coronavirus

Brazil's hospitals running out of sedatives as COVID-19 rages

• 21 hours   ago
• International

Two to a bed in Delhi hospital as India's COVID crisis spirals

• 21 hours   ago
• International

Gasping for air, two men wearing oxygen masks share a bed in a government hospital in India’s capital New Delhi, victims of the

India coronavirus second wave - A Covid tsunami we had never seen before

• 2 days   ago
• International

India's Covid caseload has risen sharply in the past few weeks.
The country's been reporting more than 150,000 cases a day. In

More Than 80 Percent of People Over 60 Years of Age Have Received at Least One COVID-19 Vaccine Dose​​

• 2 days   ago
• Local

The Ministry of Public Health has announced a major milestone for the National COVID-19 Vaccination Program with 81 percent of people over 60

COVID-19 Vaccine Recommended for at Risk Pregnant Women and Breastfeeding Mums

• 2 days   ago
• Health

No evidence to suggest vaccine safety concerns for pregnant women
Pregnant women who have chronic medical conditions that could further

Brazil's P1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous: study

• 2 days   ago
• Health

Brazil’s P1 coronavirus variant, behind a deadly COVID-19 surge in the Latin American country that has raised international alarm, is

India's new coronavirus infections hit record as Hindu devotees immerse in Ganges

• 2 days   ago
• International

HARIDWAR/AHMEDABAD, India  - India’s new coronavirus infections hit a record on Wednesday, as crowds of pilgrims gathered for a

Surprise drop in Japan machinery orders stokes recovery fears

• 2 days   ago
• Business

TOKYO - Japan’s core machinery orders unexpectedly fell the most in about a year in February, government data showed, dashing hopes for a

New COVID-19 Field Hospital Opens at Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital

• 3 days   ago
• Local

The second phase of the new Field Hospital at Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital now open, which provides an additional 100 acute beds to care for

MoPH clarified guidelines on gatherings

• 3 days   ago
• Local

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has clarified the guidelines on gatherings.
“No indoor gatherings are permitted apart from

Rollout of eye-scan test for coronavirus targeted by German firm

• 4 days   ago
• Health

A Munich-based company hopes to help usher in a new era of coronavirus testing with an eye scan that, it says, takes just three minutes to

List of MoPH-approved private health centres in Qatar for Covid-19 PCR test

• 5 days   ago
• Local

Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has updated its list of health facilities that have been approved to make PCR test for the COVID-19 virus in

Arrests across Europe as people flout or protest COVID-19 restrictions

• 5 days   ago
• International

Police in Paris have arrested nine people and fined about 160 more since the beginning of the weekend for clandestinely meeting in closed

Chinese official says local vaccines 'don't have high protection rates'

• 5 days   ago
• International

BBC
China's top disease control official has said the efficacy of the country's Covid vaccines is low, in a rar

India overtakes Brazil as world's second worst-hit country by COVID-19

• 5 days   ago
• International

India reported a record 168,912 COVID-19 infections overnight, data from the health ministry showed on Monday, overtaking Brazil to become the

Top U.S. diplomat criticizes China, says 'need to get to the bottom' of COVID-19 origin

• 5 days   ago
• International

China’s failure to provide access to global health experts made the COVID-19 pandemic worse than it had to be, U.S. Secretary of State

English shops and pub gardens reopen in 'major step' to freedom

• 5 days   ago
• International

People queued up outside retailers across England on Monday to release their pent-up shopping fever and some grabbed a midnight pint or even an

Italy reports 331 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, 15,746 new cases

• 5 days   ago
• International

Italy reported 331 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday against 344 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new

Dutch lockdown measures remain until at least April 28, ANP says

• 5 days   ago
• International

The Dutch government on Sunday dashed hopes of an early easing of lockdown, saying a night-time curfew and other restrictions would remain until