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US passes 400,000 deaths from Covid-19: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- More than 400,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the United States since the pandemic…

Chinese city rushes to build massive Covid-19 quarantine centre

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Thousands of prefabricated rooms fill a vast field on the outskirts of China's Shijiazhuang city…

UK expands virus vaccination campaign to over-70s

by Callum PATON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Monday extended its coronavirus vaccination campaign to people over the…

World facing ‘catastrophic’ moral failure on vaccines: WHO chief

  GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The world is on the "brink of a catastrophic moral failure" if rich countries hog…

Japan PM vows to tackle virus as public support plunges

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged Monday to tackle surging coronavirus cases and restore normal life…

Escaping coronavirus lockdowns, tourists flock to Dubai

by Shatha Yaish Agence France Presse DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- As much of the world tightens lockdowns to…

China to donate one million Sinovac vaccine doses to Cambodia: PM

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- China will donate one million doses of its Sinovac coronavirus vaccine to Cambodia, the kingdom's…

More than 2 million COVID-19 deaths worldwide as cases top 93.5 million — Johns Hopkins data

  (Eagle News) -- The total number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide surpassed two million as global confirmed cases reached 93.5…

UK to require all arrivals quarantine as virus deaths rise

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said that all arrivals to the UK…

Germany hits 2 million infections as WHO tackles new strains

  by Agence France Presse bureaus FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany on Friday passed two million coronavirus cases…

Concerns as India to roll out home-grown vaccine Covaxin

by Jalees ANDRABI Agence France Presse BHOPAL, India (AFP) -- A homegrown coronavirus vaccine will be rolled out in India…

Jordan’s king gets coronavirus jab

AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- Jordan's King Abdullah II received a Covid-19 vaccine jab on Thursday, a day after the country…

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