Getting more young school-age children vaccinated is crucial for ending the pandemic, public health officials say, and many are focusing on that group. For weeks,...
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has gone into self-isolation until Tuesday (Feb 1) after being deemed a close contact of a person...
The proposals being debated include requiring all adult residents to be vaccinated against Covid-19, or only those above 50, or merely requiring all those who...
Biden took office in January 2021 with a 200-page coronavirus response strategy, promising a “full-scale wartime effort” rooted in science and competence. The CDC’s July...
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has cancelled her wedding after announcing new Covid restrictions. The entire country is set to be placed under the...
BERLIN: The World Health Organization said on Sunday (Jan 16) that an UN-backed programme shipping coronavirus vaccines to many poor countries have now delivered 1...
BEIJING: China on Sunday (Jan 16) reported 65 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases for Jan 15, including the first Omicron case in Beijing, just weeks from...
PARIS: Emergency ward doctor Abigael Debit is increasingly spending her time finding beds for Covid-19 patients, either in her own public-private clinic outside Paris or...
LONDON: The British government acted unlawfully by setting up a fast-track “VIP lane” to allow ministers and officials to recommend suppliers of personal protective equipment...