Health officials

TOKYO: Tokyo on Monday reported 178 new daily Covid-19 infections, marking the first time the daily tally has dropped below the 200-mark since Nov. 24. According to the Tokyo metropolitan government's preliminary figures, daily…

CONAKRY: Health officials in Guinea on Sunday confirmed that at least three people have died from Ebola there, the first cases declared since it was one of three West African nations to fight the world's deadliest Ebola epidemic that…

OSLO/ NORWAY: Twenty-three people died in Norway within days of receiving their first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine with 13 of those deaths apparently related to the side effects of the shots, New York Post reported citing the…

BEIJING: China plans to start opening its vaccination programme to members of the public in southwestern Sichuan province early next year, health officials said, despite the inoculations not yet receiving official approval. At least one…

SEOUL: South Korea has reported another 950 coronavirus cases, its largest daily increase since the emergence of the pandemic, as fears grow about overwhelmed hospitals in the greater capital area. The figures released by the Korea…