A girl wearing a face mask walks on a street decorated for Lunar New Year celebrations, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/FilesBEIJING (Reuters) – China reported 76 new COVID-19 cases on July 25, up from 32 cases a day earlier, as Nanjing city […]
South Africa's Biovac to start making Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in H2 2022 – CEO
FILE PHOTO: A vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationCAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s Biovac Institute is aiming to start production of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech in the second half of next year, its chief […]
Zimbabwe orders COVID-19 vaccination for all civil servants
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker walks past signs at a clinic offering coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Philimon BulawayoHARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s government on Tuesday ordered that all its workers should receive a COVID-19 vaccine and only 10% of civil servants report for duty, with the rest working from home […]
Thailand reports daily record of 10,082 new coronavirus cases and 141 deaths
FILE PHOTO: A man undergoes a free coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a rapid antigen mass testing station as the spread of COVID-19 continues, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee ThirasupaBANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand on Saturday reported a new daily record of 10,082 new coronavirus cases and 141 new deaths, as authorities are considering […]
UK adds Balearic Islands to amber list in blow to younger tourists
LONDON (Reuters) -Travellers returning to England from the Spanish islands of Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca will have to quarantine at home unless they have had two COVID vaccine shots, following a change in policy that could spell bad news for young holidaymakers.FILE PHOTO: Arriving passengers queue at UK Border Control at the Terminal 5 at […]
Fiji's health services strained as COVID-19 infections surge
FILE PHOTO: An empty downtown street is seen as shops were closed and only essential businesses and restaurants providing takeaway service remained open as an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) affects Suva, Fiji, June 27, 2021. Picture taken June 27, 2021. REUTERS/David Hotchin/File PhotoSYDNEY (Reuters) – The Pacific island nation of Fiji has recorded […]
Argentina pressures Russia over Sputnik V vaccine delays
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina, one of the first countries to widely use Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, has ratcheted up pressure on Moscow over delays in the arrival of second doses that are holding back the South American nation’s inoculation campaign.FILE PHOTO: A shipment of doses of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus […]
Russia targets 80% COVID herd immunity by November
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is aiming for 80% COVID-19 herd immunity by November, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Wednesday, despite its relatively slow vaccination rate.FILE PHOTO: People line up to receive vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in the Globus shopping mall in Vladimir, Russia July 15, 2021. Picture […]
France should consider mandatory COVID shots for public in case epidemic worsens, says health body
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker administers a dose of the “Comirnaty” Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in a vaccination center in Nantes as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane MahePARIS (Reuters) – France should consider whether to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for the general public so that […]
Vietnam says agrees tech transfers on Russian, U.S. COVID-19 vaccines
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has reached agreements on technology transfers for Russian and U.S. coronavirus vaccines, the government said in a statement, without elaborating. Tuesday’s statement also said Vietnam will receive 20 million more doses of the COVID-19 mRNA shot co-developed by U.S. company Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech, raising the total to 51 million doses. […]