health

Record infections overwhelm India’s hospitals

by Bhuvan Bagga with Ammu Kannampilly in Mumbai NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Delhi hospitals issued desperate appeals for oxygen…

Pres. Duterte agrees with health experts on long quarantine for ROFs to secure PHL border

Unscheduled meeting called to address DOLE chief Bello's concerns on "too long" 14-day quarantine for OFWs   (Eagle News) –…

Syria government receives first Covax jabs

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- The Syrian government received more than 200,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine via the Covax programme…

Germany expects to offer Covid jabs to all adults from June

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany is expecting to open up Covid-19 vaccinations to all adults in June at the latest,…

Virus reaches Everest as climber tests positive

by Paavan MATHEMA KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- A Norwegian climber hoping to summit Everest confirmed Thursday that he has tested…

Covid 3rd wave peak in France ‘appears to be behind us’: PM

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The peak of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in France "appears to be behind…

WHO jab experts want more AZ clot data from outside Europe

by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization's vaccine advisors called Thursday for more…

UAE warns of restrictions for unvaccinated as doses near landmark

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The UAE announced Wednesday it had given nearly 10 million vaccine doses, equal to…

Germany seeking to buy 30 million Sputnik doses from Russia: state premier

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany is in talks with Russia to buy 30 million doses of the Sputnik V coronavirus…

WHO seeks next steps in Covid origins probe

by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- After an international mission to China turned up more questions than answers about…

Pfizer confirms fake vaccine shots on sale in Mexico, Poland: reports

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US drugmaker Pfizer on Wednesday confirmed that suspect doses of its coronavirus vaccine that were…

India posts global record of 315,000 daily Covid cases

by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India posted a global record of almost 315,000 new Covid infections on…

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