Virus

Fully vaccinated one-third as likely to get Covid: England study

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Fully vaccinated people in England were one-third as likely to test positive for Covid-19, according…

New York is first US city to mandate vaccines for restaurants, gyms

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York will become the first major US city to require proof of vaccination…

New Covid restrictions in France as virus cases rise

AJACCIO, France (AFP) --Health officials in France on Tuesday activated an emergency plan on the Mediterranean island of Corsica as…

Colombia town orders vaccine refusers to stay home or face fines, jail

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Authorities in a Colombian town have run out of patience with people refusing coronavirus vaccines, ordering…

Bangladesh to vaccinate 10 million in seven days

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh extended its strict lockdown on Tuesday and announced plans to vaccinate at least 10 million…

Spain extends virus aid until end of October

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's cabinet approved Tuesday the extension of measures to protect the most vulnerable from economic effects…

Covid returns to China’s Wuhan as global Delta variant woes mount

by Jing Xuan TENG and AFP Bureaus BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Authorities in China's Wuhan said Tuesday they would test…

Libya gets 2 million Sinopharm doses with more expected

TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- Libya called Monday on people to come forward to be vaccinated after it received two million…

Guadeloupe to lock down amid alarming Covid surge

POINTE-A-PITRE, France (AFP) -- France's overseas territory of Guadeloupe is to return to lockdown for at least three weeks because…

Over 20 million already vaccinated in PHL; more than 9 million already fully vaccinated

  (Eagle News) – The country has vaccinated more than 20 million individuals, over nine million of whom have been…

Biden urges new eviction pause as Delta spreads

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden on Monday urged the imposition of a new ban on evictions…

US hits Biden’s Covid vaccination goal, almost a month late

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Monday hit President Joe Biden's goal of administering 70 percent…

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