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J&J seeks emergency use nod for COVID-19 vaccine in India 06 Aug 2021 - 12:58 pm

BENGALURU - Johnson & Johnson has applied for emergency use approval of its coronavirus vaccine in India, the U.S. pharmaceutical giant said on...

Japan COVID cases hit 1 million as infections spread beyond Tokyo 06 Aug 2021 - 12:42 pm

TOKYO - Japan reached the milestone of one million coronavirus cases on Friday, domestic media reported, as infections soared in Olympic host Tokyo...

Thousands jam Philippine vaccination sites over false news 06 Aug 2021 - 12:31 pm

MANILA, Philippines - Thousands of people jammed coronavirus vaccination centers in the Philippine capital, defying social distancing restrictions, after false news spread that...

Singapore ramps up quarantine hotels to cope with Covid cases 06 Aug 2021 - 12:25 pm

Singapore has increased the number of hotels that can be used to quarantine people as the city-state seeks to control the spread of...

Italy makes COVID-19 health pass mandatory for teachers 06 Aug 2021 - 12:12 am

ROME - The Italian government ruled on Thursday that teachers must have proof of immunity from COVID-19 before entering the classroom, and also...

Chile to give COVID-19 vaccine boosters for those inoculated with Sinovac 06 Aug 2021 - 12:01 am

SANTIAGO - Chile will begin administering a booster shot to those already innoculated with Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine, President Sebastian Pinera said on Thursday,...

Novavax again delays seeking U.S. approval for COVID-19 vaccine 05 Aug 2021 - 11:48 pm

Novavax Inc on Thursday again delayed its timeline for seeking U.S. authorization for its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, and the company now expects to...

Xi says China aims to provide 2 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses to world in 2021 -CCTV 05 Aug 2021 - 10:09 pm

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said China will strive to provide 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to other countries...

Bahrain bans entry from Georgia, Ukraine and Malawi over coronavirus concerns -BNA 05 Aug 2021 - 10:05 pm

Bahrain on Thursday said it will add Georgia, Ukraine and Malawi to its coronavirus red list countries, effective Aug. 12, the state news...

Seven US states with least shots make up half of COVID cases 05 Aug 2021 - 09:47 pm

WASHINGTON - Seven U.S. states with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates account for half of the country's new cases and hospitalizations in the...

Threats of cellphone blocks, work bans boost Pakistan's vaccination rate 05 Aug 2021 - 08:57 pm

ISLAMABAD - Tens of thousands of Pakistanis are thronging coronavirus vaccination centres daily after officials announced penalties for the unvaccinated, including blocked cell...

Wildfires roar back to life near Athens as winds fan flames 05 Aug 2021 - 08:53 pm

ATHENS - High winds rekindled wildfires north of Athens on Thursday as emergency crews battled for a third day to control blazes across...

US plans to give extra COVID-19 shots to at-risk Americans - Fauci 05 Aug 2021 - 08:28 pm

WASHINGTON - The United States is working to give additional COVID-19 booster shots to Americans with compromised immune systems as quickly as possible,...

White House confirms US may require foreign visitors be vaccinated 05 Aug 2021 - 07:58 pm

WASHINGTON - The White House on Thursday confirmed it may require visitors from abroad to be vaccinated as part of its plans to...

UK PM Johnson says more travel will be possible as countries get vaccinated 05 Aug 2021 - 07:40 pm

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that more countries would be opened up for travel as more COVID-19 vaccines...

Macron's COVID-19 health pass rules approved by top court 05 Aug 2021 - 07:37 pm

PARIS - France's highest court upheld a new law requiring the public to hold a health pass to access cafes and restaurants and...

Indonesia finds COVID deaths more than three times higher for the unvaccinated 05 Aug 2021 - 01:03 pm

JAKARTA: The COVID-19 death rate for people in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta who were not vaccinated was more than three times higher...

Ignoring WHO call, Germany, France to give Covid-19 vaccine boosters 05 Aug 2021 - 12:50 pm

PARIS/BERLIN: Germany and France will go ahead with COVID-19 vaccine boosters from September, disregarding an appeal by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to...