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BEIJING: Hundreds of thousands of people in China were in coronavirus lockdown Friday as the country battled its worst outbreak in months, while the United States intensified vaccination efforts in the face of a Delta variant-fuelled…

GENEVA: The global number of new Covid-19 cases reported last week (19-25 July) was over 3.8 million, an 8 per cent increase as compared to the previous week, the UN health agency reported on Wednesday. The latest data from the World…

JAKARTA: Virus-wracked Indonesia said Sunday that small businesses and some shopping malls could reopen despite warnings that loosening curbs could spark another devastating Covid-19 wave, even as it moved to extend a web of restrictions…

BUDAPEST: A new study suggests that a Sinopharm vaccine offers poor protection from Covid-19 among the elderly, raising questions for dozens of countries that have given the Chinese company's shots to their most vulnerable populations. A…

BEIJING: China will not follow the suggested plan from the World Health Organization on the second phase of Covid-19 origins study as it contains language that does not respect science, vice head of the National Health Commission (NHC)…

GENEVA: The highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 is expected to become the dominant strain of the virus over the coming months, the world health organization said on Wednesday. Delta, which was first detected in India, has now…

TAIPEI: Taiwan will set up its first office in Europe using the name “Taiwan,” drawing a rebuke from China and praise from the US as the island democracy seeks to strengthen its diplomatic presence around the globe in the face of…

LONDON: After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free to travel this summer to a European destination of their choice. They were wrong. The…

GENEVA: Rich countries should not be ordering booster shots for their vaccinated populations while other countries have yet to receive Covid-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Monday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom…

WASHINGTON: Pfizer and BioNTech announced they would seek authorization for a third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine to boost its efficacy, as the Delta variant drove devastating outbreaks in Asia and Africa and cases rose again in Europe…