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UK sees 25 blood-clot cases from AstraZeneca vaccine 02 Apr 2021 - 12:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: Dose of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is displayed at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, Britain January 2, 2021. Picture taken January 2, 2021. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Opposition grows against UK vaccine passports 02 Apr 2021 - 12:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: Travellers walk through Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls//File Photo
Australia investigates possible link of blood clot case to AstraZeneca vaccine 02 Apr 2021 - 12:30 pm
A medical worker fills a syringe with a dose of AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Belexpo vaccination centre, as Serbia started to immunise business people across the region, in Belgrade, Serbia, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Zorana Je
India's Tendulkar hospitalised a week after contracting COVID-19 02 Apr 2021 - 12:18 pm
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Taiwan train crash kills 36, many trapped, in deadliest rail tragedy in decades 02 Apr 2021 - 09:45 am
Rescue team help stranded passengers down from the roof of a train which derailed in a tunnel north of Hualien, Taiwan April 2, 2021, in this still image taken from video. FACEBOOK @HUALIENFASTNEWS via REUTERS
Ireland adds 26 countries to mandatory quarantine list, removes one 02 Apr 2021 - 12:31 am
A view of Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport Hotel, as Ireland introduces hotel quarantine programme for travellers from 'high-risk' countries, in Dublin, Ireland March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Sao Paulo exhumes old graves to make space for surging COVID-19 burials 01 Apr 2021 - 11:45 pm
Gravediggers wearing protective suits close bags with bones during exhumations to open space on cement graves as new burials are suspended, except private deposits and children, at Vila Nova Cachoeirinha cemetery amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disea
Virginia law denies benefit to some healthcare workers who refuse COVID-19 vaccine 01 Apr 2021 - 11:39 pm
FILE PHOTO: Syringes with doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sit in a basket waiting to be administered at Richmond raceway in Richmond, Virginia, U.S., March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Julia Rendleman/File photo Reuters
COVID-19 landing in Canada despite pre-flight testing 01 Apr 2021 - 11:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: Passengers arrive at Toronto's Pearson airport after mandatory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing took effect for international arrivals in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
German experts say under 60s should not get 2nd AstraZeneca vaccine 01 Apr 2021 - 10:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: A vial with AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is pictured in Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo
Ontario 'pulling the emergency brake' with third COVID-19 lockdown as cases rise, ICU beds fill 01 Apr 2021 - 10:43 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau watches as nurse Thi Nguyen gives a COVID-19 vaccination at a clinic, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable
The Omani Football Association suspends all activities 01 Apr 2021 - 08:36 pm
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India AstraZeneca shot delay could be 'catastrophic' for Africa -health official 01 Apr 2021 - 08:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: Empty vials of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine are seen at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Europe's vaccination program is "unacceptably slow": WHO 01 Apr 2021 - 08:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO), is seen before a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
On-the-go coffee ordering rises as Americans head back to work 01 Apr 2021 - 08:03 pm
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Pakistan court allows commercial sale of COVID-19 vaccine 01 Apr 2021 - 07:41 pm
A paramedic prepares a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine before administering it to a resident, at a vaccination center in Karachi, Pakistan April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
South African health regulator approves J&J's COVID-19 vaccine 01 Apr 2021 - 07:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled
On London rooftop, Royal Opera Chorus reunites for performance 01 Apr 2021 - 06:47 pm
The choir of London's Royal Opera House perform on the rooftop of the Royal Opera House to celebrate Good Friday and the arrival of spring in London, Britain, March 25, 2021. Picture taken March 25, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley