Most of the UK takes a major step towards normality on Monday as coronavirus restrictions are eased, despite concerns over the spread of a more transmissible variant of the disease. (FILES) In this file photo taken on July 4, 2020 groups of customers drink together in socially distanced groups at...
ANKARA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Turkey on Sunday confirmed 10,512 new COVID-19 cases, including 920 symptomatic patients, raising the tally to 5,117,374. A Ukranian tourist Alena poses for a picture near the Hagia Sophia Mosque at Sultanahmet in Istanbul on May 9, 2021, during a new lockdown aimed at...
Britain is confident that existing vaccines will provide protection from a more transmissible Indian coronavirus variant now spreading across the country, Heath Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday. A public health digital board warns the public of a Covid-19 variant of concern affecting the...
Four months into a COVID-19 vaccination campaign marred by shortages and delays, hard-hit Brazil is still struggling to find enough doses, as political and diplomatic blunders prolong its pandemic nightmare. Around 33 million people -- 15 percent of the population -- have received at least one...
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen states in the United States and some big-label businesses have announced plans as of Saturday to drop public mask mandates either immediately or in the weeks to come, but other states such as California, New York and New Jersey are moving forward with...
Taiwan ordered stricter social distancing measures for its capital and surrounding areas on Saturday after a sudden spike in coronavirus cases in a place that has so far weathered the pandemic comparatively unscathed. Pedestrians, wearing face masks after Taiwan bumped up its alert level in some...
A plane carrying more than 70 Australians fleeing virus-stricken India landed in the country's north Saturday, the first since a controversial ban on arrivals ended. The plane touched down in Darwin on Saturday morning after picking up vulnerable passengers from New Delhi, but 72 of its booked...
An expert panel on Wednesday blamed bad coordination as well as dithering by national governments and international organisations for the failure to tackle COVID-19 before it became a full-blown pandemic, as India's death toll topped 250,000. A man mourns as he with volunteers prepare to perform...
Norway will drop AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from its immunisation programme due to concerns over rare side effects, and offer Johnson & Johnson's jab only to volunteers while it remains suspended, the government announced Wednesday. Prime Minister Erna Solberg told a press conference the...
India's coronavirus death toll passed 250,000 on Wednesday as the World Health Organization said the variant fuelling the surge had been found in dozens of countries across the globe. Relatives mourn as they arrive for the cremation of their loved one who died due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a...
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that a variant of COVID-19 behind the acceleration of India's explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries all over the world. Relatives mourn as they arrive for the cremation of their loved one who died due to the Covid-19 coronavirus, at a...
Government offices may temporarily close their premises only in extreme situations related to the coronavirus outbreak based on a latest Palace directive. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea (File photo/Malacañang) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea issued Memorandum Circular No. 86...
