez
Around 200,000 vaccine doses from COVAX facility to arrive by late February (Eagle News) – About 200,000 doses of…
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Japan PM ‘determined’ to hold Olympics despite cancellation report
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's prime minister said he was "determined" to hold the Tokyo Olympics as organisers on…
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DOH says PHL cold storage facilities enough for coming COVID-19 vaccines; inspections start
Millions of vaccine doses can be stored in current facilities (Eagle News) – The Department of Health said that…
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US resumes WHO support, launches $1.9 trillion virus plan
by Nina LARSON with AFP Bureaus Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday said it…
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Biden orders masks, travel clampdown in new war on Covid
by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday tightened mask wearing rules…
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Just in: Five dead in India vaccine plant fire: CEO mourns ‘loss of life’
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Five people died as a fire tore through a building in the world's biggest vaccine production…
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Galvez meets Sotto, Lacson, Dela Rosa on vaccine deal; confidentiality issue clarified
(Eagle News) -- Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., had pushed through his meeting with selected senators on Wednesday night,…
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Partial lockdown in Beijing over Covid-19 outbreak
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A partial lockdown was imposed on the Chinese capital Wednesday, with 1.6 million residents banned…
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UK coronavirus strain detected in at least 60 countries: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UK coronavirus strain has been detected in at least 60 countries, the World Health…
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One in eight in England have had COVID-19: official data
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- An estimated 12 percent of people in England had been infected with coronavirus by…
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