North Africa virus cases plummeting after summer spike
by AFP bureaus across the Maghreb Weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases overwhelmed intensive care units across North…
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US panel recommends Covid boosters for people 65 and older
by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A panel of leading US medical experts advising…
5 years ago
‘Burnt out’: Philippine nurses battle Covid, resignations
by Allison JACKSON Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Exhausted nurses in the Philippines are struggling to care…
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E.Guinea tightens Covid-19 restrictions as third wave hits
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) -- Equatorial Guinea on Friday stiffened measures to tackle Covid-19, citing a third wave of the…
5 years ago
Cambodia begins covid jabs for kids as young as six
by Suy SE PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- Cambodia on Friday began inoculating children as young as six against coronavirus,…
5 years ago
Guinea declares end of Marburg virus outbreak: WHO
CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Guinea has declared the end of an outbreak of the Marburg virus, which belongs to the…
5 years ago
France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Thousands of health workers across France have been suspended without pay for failing to get vaccinated…
5 years ago
China fully vaccinates more than 1 billion people: official
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has fully vaccinated more than 1 billion people -- 71 per cent of its population…
5 years ago
Malaysian holiday island opens as tourism restarts
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AFP) -- Visitors flocked to the Malaysian island of Langkawi Thursday as it became the country's first holiday…
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Ebola virus in survivors can trigger outbreaks years after infection
by Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Ebola survivors can relapse and trigger outbreaks at least five years after infection,…
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Cuba seeks WHO approval of its Covid-19 vaccines
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba said Wednesday it would seek World Health Organization approval for two home-grown coronavirus vaccines it…
5 years ago
Israel booster jabs cutting severe Covid even as cases surge: experts
by Ahikam Seri and Ben Simon JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel's program of booster jabs has proved effective in reducing severe…
5 years ago
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