Europe tops 100 million Covid cases: AFP tally
Europe has recorded over 100 million coronavirus cases, more than a third of all infections worldwide, since the start of…
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Italian hospitals under strain as Covid hits new highs
by Gildas LE ROUX / Alexandria SAGE ROME, Italy (AFP) -- "We are inundated," Antonino Marchese says wearily as his…
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As virus surges, England builds temporary hospitals
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- England is building temporary hospitals to help cope with rising coronavirus cases, as Prime Minister…
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Canada’s Quebec decrees 10PM New Year’s curfew as Covid cases soar
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada's Quebec province on Thursday announced a nighttime curfew ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations as Covid…
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World heads into New Year facing Covid ‘tsunami’
by AFP bureaus PARIS, France (AFP) -- Millions around the world braced Thursday for drastically curtailed New Year celebrations as…
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Xi’an residents complain of food shortages as lockdown drags on
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Residents in the locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an said they were struggling to find enough food,…
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NBA postpones Heat-Spurs as Miami unable to field minimum eight players
The Miami Heat's NBA game against the San Antonio Spurs scheduled for Wednesday was postponed as Covid concerns and injuries…
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Mongolian doctors trek to remote areas to give herders jabs
by Khaliun Bayartsogt Agence France-Presse DUNDGOBI, Mongolia (AFP) - Nurse Sodkhuu Galbadrakh clutches a box of Covid-19 vaccines on his…
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Omicron risk remains ‘very high’: WHO
by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The risk posed by the Omicron variant is still "very high",…
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Rapid Covid tests not as accurate with Omicron: US regulator
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Rapid Covid home tests are more likely to give a false negative with the heavily-mutated…
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WHO warns of Omicron overload as China, Europe impose new curbs
by Hui Min NEO with AFP bureaus BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- The WHO warned Tuesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant…
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NBA reduces Covid-19 isolation time for some players: report
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The NBA has reduced quarantine time from 10 days to six for vaccinated players…
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