health

Sydney extends lockdown, imposes partial curfew

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney extended its two-month-old lockdown for another month and introduced a partial curfew Friday, as Australia's…

Guinea monitoring 172 contact cases of Marburg virus victim

DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) --  Guinean health officials are monitoring 172 contact cases of a man who died of Marburg virus,…

Israel to begin Covid booster shots for over 40s

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israelis aged 40 and over will be able to receive coronavirus vaccine booster shots starting this…

Three more US senators test positive for Covid-19

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Three US senators from different political affiliations and different parts of the country said Thursday…

Johnson & Johnson announces new CEO

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Alex Gorsky will step down as chief executive of Johnson & Johnson in January,…

WHO slams wealthy nations’ rush towards Covid vaccine boosters

  GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization condemned Wednesday the rush by wealthy countries to provide Covid vaccine…

Biden urges Covid booster to counter waning vaccine efficacy

  by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will…

Israel tightens restrictions as virus cases leap

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- New restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of Covid took effect in Israel on Wednesday, after…

Black market for fake Covid passes flourishes in France

by Emeline BURCKEL PARIS, France (AFP) -- People refusing to get Covid vaccines in France are coughing up hundreds of…

New Zealand PM warns virus outbreak will grow

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealanders must brace for additional Covid-19 cases from an outbreak that has plunged the…

Australia’s Qantas to make vaccines mandatory for staff

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday it would make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for staff, as the company…

Suspected second case of Ebola in Ivory Coast

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN health agency said Tuesday that a second suspected case of infection by the deadly…

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