COVID-19
7 Arab countries receive India's COVID-19 vaccine
India said on Thursday it has supplied seven Arab countries with its COVID-19 vaccine.
Japan hopes to hold Tokyo Olympics even without mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations
Japan remains hopeful of hosting the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, which were initially meant to be held in 2020 but were postponed by one year, even without the compulsory vaccination of participants, a representative from the games' organising committee told Sputnik on Thursday.
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WHO expert skeptical coronavirus leaked from controversial Wuhan lab
An expert from the World Health Organization tasked with tracing the origins of the novel coronavirus in China has argued it is difficult to imagine it was leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan, Russia's state-run media reported Thursday.
Can I take painkillers before or after a COVID-19 vaccine?
Can I take painkillers before or after a COVID-19 vaccine?
‘Eye of the storm’: Diverse east London grapples with virus
Taxicab driver Gary Nerden knows colleagues who got seriously ill from COVID-19. He knows the area of east London where he lives and works has among the highest infection rates in the whole of England. But since he can’t afford not to work, he drives around picking up strangers for up to 12 hours a day, relying on a flimsy plastic screen to keep him safe.
Study finds 'Oxford vaccine' may reduce virus transmission
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine does more than prevent people from falling seriously ill — it appears to reduce transmission of the virus and offers strong protection for three months on just a single dose, researchers said Wednesday in an encouraging turn in the campaign to suppress the outbreak.
COVAX publishes 1st interim distribution forecast
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the World Health Organisation, as co-leads of the COVAX initiative for equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines, alongside key delivery partner UNICEF, on Wednesday published COVAX’s first interim distribution forecast.
Global Covid cases approach 104 million
The world is nearing the grim milestone of 104 million Covid-19 cases, despite a drop in the number of new infections for the third week in a row.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Death toll climbs to 8,149
Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 8,149 on Tuesday as the health authorities recorded 12 more coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours till morning.
WHO team to visit Wuhan lab where coronavirus rumored to be released
A team from the World Health Organization is scheduled to visit later this week a laboratory in China's Wuhan, from which the novel coronavirus is rumored to have accidentally released, sources close to the matter said Monday.