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Tanzania installs oxygen production plants as demand increases 01 May 2021 - 11:08 am
File photo: Workers prepare face shields from recycled plastics at the Zaidi Recyclers workshop as a measure to stop the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania May 21, 2020. Reuters/Stringer//File Photo
Australia bans arrivals from India, says offenders face jail, fines 01 May 2021 - 11:00 am
A woman with a breathing problem receives oxygen support for free at a Gurudwara (Sikh temple), amidst the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad, India, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
India's daily COVID-19 cases pass 400,000 for first time as second wave worsens 01 May 2021 - 10:38 am
A woman waits to be vaccinated for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital, in New Delhi, India, May 1, 2021. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Biden set to ban most travel to U.S. from India to limit COVID-19 spread 30 Apr 2021 - 09:15 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the Democratic National Committee's
Jill Biden plants tree as White House readies for family cat 30 Apr 2021 - 09:02 pm
U.S. first lady Jill Biden participates in a ceremony to plant a linden tree, replacing a tree removed because of old age and disease, on the north Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S. April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Pfizer to export U.S.-made COVID-19 shots to Canada starting next week 30 Apr 2021 - 08:58 pm
A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
WHO expects assessment of Moderna and two Chinese vaccines by end of next week 30 Apr 2021 - 08:42 pm
A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Risk from virus variants remains after first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, UK study finds 30 Apr 2021 - 07:50 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask walks past an illustration of a virus outside a regional science centre amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Oldham, Britain August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
After masked bunnies, Belgian artisan shifts to chocolate syringes 30 Apr 2021 - 06:15 pm
Belgian artisan chocolate maker Genevieve Trepant shows a chocolate bunny wearing a protective mask and holding a vaccine syringe called
Deep-sea mining tests resume after robot rescued from Pacific Ocean floor 30 Apr 2021 - 05:56 pm
Rocks called 'polymetallic nodules' are seen on the seabed in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean, April 2021. GSR/Handout via REUTERS
Italy hits daily vaccination target despite slow deliveries 30 Apr 2021 - 05:29 pm
Health workers prepare doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation centre in Naples, Italy, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo
Spain extends AstraZeneca dose gap to 16 weeks, beyond EU approved limit 30 Apr 2021 - 05:20 pm
Needles and a vial of AstraZeneca's vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are pictured during a pilot test which aims to apply 20,000 vaccines per day in coming months, at Fira de Montjuic in Barcelona, Spain, April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Japan luxury cruise halted after COVID-19 case 30 Apr 2021 - 05:01 pm
Japanese luxury cruise ship 'Asuka II' is anchored at Yokohama port in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo November 2, 2020. Picture taken November 2, 2020. Kyodo/via REUTERS
First dog Major back at White House after post-bite training 30 Apr 2021 - 04:57 pm
Major, one of the family dogs of U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, explores the South Lawn after on his arrival from Delaware at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 24, 2021. Picture taken January 24, 2021. Adam Schultz/White Hou
Germany could decide how to lift COVID-19 curbs from vaccinated people next week -minister 30 Apr 2021 - 03:45 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn visits the Allergopharma plant in Reinbek near Hamburg, Germany, April 30, 2021, as the they started the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine production. Christian Charisius/Pool via REUTERS
Pfizer, BioNTech seek to extend COVID-19 vaccine use to adolescents in EU 30 Apr 2021 - 03:30 pm
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are pictured in a vaccination centre in Geneva, Switzerland, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Singapore warns of 'tougher action' if infections spread wider 30 Apr 2021 - 03:26 pm
A view of Tan Tock Seng Hospital, which became a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cluster, in Singapore April 29, 2021. Picture taken April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Record number of Chinese to travel over Labour Day break, but stick close to home 30 Apr 2021 - 03:14 pm
People wearing masks are seen arriving at Shanghai railway station in Shanghai, ahead of the 5-day Labor Day holidays, in China April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song