Virus

UK hunts for carrier of Brazil Covid strain

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Monday appealed for a person infected with a powerful Covid-19 strain from Brazil…

France, Germany struggle to sell AstraZeneca vaccine safety

by Joseph Schmid with Michelle Fitzpatrick in Frankfurt PARIS, France (AFP) -- Already facing a daunting Covid vaccination challenge, French…

Spain suffers second-worst month for virus deaths

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain suffered its second-worst month for coronavirus deaths in February with 10,528 fatalities, the worst figure…

San Juan City mayor Zamora tests positive for COVID-19

  (Eagle News) -- San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Zamora made…

UK aid charities warn of famine as Covid hits poorer nations

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A coalition of UK aid agencies warned Monday that the Covid-19 pandemic is worsening the…

Ghana president receives world’s first free Covax jab

ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) -- Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the world's first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine from…

US children could receive vaccine by year-end: Fauci

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States could start vaccinating older children against Covid-19 by the fall and…

Over 20 million get first dose of covid vaccine in UK

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain announced Sunday that it has given more than 20 million people at least one…

US to distribute 4 million J&J Covid vaccines by Tuesday

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Four million doses of the latest Covid-19 vaccine to get US approval will be delivered…

New Zealand’s largest city back in lockdown as Covid lingers

  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered New Zealand's largest city back into lockdown on Saturday…

Pres. Duterte thanks China for Sinovac jabs, wants to personally thank Pres. Xi by year-end

Duterte says China's Sinovac donations will greatly help PHL economy   (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte thanked China for…

More than half a million AstraZeneca vaccine doses to arrive in PHL on Monday, March 1

President Duterte to witness vaccine turn-over   (Eagle News) – More than half a million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines will…

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