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Senegal's hospitals stretched as Covid infections surge 12 Jan 2021 - 10:06 am

Dakar: Senegal is rushing to provide more hospital beds for coronavirus patients as infections soar and a lack of capacity means doctors are...

Lebanon plans 11-day, 24-hour curfew, hospital beds fill up 12 Jan 2021 - 09:54 am

BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities tightened a nationwide lockdown Monday, including an 11-day, 24-hour curfew, amid a dramatic surge in coronavirus infections and growing criticism...

'We're going to run out': New York urges U.S. to increase vaccine supply 12 Jan 2021 - 12:51 am

NEW YORK - New York officials said on Monday that they feared efforts to accelerate the vaccination of people against the novel coronavirus...

US lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19 after Capitol siege 12 Jan 2021 - 12:48 am

WASHINGTON - A 75-year-old U.S. lawmaker on Monday said she had tested positive for COVID-19 after being locked down to avoid a mob...

Turkey probes Facebook's move to collect WhatsApp data 12 Jan 2021 - 12:33 am

ISTANBUL - The Turkish Competition Board said on Monday it had launched an investigation into WhatsApp and its owner Facebook Inc days after...

South Africa secures 20 million COVID-19 vaccines, Ramaphosa says 12 Jan 2021 - 12:22 am

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has secured 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines which are expected to be delivered mainly in the first half...

UK retailers call for police help to enforce mask rules 12 Jan 2021 - 12:09 am

LONDON - British retailers called on the police to help enforce the wearing of masks to limit the spread of COVID-19, with two...

Gorillas test positive for coronavirus at San Diego park 12 Jan 2021 - 12:04 am

SAN DIEGO - Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to...

FBI warns of armed protests ahead of inauguration 11 Jan 2021 - 11:59 pm

The FBI has warned of possible armed protests being planned for Washington, D.C., and at all 50 U.S. state capitals in the run-up...

Lonza plant in Switzerland starts making ingredients for Moderna COVID shot 11 Jan 2021 - 11:47 pm

ZURICH - Contract drugmaker Lonza said on Monday it has begun manufacturing ingredients for Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine from the first of three...

Starting shots in poor nations by February hinges on vaccine suppliers - WHO 11 Jan 2021 - 10:04 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday redoubled pleas for vaccine makers to provide COVID-19 shots to its COVAX programme for...

Melania Trump ‘disappointed’ by Capitol riot, prays for dead 11 Jan 2021 - 10:00 pm

First lady Melania Trump said Monday she was "disappointed and disheartened” by the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol last week and called...

Erdogan says Turkey to start COVID-19 vaccination Thursday or Friday 11 Jan 2021 - 09:23 pm

ANKARA - Turkey will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines as of Thursday or Friday, President Tayyip Erdogan said, and will gradually lift restrictive measures...

Trial of COVID-19 blood plasma finds no benefit in severely ill patients 11 Jan 2021 - 08:57 pm

LONDON - An international trial testing convalescent blood plasma in cases of moderate and severe COVID-19 has halted enrolment of severely ill patients...

BioNTech lifts 2021 COVID-19 vaccine output target to 2 bln doses 11 Jan 2021 - 08:49 pm

FRANKFURT - Pfizer Inc's partner BioNTech SE has boosted the 2021 delivery target for their COVID-19 vaccine to 2 billion doses, up from...

Brazilian biomedical center to issue more efficacy data on Sinovac vaccine 11 Jan 2021 - 07:25 pm

SAO PAULO - Brazilian researchers will announce more efficacy data on Tuesday for the coronavirus vaccine made by China's Sinovac, officials said, after...