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Sydney tightens lockdown as Delta outbreak intensifies

A lockdown in Australia's largest city was tightened Friday, as new Covid-19 infections hit a record and authorities warned an outbreak of the Delta...

Fans banned from Olympics as variant drives global Covid-19 outbreaks

Japan banned fans from the  Olympic Games on Thursday as the Delta variant drove devastating Covid-19 outbreaks in parts of Asia-Pacific and Africa, and...

In US, experts make case for vaccine mandates

Neither the threat of dying from Covid nor an array of inducements from lottery tickets to guns and marijuana have been enough to sway...

Lockdown ordered in central Sydney areas hit by Covid surge

Residents of four neighbourhoods of central Sydney were ordered to remain at home for a week on Friday to contain a growing outbreak of...

Venezuela announces acquisition of 12 million Cuban vaccine doses

The Abdala vaccine has completed its three phases of clinical trials but has yet to be given the all-clear either by Cuba's health authorities...

US to add heart inflammation warning for Covid mRNA vaccines for teens

US health authorities plan to update official guidance about administering mRNA Covid vaccines to adolescents and young adults after finding a likely link to...

WHO spots problems at Russian vaccine plant

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it had uncovered problems at a Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine production site which Moscow insisted had been resolved. WHO...

Tokyo 2020 shows off Olympic Village

Tokyo—Tokyo 2020 organizers threw open the doors of the Olympic Village to the media on Sunday, showcasing virus upgrades including a fever clinic just...

EU moves to pre-Covid normal as cases spike in Moscow

The European Union on Wednesday agreed to lift coronavirus restrictions for US travellers as Western countries move toward a return to pre-Covid life, but...

Spain opens borders to all vaccinated travellers

Spain opens its borders to vaccinated travellers from all over the world on Monday, hoping an influx of visitors will revitalise its all-important tourism...

‘Infection rate quickening’

Active COVID-19 infections in Mindanao have surpassed those in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday. As of...

Organisers: 10,000 Olympic volunteers quit ahead of Games

Around 10,000 of 80,000 planned Tokyo 2020 Olympic volunteers have quit, organisers have revealed as they battle persistent doubts over the Games with just...

G7 health chiefs to discuss vaccine sharing, animal diseases

The G7 health ministers will meet Thursday to discuss sharing vaccines with poorer countries and improving identification of animal-borne infections ahead of next week's...

Tokyo Olympics fans to need vaccination or virus test: report

Tokyo Olympics fans may have to be vaccinated or test negative for the coronavirus before being allowed into venues, a Japanese newspaper report said...
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