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Spain to scrap mandatory outdoor masks, other measures as contagion ebbs 04 Feb 2022 - 03:30 pm

MADRID: Spain will next week lift a requirement for people to wear masks outdoors as a measure against the coronavirus, extending a wider...

UK scientists look to repurpose existing antiviral drugs for COVID 04 Feb 2022 - 03:12 pm

British researchers want to repurpose existing antiviral therapies to treat COVID-19, the University of Oxford said on Friday, in an attempt to sidestep...

Hong Kong to roll out rapid antigen COVID tests for all residents 04 Feb 2022 - 02:32 pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong plans to roll out rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 to all its 7.5 million people in the near future,...

Morocco races to rescue child from deep well 04 Feb 2022 - 02:17 pm

RABAT: Emergency workers are digging carefully to try to rescue a 5-year old child who has been trapped for three days in a...

Moroccan rescuers dig to save boy stuck down well for 2 days 04 Feb 2022 - 01:41 pm

RABAT,Morocco: Rescue workers in northernMoroccoare frantically digging for a second straight day to reach a 5-year-old boy trapped down a 32-meter (105-foot) deep...

Canada will not use troops to deal with truckers' protest, Trudeau says 03 Feb 2022 - 09:00 pm

OTTAWA- The Canadian government has no plans to send in troops to deal with a vaccine mandate protest by truckers that has brought...

In world first, S.Africa's Afrigen makes mRNA COVID vaccine using Moderna data 03 Feb 2022 - 08:41 pm

CAPE TOWN- South Africa's Afrigen Biologics has used the publicly available sequence of Moderna Inc's mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to make its own version...

Britain gets fifth COVID vaccine after Novavax approval 03 Feb 2022 - 08:18 pm

Britain on Thursday approved Novavax's two-dose COVID-19 vaccine for use in adults, bringing a fifth coronavirus shot to the country amid the rapid...

US to cover cost of over-the-counter COVID tests through Medicare 03 Feb 2022 - 08:00 pm

People enrolled in the U.S. government's Medicare program can get over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for free starting early spring, the Centers for Medicare &...

Global diplomatic failure made COVID 'far worse', says leading expert 03 Feb 2022 - 07:36 pm

LONDON- One of the world's leading infectious disease experts said on Thursday the collapse of global collaboration during COVID-19 made the pandemic "far...

Moroccan rescuers dig down to save boy trapped in well 03 Feb 2022 - 07:30 pm

RABAT, Morocco: Rescue workers in northern Morocco are frantically digging for a second straight day to reach a 5-year-old boy trapped in a...

Russia closes German TV channel in retaliatory move 03 Feb 2022 - 05:07 pm

MOSCOW: Russia said on Thursday it was shutting down the operations of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle in response to Berlin's ban on Russian...

Biden says IS leader killed during US raid in Syria 03 Feb 2022 - 04:58 pm

ATMEH, Syria:The leader of the violent Islamic State group was killed during an overnight raid in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, President Joe Biden...

Indonesia virus cases reach six-month high as omicron spreads 03 Feb 2022 - 04:08 pm

Indonesia added the highest number of Covid-19 cases in almost six months as the more transmissible omicron variant spreads throughout the country. The...

Omicron sub-variant BA.2 harder to identify, found in 5 African nations: WHO 03 Feb 2022 - 03:11 pm

JOHANNESBURG: The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron has been found in five African countries, a World Health Organization scientist said on Thursday, adding she...

Africa CDC's Nkengasong says sub-variant of Omicron not yet of concern 03 Feb 2022 - 01:54 pm

The emerging BA.2 sub-variant of the Omicron coronavirus variant is not yet of concern for Africa based on studies so far, the director...

German vaccine panel backs 2nd booster for high-risk groups 03 Feb 2022 - 01:48 pm

BERLIN: Germany’s independent vaccination advisory panel said Thursday it is recommending a second vaccine booster shot for people aged 70 and above, among...