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WHO experts to wade into tricky territory in hunt for virus origins
Jan 05, 2021 (AFP)
The WHO says China has granted permission for a visit by its experts, with a 10-person team expected to arrive shortly -- but before most could even begin their...
Pentagon reports over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases
Jan 04, 2021 (UPI)
Statistics revealed a cumulative total of 169,914 cases among military and civilian personnel, dependents and contractors. This compares to a total of 162,764 c...
Beijing vaccinates thousands in Covid-19 jab drive
Jan 04, 2021 (AFP)
More than 73,000 people in the Chinese capital have received the first dose of the vaccine over the last couple of days, state media reported Sunday, including ...
Egypt approves Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine
Jan 03, 2021 (AFP)
"The Egyptian pharmaceutical authority approved on Saturday the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine," Hala Zayed said late Saturday, on the local MBC Masr channel. The fi...
Hungary cools on Russian Covid jab, scolds EU on vaccines
Jan 03, 2021 (AFP)
Often at loggerheads with Brussels over democratic standards, Orban has sent experts to monitor vaccine development in Russia and China, and received samples of...
Pentagon reinstates military travel restrictions amid vaccine rollout
Dec 31, 2020 (UPI)
According to a Pentagon document published this week, 59 of 62 naval bases had travel restrictions reinstated, and 140 of 231 U.S. military installations around...
China's first vaccine hustled to market as race to inoculate 1.3bn speeds up
Dec 31, 2020 (AFP)
The Sinopharm jab, which has surged ahead of a raft of Chinese competitors during Phase 3 trials, could signal a breakthrough in the battle to squash the pandem...
China confirms first case of UK coronavirus variant
Dec 31, 2020 (AFP)
The new strain, which experts say potentially spreads faster than the original variant, has prompted travel restrictions on the UK by more than 50 countries -- ...
Asian tiger mosquito presents limited risk for Zika virus outbreaks
Dec 31, 2020 (UPI)
The yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti is the primary vector for Zika virus, the infectious disease that can spread from mother to fetus, causing congenital de...
US begins coronavirus vaccinations for troops in South Korea
Dec 29, 2020 (AFP)
US Forces Korea (USFK) administered initial doses of the Moderna vaccine for military and civilian healthcare workers, first responders and command staff across...
US authorizes sanctions for China Dalai Lama meddling
Dec 28, 2020 (AFP)
Congress overwhelmingly approved the Tibetan Policy and Support Act amid growing concern that Beijing will seek to handpick a successor to the 85-year-old spiri...
China ramps up virus controls to head off winter wave
Dec 28, 2020 (AFP)
China, where the virus first emerged around a year ago, largely contained its outbreak, and its economy has roared back to life. But Beijing is taking few risks...
China hails its 'extraordinary' success curbing virus ahead of WHO probe
Dec 26, 2020 (AFP)
China faced a barrage of criticism at home and abroad over its initial handling of the virus, which emerged in the central city of Wuhan last December. China's ...
Covid-19 pandemic will not be the last: WHO chief
Dec 26, 2020 (AFP)
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also condemned the "dangerously short-sighted" cycle of throwing cash at outbreaks but doing nothing to prepare for the next one, in ...
Hong Kong imposes three-week hotel quarantine for visitors
Dec 25, 2020 (AFP)
The government said expert advice suggested that the incubation period of the virus could be longer than 14 days in some people -- so passengers will now have t...
China suspends UK flights over new virus strain
Dec 24, 2020 (AFP)
China has largely curbed the spread of Covid-19 within its borders, but authorities remain highly vigilant about the threat of "imported" virus cases. "Given th...
Turkey to start using China's Covid-19 vaccine after strong results
Dec 24, 2020 (AFP)
Ankara in the next few days will also sign a deal with Pfizer/BioNTech for 4.5 million doses, with the option to buy 30 million more from the US pharmaceutical ...
Brazilian institute says Chinese vaccine effective
Dec 23, 2020 (AFP)
However, the Butantan Institute didn't publish the results of those trials -- the last before authorization. "We're reached the efficacy threshold that allows u...
WHO Wuhan probe not looking for Covid 'guilty' parties
Dec 23, 2020 (AFP)
Investigators will head to China in January and to Wuhan, where the first cases were detected 12 months ago in the pandemic that has swept the world, causing gi...
Iraq orders vaccines, imposes travel bans amid Covid-19 'new strain'
Dec 22, 2020 (AFP)
Following its weekly meeting, the cabinet said it was taking new measures "following the emergence of a new strain of the coronavirus" that has spread rapidly i...
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