GENEVA (Reuters) – China said on Monday that it agreed in principle with proposals to strengthen compliance and sharing of information under amendments...
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The heavily-mutated Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally and poses a very high risk of infection surges that could have “severe...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s deputy health secretary said measures such as restricting travel or closing borders are of little use in response...
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Maldives said it was barring travellers from seven African countries from Sunday over concerns about the new Omicron https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/japan-tighten-border-controls-s-africa-others-new-virus-variant-jiji-2021-11-26 variant...
Five million lives worldwide have already been lost to COVID-19, and the World Health Organization Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (WHO/ACT-A) grimly predict...
A new variant of the coronavirus has prompted several countries to impose restrictions such as travel bans, while others have renewed lockdowns over...
Countries restrict travel from southern Africa over COVID variant A growing list of countries, including the UK and Singapore, impose restrictions on travellers...
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Friday said it was investigating the newly identified COVID-19 variant spreading in South Africa and warned it may...
Data from Phase 3 trials show the vaccine offers 78 percent protection against COVID-19, according to findings published in Lancet. Covaxin, the first...
Health officials and scientists are closely tracking a new mutation of the coronavirus amid concerns that it could be more transmissible than the...