Biden praises vaccination progress against covid and encourages vaccines
Biden proclaims new vaccine requirements in US to combat COVID
US President Joe Biden has announced a series of measures to boost vaccination rates against COVID-19 in the United States, including requiring federal employees to get inoculated and mandating that…
UN: COVID-19 restrictions bring brief air-quality gains in 2020
Pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions caused dramatic but short-lived improvements in air quality and drops in pollution, the United Nations has said, but warned the blip was no substitute for…
Contagious and concerning: What we know about Covid-19 variants
Fast-spreading coronavirus variants have ignited global concern over whether existing vaccines will be able to protect the world from a virus that is constantly mutating. Variants that have emerged in…
WHO says surplus AstraZeneca vaccines in rich nations must go to poor countries
As advanced countries such as Britain, Australia and Greece have decided not to use some Covid-19 vaccines right now for the younger age groups over the blood clot controversy, the…
Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infections resurgence
Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide crossed 3 million on Tuesday April 5th, according to a Reuters tally, as the latest global resurgence of COVID-19 infections is challenging vaccination efforts across the globe….
European countries dash to restrain latest coronavirus surge
No end in sight Europe is struggling to contain the coronavirus and cases have been surging even as vaccination efforts have been ramped up. Poland’s hospitals have been crushed by…
Russia Announces First COVID-19 Vaccine for Animals
The world’s first coronavirus vaccine against COVID-19 for animals has been registered by Russia and manufacture of the vaccine could begin in April, a Russian official said Wednesday March 31….
Nations challenge WHO report on coronavirus origins; US adds 4,300 variant cases in last week: Latest COVID-19 updates
The U.S. and a dozen other countries issued a rare joint statement on Tuesday questioning the validity of a World Health Organization study into the origins of the coronavirus, which was first…
FRANCE IN LOCKDOWN AGAIN
French government imposes limited lockdown in Paris amid COVID-19 variant surge Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, France on Thursday 18th March announced limited lockdown in Paris and several other regions…
