Russia’s single-day COVID-19 case falls below 8,000 – response centre
Coronavirus response centre said on Wednesday said Russia’s single-day coronavirus case fell below 8,000 for the first time since September. It said 7,848 COVID-19 cases […]
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India’s COVID-19 death toll tops 200,000 as health systems falter
India’s COVID-19 death toll on Wednesday crossed the grim milestone of 200,000, as globally record-breaking daily infection numbers had overwhelmed the health systems. In the last […]
Brazil’s health authority rejects Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V
Brazil’s National Health Regulation Agency (Anvisa) on Tuesday declared itself against the import of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V. The agency lacks “consistent and […]
COVID-19: NCDC conducts 1,870,915 tests, confirms 70 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has conducted 1,870,915 COVID-19 tests in the country of over 200 million people since Feb. 27, 2020. The NCDC […]
India logs record 217,000 virus cases, 1,185 deaths in 24hrs
India saw an unprecedented surge of 217,353 coronavirus cases on Friday as authorities imposed further restrictions to contain a severe second wave of infections. This […]
Women can play significant roles in governance, nation-building – ECOWAS lawmakers
Women have the capacity and resilience to play significant roles in the decision-making process, governance, and nation-building in Africa, some members of the ECOWAS Parliament […]
WHO expects decision on emergency listing for Chinese vaccines soon
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will decide between April and May on emergency use listings for Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines from Sinopharm and Sinovac following an […]
Cambodian capital Phnom Penh starts first full coronavirus lockdown
Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh started its first full Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown on Thursday, as it faces its worst outbreak of the virus since the pandemic […]
Japanese prime minister to travel to U.S. for talks with Biden
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to depart for the United States (U.S.) on Thursday for talks with President Joe Biden amid the Coronavirus […]
COVID-19 variants biggest threat to U.S. economic recovery – Official
Neel Kashkari, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank president, has said variants of the novel coronavirus were the biggest risk for the U.S. economic recovery. “The biggest […]
UN seeks greater cooperation to protect women at risk of violence amid pandemic
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is hoping to see greater cooperation between national agencies to protect women from violence, Angela Me, […]
Australian regulators investigate links btw COVID-19 vaccines and blood clots
The Australian government has asked the nation’s medical regulator to further investigate links between AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine and blood-clotting issues. Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly […]