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Coronavirus storm engulfs Everest

Mount Everest guide Buddhi Bahadur Lama has spent days isolated in a tent after testing positive for coronavirus, as an outbreak that climbers say...

Covax says needs $2 bn more by June for poor countries

The Covax global vaccine-sharing programme said Thursday it needs $2.0 billion in additional funding by the beginning of June in order to boost coronavirus...

All Blacks great Read says he had Covid in Japan

Former All Blacks captain Kieran Read Friday revealed he caught coronavirus while playing in Japan, but backed the Tokyo Olympics to go ahead. Read, who...

Study: Canine coronavirus detected in Malaysian patients

When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, Professor Gregory Gray at Duke University's Global Health Institute tasked a graduate student at his lab with developing a...

Argentina to go into total lockdown as Covid cases soar

Argentina will go into total lockdown for nine days as it grapples with the worst phase yet of the Covid-19 pandemic, President Alberto Fernandez...

US allows Pfizer vaccine in fridge for a month

The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can be stored at refrigerator temperatures for up to a month in the United States, the country's health regulator announced...

UK reforms rail travel as virus slashes demand

Britain on Thursday unveiled long-awaited reforms of the country's railways, including a new centralised price and reservations system, but insisted it was not backtracking...

In pandemic milestone, US lifts indoor mask guidance for vaccinated people

The top US health agency on Thursday said it was lifting mask-wearing guidance for people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, a watershed moment...

Pfizer/BioNTech jab confirmed to protect 95% in largest study yet

The largest real-world study yet of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine  on Thursday confirmed that the jab provided more than 95 percent protection against Covid-19, but...

India battered by second Covid wave as virus imperils Olympics

India's huge coronavirus second wave accelerated Thursday with a record number of infections reported, as a top Japanese politician warned Covid-19 could still derail...

Rody tells nation: Don’t lose hope; gov’t has the solution

President Rodrigo Duterte has rallied Filipinos not to lose hope as COVID-19 cases continue to surge and vaccine supply remains tight, assuring the public...

Virus could force Olympics cancellation

Tokyo—A senior Japanese politician said cancelling the Tokyo Olympics over the coronavirus remains a possibility on Thursday, as a surge in cases renews concerns...

India logs record 200,000 cases in 24 hrs

India’s daily coronavirus caseload has doubled in ten days, with more than 200,000 new infections logged Thursday as authorities grapple with shortages of vaccines,...

NZ trials ‘early warning’ virus app

New Zealand border workers on Thursday began trialling a monitoring app designed to detect coronavirus before the user develops any noticeable symptoms, in what...
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