Virus

Chinese citizen journalist faces trial for Wuhan virus reporting

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese citizen journalist held since May for her livestream reporting from Wuhan as the Covid-19…

South Korea detects first coronavirus variant cases

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Three cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain have been…

Covid-19 cases top 80 million worldwide: AFP count

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 80 million confirmed cases of coronavirus have been detected worldwide since the pandemic…

Canada detects first coronavirus variant cases: health officials

  MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- The first two cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain…

Duque: 77 travelers from UK who entered PHL from Dec. 22-25 being monitored

Swab samples taken: 53 test negative; 1 test positive; 23 more awaiting results   (Eagle News) – At least 77…

From the lab to the jab: how BioNTech-Pfizer won the vaccine race

by Hui Min NEO with Yannick PASQUET in Hamburg and Michelle FITZPATRICK and Yann SCHREIBER in Mainz Agence France Presse…

Biden warns of ‘devastating consequences’ of Trump block on pandemic relief

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President-elect Joe Biden warned Saturday of "devastating consequences" if President Donald Trump continues…

Spain receives first Covid vaccine doses

  MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain received its first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Saturday, a day before…

First confirmed cases in Spain of British virus variant: regional govt

  MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Four cases of a coronavirus variant believed to be particularly infectious that recently emerged in…

Duterte recalls order for pilot testing of face-to-face classes due to threat of UK COVID strain

Says any face-to-face activity for schoolchildren also suspended   (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte recalled his previous order for…

First Covid vaccine doses arrive in France

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine were delivered early Saturday to the Paris…

France confirms first case on its soil of British virus variant

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- France has confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus variant that recently emerged in…

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