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US detects first case of Brazil coronavirus variant

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The first case of a coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Brazil has been confirmed…

Gorilla treated with antibodies recovering from Covid, says US zoo

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An elderly gorilla was recovering from a serious case of Covid-19 after he was treated…

Moderna says Covid vaccine effective against UK, S.Africa variants

by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotechnology firm Moderna on Monday said lab studies showed its Covid-19…

California ends wide lockdown as Covid hospital strain eases

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- California lifted blanket "stay-at-home" orders across the US state Monday, paving the way for…

Biden to reinstate Covid travel bans: White House official

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --President Joe Biden will re-impose a Covid-19 travel ban on most non-US citizens who have been…

Hong Kong lifts first virus lockdown after 13 new cases found

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong lifted its first neighbourhood coronavirus lockdown on Monday morning after testing some 7,000…

New Zealand’s new Covid-19 case is South African variant

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's first case of coronavirus in the community for more than two months has…

France imposes border controls in scramble to avoid lockdown

PARIS, France (AFP) -- New border controls came into force in France on Sunday as part of a massive effort…

Mexican president Lopez Obrador says he has Covid-19

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Sunday that he was infected with the coronavirus,…

Pfizer offers 40 mn Covid shots to poorer countries at cost

by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Pfizer announced Friday that it will provide up to 40…

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…

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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