Category: Politics
Some Americans could need COVID-19 vaccine booster — Fauci
Image via US Secretary of Defense/CC BY 2.0/Wikimedia Commons WASHINGTON — Top infectious disease official Dr. Anthony S. Fauci said on Sunday that Americans who…
Asian COVID epicenter of Indonesia extends curbs by a week
Municipality workers carry a coffin at a cemetery complex provided by the government for coronavirus victims in Jakarta, Indonesia in this file photo taken April…
CDC pressured to revise mask guidance amid variants
FREEPIK A GROWING number of public-health experts are urging the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention to recommend that even fully vaccinated people wear…
Australians may face longer lockdown after mass protests
MELBOURNE — Australia’s New South Wales logged its second-highest daily increase in locally acquired coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases of the year on Sunday amid…
Vietnam says more US vaccine donations expected after first 5-M doses
REUTERS HANOI — The United States is considering giving more coronavirus vaccines to Vietnam, its ambassador to the United States said on Sunday, as the…
Pfizer shot just 39% effective in halting Delta, Israel says
Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine was just 39% effective in keeping people from getting infected by the contagious delta variant in Israel in recent weeks, according…
Cambodia’s cyclos bring meals on three wheels to virus-hit Phnom Penh
PHNOM PENH – “Take what you need, donate what you can” is the slogan written on a glass fronted cabinet full of food, water and…
Taiwan to ease COVID-19 restrictions as cases drop
TAIPEI – Taiwan will ease its COVID-19 restrictions from next week though some will remain in place, the government said on Friday, with rapidly falling…
S.Korea vows to shut down labour rally as violation of COVID restrictions
SEOUL – The South Korean government on Friday warned the country’s main labour federation to cancel a planned rally in defiance of a ban on…
Marina Bay Sands casino closes as virus spreads in Singapore
THE MARINA Bay Sands casino in Singapore will shut for two weeks after authorities detected a COVID cluster, the latest to emerge after an outbreak…
India reports first human death from bird flu virus
WILLIAM MORELAND-UNSPLASH NEW DELHI — An 11-year-old boy has died in India from a bird flu virus of the H5N1 strain, the first such fatality…
Two doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca shots effective vs Delta variant — study
PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES LONDON — Two doses of Pfizer or AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine are nearly as effective against the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus…
Two doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca shots effective against Delta variant, study finds
Image via US Secretary of Defense/CC BY 2.0/Wikimedia Commons LONDON — Two doses of Pfizer or AstraZeneca’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine are nearly as…
China rejects WHO plan for study of COVID-19 origin
Image via Wuhan Institute of Virology website BEIJING — China rejected on Thursday a World Health Organization (WHO) plan for a second phase of an…
From China to Germany, floods expose climate vulnerability
Residents wade through floodwaters amid heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 20. — CHINA DAILY VIA REUTERS Deadly floods that have upended life…
Delta variant taking hold of Indonesia’s Papua as hospitals near capacity
PIXABAY JAKARTA — Hospitals in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua are nearing full capacity amid a surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, with health…
China’s ‘iPhone city’ relocates 100,000 after massive floods
Residents wade through floodwaters amid heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 20. — CHINA DAILY VIA REUTERS AROUND 100,000 people have been evacuated…
J&J shot raises fewer antibodies against Delta variant in study
A VIAL of the Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine is seen at Northwell Health’s South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore,…
South Korea reports record daily infections as Delta variant drives surge
REUTERS SEOUL — South Korea reported a daily record of 1,784 coronavirus cases for Tuesday, breaking a mark set last week, as the authorities struggled…
Central China’s Henan province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years
REUTERS BEIJING — Large swathes of China’s central Henan province were under water on Wednesday, with at least a dozen people dead in its capital…