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REUTERS Vietnam has approved the Hayat-Vax coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, the seventh to be endorsed in the country. The vaccine is manufactured in China and packaged in the United Arab Emirates, the government said in a statement. E..
AP What is the mu variant? It’s a version of the coronavirus that was first identified in Colombia in January and has since caused isolated outbreaks in South America, Europe and the United States. The World Health Organizati..
REUTERS The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Greek alphabet of variants - a naming system used by the World Health Organization (WHO) to track concerning new mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19. Some have equipped the..
The last shipment of 634,920 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine manufactured in Japan arrived at the Dhaka International Airport late Saturday, according to a statement by the Japanese Embassy in Bangladesh. Japan provided 3 million dose..
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There’s a Catch-22. There’s also the Taylor Swift song “22.” But what the heck is “Covid-22,” and why the heck is it trending on Twitter? As you may know, Covid-19 is short for coronavirus disease 2019, a diseas..
REUTERS Sri Lanka announced a 10-day lockdown starting on Friday night in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, assurging infections and deaths overwhelm the island's health system. The Indian Ocean nation recorded its highest si..
REUTERS The Philippines reported a record in new coronavirus cases on Friday and warned the trend could continue as restrictions were relaxed in the capital region to try to spur economic activity. The health ministry confirmed 17,231 new cases..
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 - Malaysia reported 22,948 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, a new daily record. The country has recorded nearly 1.49 million infections overall. Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Martin Petty ...