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French care home looks beyond COVID with table football and minigolf 07 May 2021 - 02:58 pm
Residents Paul Souveton, Bernard Sellier and Frederique Benichou play mini golf at
Japan extends coronavirus emergency in Tokyo, PM Suga says possible to host safe Olympics 07 May 2021 - 02:46 pm
People wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walk past closed shops in Asakusa district in Tokyo, Japan, May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
UK says under-40s should be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine 07 May 2021 - 02:38 pm
A vial of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is seen at a vaccination centre in Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
Philippines tightens controls on inbound travellers over COVID-19 variants 07 May 2021 - 02:30 pm
Health workers wait for the arrival of residents to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive-thru vaccination site for bedridden and persons with disabilities, in Makati city, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa
Australia to reopen door to India, local COVID-19 cluster appears contained 07 May 2021 - 02:10 pm
People, some wearing protective face masks, stand on a train platform at Central Station after new public health regulations were announced for greater Sydney, including compulsory mask-wearing on public transport, following the emergence of new cases of
Third wave of pandemic "appears to be broken" - German health minister 07 May 2021 - 01:43 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn attends a news conference on the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Berlin, Germany May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/Pool
Saudi to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all workers 07 May 2021 - 01:28 pm
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
US's Harris to discuss immigration with Mexican leader Friday 07 May 2021 - 01:19 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in the Cross Hall at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Tunisia announces one-week COVID-19 lockdown from Sunday 07 May 2021 - 01:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk in Tunis, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Tunisia, April 29, 2021. Picture taken April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo
Gandhi warns 'explosive' COVID wave threatens India and the world 07 May 2021 - 12:42 pm
:A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) receives treatment inside the casualty ward at a hospital in New Delhi, India, May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
British scientists warn over Indian coronavirus variant 07 May 2021 - 12:30 pm
A woman reacts as a healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a government-run hospital, amidst the spread of the disease in Kolkata, India, May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Germany to allow AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for all adults 06 May 2021 - 11:02 pm
A medical worker holds a bottle of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 5, 2021 in this file photo. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Serbians queue to get COVID-19 vaccine and with it a shopping voucher 06 May 2021 - 08:32 pm
People wait to get shots of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Usce shopping mall, where the first 100 vaccinated will receive a discount voucher worth 3,000 dinars ($30.74) secured by mall's management and retailers, in Belgrade,
Thailand says foreigners to get COVID-19 vaccines amid access concern 06 May 2021 - 08:05 pm
People get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, Thailand April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
Delhi's popular autorickshaws become COVID-19 ambulances 06 May 2021 - 07:00 pm
Drivers stand near auto rickshaw ambulances, prepared to transfer people suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and their relatives for free, in New Delhi, India May 5, 2021. Picture taken May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Mystery Australian COVID case spurs return of masks, travel bans 06 May 2021 - 06:09 pm
A passenger wearing a protective face mask boards a train after new public health regulations were announced for greater Sydney, including compulsory mask-wearing on public transport, following the emergence of new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-
Moderna sees no impact on COVID-19 vaccine from potential patent waiver 06 May 2021 - 05:55 pm
A healthcare worker holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike
Novavax to deliver 350 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses to COVAX scheme 06 May 2021 - 05:23 pm
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