Australia’s worst-hit state says Covid-19 hospitalisations may plateau next week

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SYDNEY: Covid-19 hospitalisation rates in Australia's most populous state of New South Wales could plateau next week, a top health official said today, as the...

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UK police say no probe yet into parties at PM’s house during Covid-19 lockdown

January 13, 2022January 14, 2022

LONDON: British police will not investigate gatherings held in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's residence during a coronavirus lockdown unless an internal government inquiry finds evidence...

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GSK, Vir seek US approval for Covid-19 antibody therapy as shot in arm

January 13, 2022January 13, 2022

[caption id="attachment_15921" align="alignnone" width="2560"] FILE PHOTO: The GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) logo is seen on top of GSK Asia House in Singapore, March 21, 2018. [/caption] NEW...

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More US medical teams to bolster states as Omicron surges

January 13, 2022January 13, 2022

WASHINGTON: Another 1,000 federal health workers are deploying to six states to help alleviate overwhelmed hospitals amid the US surge in Omicron-related Covid-19 cases, the...

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France to ease UK travel restrictions

January 13, 2022January 13, 2022

PARIS: France will on Friday (Jan 14) ease coronavirus travel restrictions for travellers from Britain, enabling vaccinated tourists to visit if they have a negative...

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In vaccine-shy Poland, COVID-19 deaths cross 100,000

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022

[caption id="attachment_15893" align="aligncenter" width="640"] FILE PHOTO: A medical specialist treats a patient in a ward for people suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a...

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Spain’s PharmaMar says potential COVID-19 treatment shows efficacy against Omicron

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022

MADRID: Spain's PharmaMar said on Tuesday (Jan 11) trials made in vitro and on animals showed its Plitidepsin drug had positive antiviral effects on the...

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India’s Covid-19 cases multiply, vulnerable groups given vaccine boosters

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022

NEW DELHI: India began administering booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine to frontline workers and vulnerable elderly people on Monday, with the fast-spreading Omicron variant fuelling...

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Army clearing roads to snow-bound Pakistan town after deadly blizzard

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan rescuers were working Sunday (Jan 9) to clear routes to a locked-in hill town sheltering thousands of tourists after 22 people died in...

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More Hong Kong politicians sent to quarantine after birthday party

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

HONG KONG: Four Hong Kong lawmakers and its immigration czar joined another top official at a quarantine camp as a coronavirus scare widened Friday, ensnaring...