health

Canada’s Trudeau to be vaccinated publicly ‘when turn comes’

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will receive the Covid-19 shot in public once those in his…

Saudi halts international flights over virus variant

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia on Sunday halted international flights and suspended entry through its land and sea…

WHO Europe urges stronger action to contain new virus strain

  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- The World Health Organization is calling on its members in Europe to step up measures…

Canada surpasses 500,000 Covid-19 cases

  MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Canada surpassed 500,000 coronavirus cases Saturday, according to official figures, recording a 25 percent increase…

Swiss authorize Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

  by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been authorized for use in…

Parts of Sydney locked down as Australia battles growing cluster

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Parts of Sydney were heading into a fresh lockdown on Saturday as officials in Australia's…

US authorizes Moderna as second Covid-19 vaccine

  by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Friday authorized Moderna's Covid-19…

Africa confronts a second wave of Covid-19

by Claire Doyen with AFP bureaus in Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- After being relatively spared by coronavirus, Africa…

US panel recommends emergency approval of Moderna Covid vaccine

by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A US panel of experts on Thursday voted to recommend emergency approval…

Biden aide tests positive for coronavirus: transition team

WILMINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President-elect Joe Biden's incoming White House senior advisor, congressman Cedric Richmond, has tested positive…

US hospital converts nearby parking lot into Covid care facility

RENO, United States (AFP) -- To cope with an influx of coronavirus patients, a hospital in Reno in the western…

Vietnam’s pharmaceutical firm starts human trial of coronavirus vaccine

  HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- A Vietnamese pharmaceutical company began testing a coronavirus vaccine on volunteers in Hanoi on Thursday,…

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