Virus

Norway’s committee recommends dropping AstraZeneca, J&J jabs

  OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- An expert committee set up by Norway's government to evaluate AstraZeneca's and Johnson & Johnson's…

Covid jab maker BioNTech to build SE Asia manufacturing site

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Covid jab maker BioNTech said Monday it would build a southeast Asia headquarters and manufacturing site…

‘Vaccine tourists’ fly from abroad for injections on US beach

by Leila MACOR MIAMI BEACH, United States (AFP) -- A long line of people snaked across the sand of Miami…

Fully vaccinated enjoy new freedoms in Germany

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 are exempt from many restrictions in Germany from…

Hugs, indoor seating could return in England as rules soften

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government is to announce a timeline for lifting anti-virus restrictions in England on…

Spain ends Covid state of emergency

by Mathieu GORSE MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain has lifted a state of emergency in place since October to fight…

Variant among accelerators of India’s Covid explosion: WHO top scientist

by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- A Covid-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and it is feared…

Vietnamese woman is Laos’ first Covid-19 fatality

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A Vietnamese woman died from Covid-19 in Laos on Sunday, according to state-run media, marking the…

WHO tells G7 vaccine inequity ‘unacceptable’

  by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The WHO chief on Friday implored the G7 to…

India hits over 4,000 virus deaths and 401,078 new cases in one day

  by Aishwarya KUMAR Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India recorded more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths in…

WHO approves China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Friday approved the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency…

Mexico to ease capital lockdown, resume quake drills

MEXICO, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican authorities announced Friday a further easing of pandemic lockdown measures in the capital and the…

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