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Russia’s Ministry of Health has announced that the initial batches of the world’s first registered Covid-19 vaccine will be released within just two weeks, with doctors and teachers being prioritized. Health Minister Mikhail Murashko explained that the first, due to be produced in Russian factories, would be distributed to the …

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday it had appealed for $76 million in aid for Lebanon after last week’s massive explosion in Beirut destroyed or damaged hospitals, clinics, and medical supplies. Lebanon was already struggling with a financial crisis and a rise in the number of new coronavirus …

Coronavirus cases in Spain jumped by nearly 1,700 on Wednesday, part of a surge that has prompted the construction of a military field hospital in the hard-hit Aragon region and led authorities in Galicia to practically ban smoking in public places. Health ministry data showed 1,690 new coronavirus cases were …

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said Democrats and the Trump administration remained far apart regarding any agreement over further economic aid amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, saying Republicans also seemed divided amongst themselves over relief efforts. “We’re miles apart,” the U.S. House of Representatives’ top Democrat told MSNBC …

Jordan will close its land trade border crossing with Syria for a week after a rise in COVID-19 cases coming from its northern neighbour, officials said on Wednesday. The interior minister’s decision to close the Jaber crossing, the main gateway of goods from Lebanon and Syria to the Gulf, will …

Three of 10 Americans who lost work during the coronavirus pandemic said they may have trouble paying for food or housing after a $600-per-week enhanced unemployment payment expired last month, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday. The poll conducted Monday and Tuesday found that Americans divide blame for …

Russia’s Health Minister Mikhail Murashko has rejected allegations that the country’s pioneering COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe, dismissing them as groundless and leveled by rival competitors. Minister Murashko on Wednesday dismissed concerns raised by Western experts and media about the low number of clinical trials undergone to develop the first officially-approved …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health registered on Wednesday 3441 new cases, 2439 recoveries and 57 deaths of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours. The ministry said today, Wednesday, in the daily epidemiological report of COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq that 19933 samples were examined in all the specialized laboratories in Iraq …

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it removed 7 million posts in the second quarter for sharing false information about the novel coronavirus, including content that promoted fake preventative measures and exaggerated cures. Facebook released the data as part of its sixth Community Standards Enforcement Report, which it introduced in 2018 …

Vaping and smoking could raise a young person’s risk of developing COVID-19 according to researchers who found 13-24-year-olds who used such products were five to seven times more likely to have the condition caused by the coronavirus. Researchers recruited 4,351 people aged 13 to 24 from the U.S. to complete …

The Ministry of Health and Environment confirmed that it is studying, in coordination with the World Health Organization, the content and effectiveness of the new Russian vaccine to confront Corona. The Technical Undersecretary of the Ministry, Hazem Al-Jumaili, said in a press statement that the vaccine is new, and the …

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil, as Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a vaccine against the virus. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that one of his two adult daughters had …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health registered today, Tuesday, 3,396 new cases and 67 deaths from COVID-19. “18,901 swabs have been examined in all specialized laboratories in Iraq today; bringing the total number of samples examined since the beginning of the outbreak in Iraq to 1183950”, the ministry said today, Tuesday, …

President Vladimir Putin says Russia has become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move hailed by Moscow as evidence of its scientific prowess. The development paves the way for the mass inoculation of …

The race for a COVID-19 vaccine still has a long way to run. Despite research taking place for less than a year, few, if any, trials have ever been put under such a microscope – both figuratively and literally – as these. When will the vaccine arrive? Will it definitely …

Iraq registered, on Monday, 3484 new cases and of Covid-19, as well as about 2015 recoveries and 72 fatalities in the past 24 hours. The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment said in a statement that, 13647 tests were performed today, The newly recovery cases were distributed as follows: Baghdad …

he Iraqi Ministry of Health and environment registered, on Sunday 82 COVID-19 fatalities in past 24 hours. In a statement received by AlghadeeTV, the ministry stated that 2271 recoveries were recorded and distributed as follows: Baghdad / Al-Rusafa 338 Baghdad / Al-Karkh 490 Medical City 73 Najaf 62 Al-Sulaymaniyah 35 …

The new coronavirus has so far infected more than 19.6 million people and claimed the lives of over 727,000 others around the world, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Data shows that 19,654,273 people have contracted COVID-19 and 727,111 have died. Latin America remains the world’s hardest hit region, surpassing …

In 2016, the libertarian magazine Reason polled a few dozen staff, contributors, and allies on who would get their votes for president. Almost all planned to cast a ballot for Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson. I was alone in stating a firm intention to vote for Hillary Clinton, for three …

New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days without any newly reported cases of local transmission of the coronavirus, a major milestone as the pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world — including neighboring Australia, where recent outbreaks have led to new lockdown measures in Melbourne and broader Victoria State. …