Brazil cases dropping but relaxing health measures could reverse gains – PAHO
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Brazil is seeing a drop in COVID-19 cases including in the hard-hit Amazon region but the relaxation of measures by some municipal […]
How a WHO push for global vaccines needled Europe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Last April, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen added Europe to a global effort […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: ‘Huge challenge’ to solve airport worker case who did everything right
More frequent border testing and a stand-down period before cleaners can board an international flight after it lands are being mooted as further layers of […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: ‘Huge challenge’ to solve airport worker case who did everything right
More frequent border testing and a stand-down period before cleaners can board an international flight after it lands are being mooted as further layers of […]
Israel prepares second COVID vaccine round, expects to include children
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares to administer a vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as Israel continues its national vaccination drive, during a third […]
Dutch ease lockdown despite high COVID-19 infection rates
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Lockdown measures in the Netherlands will be eased from next week as pressure to reopen society mounts despite high coronavirus infection rates, Prime […]
Dutch ease lockdown despite high COVID-19 infection rates
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Lockdown measures in the Netherlands will be eased from next week as pressure to reopen society mounts despite high coronavirus infection rates, Prime […]
India's Maharashtra to impose stringent lockdown this week- state minister
FILE PHOTO: A bird flies across central Mumbai’s financial district skyline, India, June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasMUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s western state of Maharashtra, home […]
India's Maharashtra to impose stringent lockdown this week- state minister
FILE PHOTO: A bird flies across central Mumbai’s financial district skyline, India, June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasMUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s western state of Maharashtra, home […]
Dr. Fauci is going on Snapchat to encourage younger people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a report
Dr. Fauci is reportedly taking to Snapchat to encourage people to get a vaccine. It’s part of a White House media campaign to combat vaccine […]
Exclusive-Canada's Ontario to expand use of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine as epidemic rages
TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian province of Ontario will begin offering AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday to people turning 40 or older this year, according […]
John Boehner: The 'so-called America First Caucus' is 'one of the nuttiest things I've ever seen'
Boehner slammed the effort by a group of House Republicans to create an “America First Caucus.” On NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Boehner called the idea […]
'No personal liberties were taken away': Joe Scarborough blasts Jim Jordan for spreading 'lies' about Fauci
Joe Scarborough blasted Rep. Jim Jordan for his conduct while questioning Fauci during a hearing. “When do Americans get their freedom back?” Jordan aggressively asked […]
AI in Insurance: How three forward-looking insurers are infusing AI into their front, middle, and back offices
Incumbent insurers have accelerated their use of mature AI deployments in the past year to meet changing customer expectations and better compete with insurtechs. Insider […]
Brazil asks women to delay pregnancy over new coronavirus variant fears
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil asked women on Friday to delay getting pregnant until the worst of the pandemic passes, saying the virus variant that […]
EU drug regulator to issue view on J&J vaccine side effects on April 20
FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and sryinge are seen in front of displayed Johnson&Johnson logo in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado […]
U.S. maintains strong vaccination pace as some states inch toward 50% of residents with at least one jab
The rate of daily vaccine doses reported administered in the U.S. held above 3 million for the ninth straight day Thursday. Multiple states are nearing […]
U.S. parents begin to ask: Should my child get a COVID-19 shot?
(Reuters) – Tristen Sweeten, a 34-year-old nurse in Utah, hopes her three children will receive Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine through its pediatric clinical trial. The sooner […]
WHO chief says COVID-19 infection rate approaching highest of pandemic so far
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: NZ donates 1.6 million vaccine doses, Ardern calls for ‘team of 7.8 billion’
New Zealand will donate more than 1.6 million Covid-19 doses through an international vaccine sharing programme, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed. This is enough […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Opinion – Labour’s indefensible, cynical behaviour leaves us all poorer
OPINION: Did you know returnees spend 14 days in MIQ after they arrive in New Zealand? Or that Covid-19 can be transmitted via air particles […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Health officials to unveil updated Covid-19 information
Ministry of Health officials are set to provide today’s Covid-19 update. As per usual, they will reveal how many new Covid-19 cases are in managed […]
The payment industry's biggest trends in 2021—and the pandemic's impact on digitization in the payments landscape
The coronavirus pandemic accelerated payments industry digitization by two to three years. And online retail sales surged to $794.50 billion, a record-breaking 14.4% of total […]
75K New COVID Cases, 932 Deaths In U.S.
75,267 new coronavirus cases were reported in the United States on Tuesday, taking the national total to 31,421,367. The number of new cases is higher […]