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Seven die after outbreak of Colombian variant of COVID-19 at Belgian nursing home 06 Aug 2021 - 04:37 pm

Seven residents of a nursing home in Belgium have died after being infected with a variant of the coronavirus first detected in Colombia...

Manila locks down as Philippines virus cases near four-month high 06 Aug 2021 - 04:23 pm

MANILA: The Philippines placed its Manila capital region under a two week lockdown on Friday as the Southeast Asian country's health ministry reported...

Early signs COVID-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission, England says 06 Aug 2021 - 04:19 pm

LONDON: There are early signs that people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to transmit the Delta variant of the...

Heatwave turns already arid Kazakh steppe into mass grave for horses 06 Aug 2021 - 04:13 pm

AKSHYMYRAU, Kazakhstan: Dead horses lie scattered across the arid steppe of Kazakhstan's Mangistau peninsula where severe drought has left the animals without food...

China sees highest daily figure of COVID-19 patients in current outbreak 06 Aug 2021 - 03:51 pm

BEIJING: China reported on Friday its highest daily count of new COVID-19 patients in an outbreak that began in late July, fuelled by...

Turkish blaze approaches power plant as wildfires enter 10th day 06 Aug 2021 - 03:16 pm

MILAS, Turkey: A forest fire was coming closer to a power station in southwest Turkey on Friday, local officials said, a day after...

Victoria enters sixth pandemic lockdown as Australia widens restrictions 06 Aug 2021 - 01:43 pm

SYDNEY - More than half of all Australians woke up to hard lockdowns on Friday as the country battles to contain COVID-19 outbreaks...

South African study shows high COVID protection from J&J shot 06 Aug 2021 - 01:20 pm

JOHANNESBURG - Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine is working well in South Africa, offering protection against severe disease and death, the co-head of...

Thousands flee Greece blazes as wildfires sweep through Mediterranean 06 Aug 2021 - 01:03 pm

ATHENS - Thousands of people fled their homes on the outskirts of Athens on Friday and hundreds were evacuated by boat from the...

J&J seeks emergency use nod for COVID-19 vaccine in India 06 Aug 2021 - 12:58 pm

BENGALURU - Johnson & Johnson has applied for emergency use approval of its coronavirus vaccine in India, the U.S. pharmaceutical giant said on...

Japan COVID cases hit 1 million as infections spread beyond Tokyo 06 Aug 2021 - 12:42 pm

TOKYO - Japan reached the milestone of one million coronavirus cases on Friday, domestic media reported, as infections soared in Olympic host Tokyo...

Thousands jam Philippine vaccination sites over false news 06 Aug 2021 - 12:31 pm

MANILA, Philippines - Thousands of people jammed coronavirus vaccination centers in the Philippine capital, defying social distancing restrictions, after false news spread that...

Singapore ramps up quarantine hotels to cope with Covid cases 06 Aug 2021 - 12:25 pm

Singapore has increased the number of hotels that can be used to quarantine people as the city-state seeks to control the spread of...

Italy makes COVID-19 health pass mandatory for teachers 06 Aug 2021 - 12:12 am

ROME - The Italian government ruled on Thursday that teachers must have proof of immunity from COVID-19 before entering the classroom, and also...

Chile to give COVID-19 vaccine boosters for those inoculated with Sinovac 06 Aug 2021 - 12:01 am

SANTIAGO - Chile will begin administering a booster shot to those already innoculated with Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine, President Sebastian Pinera said on Thursday,...

Novavax again delays seeking U.S. approval for COVID-19 vaccine 05 Aug 2021 - 11:48 pm

Novavax Inc on Thursday again delayed its timeline for seeking U.S. authorization for its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, and the company now expects to...