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Germany to ban travellers from Britain, Portugal amid fears of more contagious virus variants 28 Jan 2021 - 03:26 pm

BRUSSELS - Germany is preparing entry bans for travellers from Britain, Portugal, Brazil and South Africa to limit the spread of the more...

Senegal confirms presence of UK variant of coronavirus 28 Jan 2021 - 03:09 pm

DAKAR - A more contagious variant of the coronavirus first identified in Britain has now been detected in Senegal, its health institute said...

Cambodia's cash-strapped cyclo drivers treated to pedal-in movie 28 Jan 2021 - 03:05 pm

Phnom Penh: Presented with a movie, meal, medicines and a $20 cash handout, Cambodia's cyclo taxi drivers received a rare treat at the...

WHO says vaccine makers working non-stop to plug supply gap, urges patience 28 Jan 2021 - 02:55 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization's Europe director Hans Kluge said on Thursday vaccine manufacturers were working non-stop to plug shortfalls in supplies...

Australia extends New Zealand 'travel bubble' pause amid new COVID-19 cases 28 Jan 2021 - 02:54 pm

WELLINGTON: Australia on Thursday extended its suspension of quarantine-free travel with New Zealand, as the Pacific Island nation investigated two new positive cases...

South Africa to issue COVID-19 vaccine storage, distribution tender 28 Jan 2021 - 02:43 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's health ministry will issue a tender to store and distribute COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 5, it said on Thursday,...

Hungary extends lockdown measures until March 1, says Orban aide 28 Jan 2021 - 02:38 pm

BUDAPEST: Hungary is extending a partial coronavirus lockdown in force since early November until March 1, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff...

German minister sees COVID-19 vaccine shortage well into April 28 Jan 2021 - 02:32 pm

BERLIN: Germany faces a shortage of coronavirus shots well into April, its health minister said on Thursday, and called for a summit with...

Pakistani court: Release man accused in Daniel Pearl's death 28 Jan 2021 - 02:30 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the release Thursday of a Pakistani-British man convicted and later acquitted in the beheading of American journalist Daniel...

India donates first 500,000 doses of vaccine to Sri Lanka 28 Jan 2021 - 02:14 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's president on Thursday welcomed the first 500,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine from India, which has donated...

WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study 28 Jan 2021 - 02:01 pm

WUHAN, China - A World Health Organization team emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to start field work...

WHO warns "too early to ease up" from COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe 28 Jan 2021 - 01:56 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization's European director Hans Kluge said on Thursday COVID-19 transmission rates in Europe remained too high, putting health...

Vaccine-averse Tanzania told to follow science 28 Jan 2021 - 01:51 pm

Nairobi: The World Health Organization (WHO) urged Tanzania on Thursday to follow science, a day after its president said COVID-19 vaccines were dangerous...

In locked-down Lebanon, Tripoli protester killed in night of unrest 28 Jan 2021 - 01:14 pm

BEIRUT/TRIPOLI - A Lebanese man was killed in Tripoli on Thursday in clashes between security forces and protesters angry that a strict lockdown...

"No end in sight": Portugal's hospitals on brink as COVID cases surge 28 Jan 2021 - 01:07 pm

CASCAIS, Portugal - COVID-19 patient Joao Cordeiro has beaten the virus and is about to go home, and his children also made quick...

Taiwan asks Germany to help obtain coronavirus vaccines 28 Jan 2021 - 12:57 pm

TAIPEI - Taiwan has sought Germany's help in securing COVID-19 vaccines, Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua said on Thursday, after Berlin asked for the...