Virus

Enough Covid vaccines to cover global population: industry

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- There will be enough Covid-19 vaccine doses produced by the end of this year to cover…

US judge tosses order hospital treat Covid patient with ivermectin

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A judge in the US state of Ohio has said a hospital cannot be forced…

Saudi lifts ban on UAE travel imposed over Covid

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it was lifting a ban on travel to three countries including…

Japan orders 150 million doses of Novavax Covid vaccine

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has agreed to buy 150 million doses of Novavax's coronavirus vaccine, with Japanese firm Takeda…

Vietnam jails man for five years for spreading Covid

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to five years in jail for spreading Covid-19 after he…

Interview with PHL Medical Assn. president on situation of hospitals, medical frontliners amid rising Delta cases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4bbnuhnu1c   (Eagle News) – Balitalakayan interviews Dr. Benny Atienza, president of Philippine Medical Association (PMA) who stressed the importance…

Finland’s virus curbs to end once 80% vaccinated

HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Finland's last coronavirus restrictions will be lifted once 80 percent of over-12s have been fully vaccinated,…

In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age…

Over 35.8 million have received COVID jabs, with 15 million already fully vaccinated – Palace

    (Eagle News) – The Philippines has already vaccinated some 35.8 million individuals, 15 million of whom are considered…

New Zealand lifts lockdown, barring virus-hit Auckland

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand will mostly lift its Covid-19 lockdown this week, with only the country's infection…

Study in streets: outdoor classes for Yemen’s beleaguered children

by Taha Saleh with Shatha Yaish in Dubai TAEZ, Yemen (AFP) -- Dozens of children kneel in an outdoor, makeshift…

In Covid-swamped Texas, patients die stranded in rural clinics

by François PICARD HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- Daniel Wilkinson survived two tours of duty in Afghanistan but died of…

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