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Australia reports first blood clot death 'likely' linked to AstraZeneca vaccine 16 Apr 2021 - 04:10 pm
 A medical worker prepares a dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Japan to widen coronavirus curbs, casting fresh doubt on Olympics 16 Apr 2021 - 03:59 pm
A man wearing a protective mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, cycles past Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, April 8, 2021. Picture taken on April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Thailand uses hotels for COVID patients as cases surge 16 Apr 2021 - 02:23 pm
A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample from a police officer for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test, as the country deals with a fresh wave of infections after tackling earlier outbreaks, in Bangkok, Thailand April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawo
Lilly asks FDA to revoke authorization for lone use of COVID-19 drug bamlanivimab 16 Apr 2021 - 02:15 pm
An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is pictured at 50 ImClone Drive in Branchburg, New Jersey, March 5, 2021. Picture taken March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Pakistan blocks social media apps temporarily on security grounds - officials 16 Apr 2021 - 01:27 pm
Supporters of the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) Islamist political party run to cover amid the smoke of tear gas fired by police during a protest against the arrest of their leader in Lahore, Pakistan April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Second South Korean deal to produce Russia's Sputnik V 16 Apr 2021 - 01:20 pm
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India's vaccinations fall from peak, raw-material shortage hits output targets 16 Apr 2021 - 01:10 pm
A notice about the shortage of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine supplies is seen at a vaccination centre, in Mumbai, India, April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File photo
Merkel says lockdowns, curfews vital to break Germany's third wave 16 Apr 2021 - 12:44 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag debating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) measures, in Berlin, Germany, April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
WHO chief says COVID-19 infection rate approaching highest of pandemic so far 16 Apr 2021 - 12:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the
'You can't clone us': Polish doctors cry for help as COVID deaths spike 16 Apr 2021 - 12:28 pm
Medical staff members work inside the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) intensive care ward at the Stefan Zeromski hospital in Krakow, Poland, April 14, 2021. Picture taken April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
Fit for, and designed by, a prince: Philip's Land Rover funeral hearse 15 Apr 2021 - 10:26 pm
The Jaguar Land Rover that will be used to transport the coffin of Britain's Prince Philip at his funeral on April 17, 2021, is seen at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, Britain. Steve Parsons/Pool via REUTERS
CureVac's COVID-19 vaccine attracts rising interest 15 Apr 2021 - 08:33 pm
A volunteer receives a dose of CureVac vaccine or a placebo during a study by the German biotech firm CureVac as part of a testing for a new vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Brussels, Belgium March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File P
Africa CDC says cannot predict when second COVID-19 shots will arrive 15 Apr 2021 - 06:42 pm
John Nkengasong, Africa’s Director of Centers for Disease Control (CDC), speaks during a news conference on coronavirus at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
Norway postpones decision on AstraZeneca vaccine 15 Apr 2021 - 06:04 pm
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EMA starts review of GSK's monoclonal antibody to treat COVID-19 patients 15 Apr 2021 - 05:32 pm
Company logo of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is seen at their Stevenage facility, Britain October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Childs/File Photo
Thailand reports fourth record daily rise in coronavirus cases this week 15 Apr 2021 - 04:49 pm
A woman wearing a protective face mask watches a fire, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand, April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
WHO says Denmark looking to share AstraZeneca vaccines after halting shots 15 Apr 2021 - 02:57 pm
Tanja Erichsen of the Danish Medicines Agency (R) and Director of the National Board of Health, Soeren Brostroem explain why the AstraZeneca vaccine is stopped in Denmark during a press briefing in Copenhagen, Denmark, April 14, 2021. Philip Davali/Ritzau
Europe has surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths: WHO 15 Apr 2021 - 02:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus outbreak, in GENEVA, Switzerland, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo