New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer vaccine
WELLINGTON, New Zealand: Covid-19 Vaccine Independent Safety Monitoring Board in New Zealand has reported the first death linked to the Pfizer jab in the country....
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France, Italy push ahead with Covid pass despite protests
PARIS, France: Large scale protests have erupted against Covid restriction in France and Italy as the authorities have decided to implement stricter measures requiring people...
Thailand reports highest daily spike with 20,000 Covid-19 cases
BANGKOK, Thailand: Thailand has reported 20,200 new coronavirus cases and 188 additional deaths – both records since the start of the pandemic last year. The...
UK set to remove Covid curbs despite surge in Delta variant cases
LONDON, UK: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce a further relaxation in coronavirus restrictions in England later on Monday, despite a surge...
India starts Covid jabs for all adults amid vaccine shortage
NEW DELHI, India: India has opened free vaccinations to all adults in an attempt to bolster its inoculation drive. The country’s vaccination drive has significantly...
Can’t force China to give more info on Covid origins: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland: A top World Health Organization official has said the WHO cannot compel China to divulge more data on the origins of Covid-19 while...
Malawi destroys nearly 20,000 expired AstraZeneca Covid vaccines
LILONGWE, Malawi: Health authorities in Malawi have destroyed 19,610 doses of expired AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines. Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda put some of the vials...
Chinese Covid vaccine gets WHO emergency approval
GENEVA, Switzerland: The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted emergency approval for a Covid vaccine made by the Chinese state-owned company Sinopharm. It is the...
India reports another record daily surge in Covid infections with over 200,000 cases
NEW DELHI, India: In yet another highest single-day spike, India has reported a record daily increase of 217,353 Covid-19 infections, health ministry data showed the...
Child jabs trial halted as adult clot link probed in UK
LONDON, UK: A trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine on children has stopped giving out jabs while the UK’s medicines regulator investigates a possible link...