Five billion coronavirus vaccine shots injected worldwide
PARIS – More than five billion coronavirus vaccine jabs have been given globally, an AFP tally of official sources at 1430 GMT on Tuesday (Aug 24) showed (10.30pm Singapore time), with the…
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Nine Russian coronavirus patients die after oxygen supply malfunctions
MOSCOW – Nine coronavirus patients died in a Russian hospital in the southern city of Vladikavkaz after an oxygen pipe burst underground, cutting supply to an intensive care ward, Russian…
Gamma coronavirus variant detected in Russia, Ifax reports
MOSCOW – The Gamma variant of the novel coronavirus, first found in Brazil, has been detected in small quantities in Russia, the Interfax news agency cited the developer behind Russia’s…
Pakistan coronavirus positivity rate drops to 1.78%
The coronavirus positivity rate has dropped to 1.78% in Pakistan. The country reported 23 deaths in the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre said Tuesday. Eleven people…
Turkey easing coronavirus restrictions further on July 1
ISTANBUL – Turkey is further relaxing restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday (June 21), after the number of daily cases fell to…
Spain races to vaccinate farm workers against coronavirus ‘time bomb’
ALCARRAS, SPAIN – Outside an old blue and white school in northeastern Spain dozens of farm workers wait their turn to be vaccinated against the coronavirus by a team of nurses. Spain, a…
London’s Heathrow airport to open separate terminal for high-risk arrivals
LONDON – London Heathrow airport will devote a terminal to arrivals from countries with high levels of Covid-19 infection amid concern that having them share a building with other…
Iran orders 10-day shutdown amid 4th wave of coronavirus pandemic
TEHERAN – Iran imposed a 10-day lockdown across most of the country on Saturday (April 10) to curb the spread of a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, state media reported. The…
Britain mourns Prince Philip but ‘no flowers please’ due to coronavirus
LONDON – Britain was mourning Prince Philip who died on Friday (April 9) but people were asked not to gather in crowds or to lay flowers at royal palaces due to distancing guidelines…
Pakistan restricts arrivals from 22 countries till April 20
Pakistan has banned arrivals from 22 countries till April 20, its Civil Aviation Authority announced Sunday. These 22 C-category countries include South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya,…