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Nigeria plans mass vaccination drive, considers booster shot

FILE PHOTO: People wait after receiving the AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine at the National Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi SotundeABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria will start a mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign later this week, aiming to inoculate half of its targeted population by the end of January, government officials said. Africa’s most-populous country has […]

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Czech daily COVID-19 cases top 6,000 for first time since April

FILE PHOTO: A woman lights a candle to commemorate all Czech victims of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, May 10, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File PhotoPRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Republic reported 6,274 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, almost doubling in a week as the country struggles to contain […]

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Factbox-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

(Reuters) – Finance ministers from Asia-Pacific trade group APEC agreed to step up efforts to expand COVID-19 vaccine manufacture and supply, and support global vaccine sharing, host nation New Zealand said.A woman scans a QR code to check-in at a cafe on the first day of eased coronavirus disease (COVID-19) regulations, following a lockdown to […]

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New Zealand PM Ardern extends COVID-19 lockdown in Auckland

FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern participates in a televised debate with National leader Judith Collins at TVNZ in Auckland, New Zealand, September 22, 2020. Fiona Goodall/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoWELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that the country’s biggest city Auckland will remain in lockdown for another […]