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WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study

WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study

A World Health Organization team emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to start field work in a fact-finding mission on the origins of the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021-01-28 19:58

Philippines' economy shrinks record 9.5% in 2020

Philippines' economy shrinks record 9.5% in 2020

The Philippine economy shrank a record 9.5 percent last year, official data showed Thursday, after coronavirus measures devastated the retail and tourism sectors while a series of natural disasters wrecked crops. But Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua said the outlook for this year was "encouraging" as measures introduced to contain the virus are eased...

2021-01-28 13:47

Philippines' regulator approves emergency use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Philippines' regulator approves emergency use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Philippines' regulator approves emergency use of AstraZeneca vaccine

The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the emergency use of AstraZeneca PLC's COVID-19 vaccine, the second to be approved in the Southeast Asian nation. The known and potential benefits of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine outweighed the risks to date, FDA chief Rolando Enrique Domingo told a news conference.

2021-01-28 13:46

Philippines' economy shrinks record 9.5% in 2020

Pfizer or Sinopharm? 'Vaccine diplomacy' in Middle East

Pfizer or Sinopharm? 'Vaccine diplomacy' in Middle East

Pfizer or Sinopharm? The US or China? In the Middle East and North Africa, novel coronavirus vaccine orders are driven by diplomatic and logistical considerations, reflecting Beijing's growing regional influence. In recent days, the Israeli government made documents public that showed the extent of its collaboration with US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in its vaccination campa...

2021-01-26 14:59

Moderna says its vaccine will work against new variants

Australia approves Pfizer vaccine for rollout next month

Australia approves Pfizer vaccine for rollout next month

Australia's medical regulator has formally approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, with the first doses expected to be administered in late February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) granted provisional approval for the Pfizer product, making it the first Covid-19 vaccine to get the green light in Australia.

2021-01-25 14:47

Ecuador approves use of AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19

Trapped for 2 weeks, 11 workers rescued from China gold mine

Trapped for 2 weeks, 11 workers rescued from China gold mine

Eleven workers trapped for two weeks by an explosion inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday.

2021-01-24 20:25

India to give homegrown vaccine in seven more states this week

India to give homegrown vaccine in seven more states this week

India said it will administer homegrown coronavirus vaccine COVAXIN in seven more states from Monday as it seeks to inoculate 30 million healthcare workers across the country. The government this month gave emergency-use approval to the vaccine, developed by Bharat Biotech International Ltd and state-run Indian Council of Medical Research, and another licensed from Oxford Uni...

2021-01-24 17:30

Egypt to start COVID-19 vaccination campaign with China's Sinopharm jab: Sisi

Wuhan returns to normal as world still struggling with pandemic

Wuhan returns to normal as world still struggling with pandemic

A year ago, a notice sent to smartphones in Wuhan at 2 a.m. announced the world's first coronavirus lockdown, bringing the bustling central Chinese industrial and transport center to a virtual standstill almost overnight. It would last 76 days.

2021-01-23 18:07

Pakistani man killed during TikTok video stunt on train track

Pakistani man killed during TikTok video stunt on train track

A young man was hit and killed by a train in Pakistan while being filmed walking along the tracks for a TikTok stunt, police and rescue officials said Saturday.

2021-01-23 16:58

WHO to consider two Chinese COVID-19 vaccines for emergency approval

WHO to consider two Chinese COVID-19 vaccines for emergency approval

The World Health Organization will begin considering China's two COVID-19 vaccines for emergency approval next week, WHO Assistant Director-General Mariangela Simao said Friday.

2021-01-23 12:52

Severe reaction to Moderna vaccine 'rare': study

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