France to ease Covid isolation rules: government
France will relax Covid isolation rules from Monday, the government announced, in a bid to ease their impact on society…
4 years ago
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Philippines tightens quarantine rules in capital over Omicron
The Philippines will tighten coronavirus restrictions in the capital Manila over fears of an "exponential growth" in cases due…
4 years ago
Europe tops 100 million Covid cases: AFP tally
Europe has recorded over 100 million coronavirus cases, more than a third of all infections worldwide, since the start of…
4 years ago
Italian hospitals under strain as Covid hits new highs
by Gildas LE ROUX / Alexandria SAGE ROME, Italy (AFP) -- "We are inundated," Antonino Marchese says wearily as his…
4 years ago
As virus surges, England builds temporary hospitals
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- England is building temporary hospitals to help cope with rising coronavirus cases, as Prime Minister…
4 years ago
Canada’s Quebec decrees 10PM New Year’s curfew as Covid cases soar
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada's Quebec province on Thursday announced a nighttime curfew ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations as Covid…
4 years ago
World heads into New Year facing Covid ‘tsunami’
by AFP bureaus PARIS, France (AFP) -- Millions around the world braced Thursday for drastically curtailed New Year celebrations as…
4 years ago
Xi’an residents complain of food shortages as lockdown drags on
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Residents in the locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an said they were struggling to find enough food,…
4 years ago
Covid variant ‘tsunami’ as world cases hit record
by Kenan Augeard with AFP Bureaus A Covid variant-driven "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said Wednesday as…
4 years ago
Mongolian doctors trek to remote areas to give herders jabs
by Khaliun Bayartsogt Agence France-Presse DUNDGOBI, Mongolia (AFP) - Nurse Sodkhuu Galbadrakh clutches a box of Covid-19 vaccines on his…
4 years ago
Omicron risk remains ‘very high’: WHO
by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The risk posed by the Omicron variant is still "very high",…
4 years ago
Rapid Covid tests not as accurate with Omicron: US regulator
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Rapid Covid home tests are more likely to give a false negative with the heavily-mutated…
5 years ago
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