Italian PM announces stricter measures to counter virus
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Sunday announced a new series of measures to tackle the…
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Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu: study
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a…
6 years ago
Australia’s second-biggest city eases lockdown as virus cases fall
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Lockdown restrictions in Australia's second-biggest city were eased slightly Sunday following a steady decline in…
6 years ago
South Africa passes 700,000 coronavirus cases
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The number of people in South Africa who have tested positive for coronavirus has topped…
6 years ago
France daily coronavirus cases top record 30,000
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus in France over the past 24…
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Russia registers new Covid vaccine, EpiVacCorona, as cases hit record high
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that Russia has registered its second coronavirus vaccine, while the…
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13 cases, 10 million tests: China swabs city after coronavirus outbreak
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Almost 10 million people in the Chinese city of Qingdao have now been screened for the…
6 years ago
France says to re-impose state of health emergency
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French government said on Wednesday it was re-imposing a state of health emergency to contain…
6 years ago
Indonesia FM calls for ‘equal access’ to Covid-19 vaccines
by Lucie GODEAU / Peter BRIEGER JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Developing countries must have 'equal access' to future Covid-19 vaccines,…
6 years ago
Singapore’s economy shrinks at slower pace as virus curbs eased
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore's coronavirus-hit economy shrank at a slower pace in the third quarter as restrictions were eased,…
6 years ago
Facebook bans ads discouraging vaccines
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook on Tuesday announced a ban on ads that discourage people from getting vaccinated,…
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World Bank approves $12 bln for Covid-19 vaccines
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The World Bank said Tuesday that it approved $12 billion for developing countries to…
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