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Half of EU vaccinated as Covid returns to China's Wuhan
Aug 03, 2021 (AFP)
The highly contagious Delta variant has been driving surging infections across the world, even in places which had long touted their successes in overcoming the...
Covid returns to China's Wuhan as global Delta variant woes mount
Aug 03, 2021 (AFP)
A resurgent virus has returned with a vengeance, buoyed by stalling vaccination rates and deadly new mutations even in places which had long touted their succes...
New York imposes Covid pass as virus returns to China's Wuhan
Aug 03, 2021 (AFP)
Meanwhile, half of the European Union's population has now been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, an AFP tally showed on Tuesday, putting the bloc just ahead o...
China outbreak spreads as WHO sounds alarm on Delta
Jul 31, 2021 (AFP)
China's most serious surge of coronavirus infections in months spread to two more areas Saturday -- Fujian province and the sprawling megacity of Chongqing. Mor...
China fights Covid surge as Japan extends emergency during Olympics
Jul 30, 2021 (AFP)
The average number of new daily cases globally jumped by 10 percent over the last week, according to an AFP tally, largely due to the highly contagious Delta va...
In Iraq, vaccine hesitancy gives way to jabs as Covid spikes
Jul 29, 2021 (AFP)
At a Baghdad hospital administering the Pfizer/BioNTech jab, chaos reigns as dozens of men and women of all ages stream into an inoculation centre where doctors...
Delta variant drives virus spread to three China provinces
Jul 29, 2021 (AFP)
The flare-up, which began after nine workers at the Nanjing airport tested positive on July 20, has seen 171 cases detected in Jiangsu province, while infection...
China reports 76 virus cases, highest daily rise since January
Jul 26, 2021 (AFP)
Beijing has a zero-risk approach to the virus, which emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019. It locks down cities and performs mass testing w...
Myanmar rebel group says received Covid jabs from China
Jul 24, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military took power in February, with a resurgent virus wave striking with many hospitals empty of pro-democracy medical s...
Algeria to produce Chinese Sinovac vaccines
Jul 24, 2021 (AFP)
Chinese experts arrived Friday to inspect equipment destined for a factory in Constantine, in eastern Algeria, a statement from the pharmaceutical industry mini...
Myanmar news anchors told to mind their language as Covid spikes
Jul 22, 2021 (AFP)
For the previous 18 months, anchors on state-backed news programmes had used the English "Covid-19" in their reports on the virus that has rampaged across the w...
China says WHO plan to audit labs in Covid origins probe 'arrogant'
Jul 22, 2021 (AFP)
Last week, the World Health Organization said a second stage of the international probe should include audits of Chinese labs, amid increasing pressure from the...
Travel restrictions lifted at 95% of U.S. military installations
Jul 21, 2021 (UPI)
Restrictions have been lifted at 219 of 230 worldwide installations, with the majority of those not meeting the restrictions criteria in Japan, a list released ...
Air Force donates field hospital to Suriname to help fight COVID-19
Jul 20, 2021 (UPI)
The field hospital, which was transferred from in Charleston, S.C., will be deployed in Suriname to assist the nation's efforts to combat COVID-19, the Air Forc...
BioNTech produces 10 times more antibodies than China's Sinovac
Jul 16, 2021 (AFP)
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) research, based on a study of 1,442 healthcare workers, was published in Lancet Microbe on Thursday. Researchers said antibodi...
China pledges another $3bn in Covid-19 aid to developing countries
Jul 16, 2021 (AFP)
Xi said the additional funds, which come after a similar pledge in May, were intended to "support Covid-19 response and economic and social recovery in other de...
China rebuffs WHO claims it obstructed Covid investigation
Jul 16, 2021 (AFP)
The WHO is facing intensifying pressure for a new, in-depth investigation into the pandemic's origins after the UN agency sent a team of independent, internatio...
WHO eyes China lab audits next in Covid origin probe
Jul 16, 2021 (AFP)
In a closed-door briefing to member states, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus proposed five priorities for the next phase of the investigation. They included...
Viral parasites fuel evolution of drug-resistant 'super bugs'
Jul 16, 2021 (UPI)
Because bacteria grow so quickly, evolutionary adaptations like resistance to antimicrobial drugs can reveal themselves in just a matter of days. Until now, mic...
APEC leaders agree to cooperate on global vaccine push
Jul 16, 2021 (AFP)
The unprecedented talks brought together heads of state from the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group, including US President Joe Biden and ...
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