India approves two Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use
India has authorised the emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, and by local pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech, the country’s drug regulator said, paving More...
Saudi Arabia lifts sweeping ban on international travel, imposed over mutant Covid-19 variant
Two weeks after virtually locking down its borders, Riyadh has softened travel restrictions imposed to curb the rapid spread of a new coronavirus variant, resuming access to the kingdom by air, land and sea. The More...
India Approves Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine and 1 Other
The move, coming days after Britain became the first country to approve the AstraZeneca shots for emergency use, begins a vast campaign to inoculate the hard-hit nation’s 1.3 billion people. NYT > World News More...
Larry King reportedly hospitalized with COVID-19
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday. Citing an unidentified person close to the family, CNN said More...
Former CNN talk show host Larry King hospitalized with COVID-19, network says
Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday. CBC | World News More...
Covid-19 pandemic ’caused by separate outbreaks’ around the world, China was only the first to report – Chinese FM
Research points out that the coronavirus pandemic was likely a result of outbreaks in many places around the globe, Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister, stated, adding that Beijing will resist any attempts at “stigmatization.” “We More...
Why Israel is leading the world with COVID-19 vaccinations
The reasons Israel been able to vaccinate its populations so quickly are multifaceted, and there may be lessons that Canada can learn, some experts say. CBC | World News More...
French police shut down rave party defying COVID-19 restrictions
Several hundred French police on Saturday shut down an illegal rave party in northwestern France that had been underway since New Year’s Eve in defiance of a curfew More...
Covid-19: New variant ‘raises R number by up to 0.7’
A study finds the new coronavirus variant is responsible for pushing the R rate above the crucial 1.0 mark. BBC News – Health More...
Olympics can be ‘symbol of global solidarity’ says Japan’s PM despite surge in COVID-19 infections
Despite a recent surge of COVID-19, Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga released a written statement on Friday expressing confidence that the “Olympic Games will be More...
