Virus

Oldest Frenchman has died at 112: family

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's oldest man Jules Theobald has died at the age of 112, his family told AFP…

EU could start review of Merck Covid pill ‘in days’

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The EU's medicines watchdog could start a review within days of an oral Covid drug…

Australian firm recalls US Covid tests over false positives

  BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- Australian medical tech manufacturer Ellume said it had recalled almost 200,000 at-home Covid-19 tests in…

DOH reports 9,055 new cases, the first time in about 2 months that new cases are below 10k

Percentage of active cases at 3.9 percent, one of lowest this year   (Eagle News) – New COVID-19 cases in…

J&J asks US FDA to authorize booster shots of Covid vaccine

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Drug maker Johnson & Johnson asked the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday…

Spain to give over-70s third dose of Covid vaccine

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's health ministry said Thursday it would give third doses of coronavirus vaccines to the over-70s,…

Russia reports record daily coronavirus deaths

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Tuesday recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll as cases linked to the Delta…

PHL records decreasing new COVID cases, deaths: 10,748 virus cases, 61 deaths

Active COVID cases down to 106,160 out of total COVID cases of 2.6 million   (Eagle News)— The Department of…

Lowest global coronavirus death toll for 11 months

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- The weekly number of coronavirus deaths worldwide has fallen to levels unseen for almost a…

Pfizer jab prevents severe Covid for at least 6 months: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Vaccination with two doses of the Pfizer jab stays highly effective against severe Covid -- including…

New Zealand drops ‘Covid zero’ goal after Delta outbreak

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern admitted Monday that New Zealand's widely praised "Covid zero" strategy had…

Vaccinated Wiggins can play in Warriors NBA home games

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Golden State Warriors swingman Andrew Wiggins has been vaccinated against Covid-19 and will be…

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