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Ghana has reimposed a ban on social gatherings as the number of Covid-19 cases spiral in the West African nation, the president announced Sunday.

Europe's row with AstraZeneca worsened after Germany declined to recommend the firm's coronavirus vaccine for older people, while the more contagious South African variant of the virus was detected for the first time in the already hard-hit United States.

TUGUEGARAO CITY – Mayor Jefferson Soriano announced Friday, January 29, the extension for five more days the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) here until midnight February 3.

Covid19 may damage sperm quality and reduce fertility in men, according to a new study based on experimental evidence.

COTABATO CITY (PNA) – All 25 personnel of a police station in Maguindanao were ordered to undergo 14-day mandatory isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday.

Cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country grew to 516,166 as a total of 1,173 new cases were recorded Tuesday, the Department of Health said.

The local government of Binangonan has assured its residents that relatives and other persons who have close contact with the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW), who tested positive for the UK COVID-19 variant and a resident of Binangonan, Rizal, will be isolated and subjected to necessary procedures.

Pharma giant AstraZeneca has defended the efficacy of its Covid-19 vaccine after media reports said the German government had doubts about its effectiveness among those over 65.

The first case of a coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Brazil has been confirmed in the United States, health authorities in the state of Minnesota said Monday.

Australia's medical regulator has formally approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, with the first doses expected to be administered in late February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday.

Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Sunday that he was infected with the coronavirus, but said his symptoms are mild and he feels optimistic.

The Covid-19 crisis is aggravating inequality, with the richest quickly getting richer while it will likely take years for the world's poorest to recover, anti-poverty group Oxfam said Monday.

With hospitals in the Mexican capital overwhelmed by soaring coronavirus infections, relatives are queuing for hours to buy oxygen for the growing number of people fighting the virus at home.

Severe allergic reaction to Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine is "rare," US health authorities said Friday, with only 10 cases arising from more than four million first doses.

Exactly one year after it thrust the word "lockdown" into the global conversation, Wuhan passes the anniversary on Saturday with a mix of pride at recovering from the coronavirus and caution over a possible relapse.

Thousands of Hong Kongers were ordered to stay in their homes on Saturday for the city's first coronavirus lockdown as authorities battle an outbreak in one of its poorest and most densely packed districts.

CEBU CITY – At least two million Filipinos from this city, and other major cities in the country, will be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by April.

Thousands of prefabricated rooms fill a vast field on the outskirts of China's Shijiazhuang city as construction crews work around the clock to erect a large quarantine facility to curb the city's growing Covid-19 outbreak.