Virus

UK hits key vaccine target just as pubs, shops and salons reopen

  by Joe JACKSON / Charlotte DURAND Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain said late Monday it…

Germany Covid-19 infections pass 3 million: official

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- The number of Covid-19 infections in Germany has crossed the three million mark, according to figures…

India overtakes Brazil, Bangladesh orders shutdown as surge hits South Asia

MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- India on Monday overtook Brazil as the country with the second-highest number of coronavirus infections and…

Greek high schools reopen after five months of closure

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Greece's high schools reopened on Monday after a five-month closure to curb coronavirus infections with precautions…

S. African Covid variant better at bypassing Pfizer/BioNTech jab: Israeli study

  JERUSALEM (AFP) -- The South African coronavirus variant is better at "breaking through" the defences of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine…

Palace Spokesperson Roque in hospital for treatment after contracting COVID again

Asks public to take extra precautions as COVID-19 virus now more transmissible   (Eagle News) – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque…

‘Full capacity everywhere’: Manila hospitals struggle as virus surges

by Allison Jackson and Cecil Morella Agence France Presse Angelo Barrera's father struggled to breathe from Covid-19 as he was…

French under-55s given AstraZeneca jab to get different second vaccine

by Paul RICARD and Stuart WILLIAMS PARIS, France (AFP) -- France on Friday said under 55s who received a first…

Tokyo tightens virus measures nearly 100 days before Olympics

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government approved tighter coronavirus measures for the capital and other areas on Friday, weeks after…

New York to pay undocumented migrants pandemic relief

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York state will issue one-time payments of up to $15,000 to undocumented migrants…

Spain reserves AstraZeneca vaccine for those over 60

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain on Wednesday announced it would reserve the AstraZeneca vaccine for those over 60 after an…

India suffers vaccine shortages as virus surges

by Ammu KANNAMPILLY MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- More than 700 million people across India were facing coronavirus vaccine shortages Thursday,…

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