Virus

Pres. Duterte hopes PHL to return to “normal” by December; P20-B budget eyed for COVID vaccines

  (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Dutete assured the public that his government has plans in place to acquire COVID-19…

Florida hits another record virus death toll as hurricane looms

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Hurricane Isaias was barreling towards Florida on Friday, a day after the state registered a…

Russia vows ‘promising’ virus vaccines in September

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Wednesday that it plans to begin production of two "promising" coronavirus vaccines in…

Pres. Duterte: NCR, Cavite, Rizal, Batangas, Bulacan, 4 cities under GCQ; others under MGCQ, as vaccine acquisition plans bared

Palace says COVID vaccines could be acquired by December if approved in October   (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte…

Japan to lift virus ban on re-entry of foreign residents

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will from next week lift a ban on the re-entry of some foreign residents, imposed…

Brazil doctors volunteer to test coronavirus vaccines

by Florence GOISNARD / with Jorge SVARTZMAN in Rio de Janeiro SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- In Brazil, health care…

Shell dives to $18.1bn Q2 loss on virus-hit oil market

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Anglo-Dutch energy major Royal Dutch Shell posted Thursday a colossal net loss of $18.1 billion…

Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 90,000

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil registered record daily numbers of infections and deaths from the new coronavirus Wednesday,…

India reopens further as virus cases hit 1.5 million

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India will reopen gyms and end a nighttime curfew from August, but cinemas, bars and…

Italy extends coronavirus state of emergency

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's parliament on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to extend the country's state of emergency until October…

EU orders 30,000 remdesivir coronavirus treatments

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Commission has ordered 30,000 treatment doses of the antiviral medication remdesivir from US drugs…

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine worked well in monkeys: study

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response and prevented the…

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