With Italy and Venice, reopening for tourists following a sustained COVID-19 shutdown, authorities have resorted to arming guards across the city in a bid to control overcrowding and combat the spread of coronavirus. Lines for public transport have continued to increase in the city as COVID-19 restrictions limit passenger capacity …

The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday fully approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, a move expected to trigger a new wave of vaccine mandates as the delta variant batters the country. “The FDA’s approval of this vaccine is a milestone as we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic,” acting FDA …

The US FDA is warning against the use of animal medications for human COVID-19 infections after multiple people were hospitalized after taking ivermectin, a treatment intended for horses. “There seems to be a growing interest in a drug called ivermectin to treat humans with COVID-19,” the food and drug administration …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health confirmed 74 deaths and 5634 COVID-19 cases from its complications in the past 24 hours. The Ministry said that 9647 patients had achieved full recovery from the virus. Iraq has registered 1825089 cases since the beginning of the outbreak of the virus in Iraq, 1659168 …

The third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic is abating steadily in Iraq with both case and death tolls declining, member of the Ministry of Health’s media team Roba Falah Hasan said on Saturday, warning that complacency toward the preventive measures might plunge the country into a third wave. “The drop …

Vietnam’s government said it is sending troops to Ho Chi Minh City to help deliver food and aid to households as it further tightens restrictions on people’s movements amid a worsening surge of the coronavirus. The army personnel will be deployed to help with logistics as the city of 10 …

India’s drug regulator has granted emergency use approval for Zydus Cadila’s COVID-19 vaccine, the world’s first DNA shot against the coronavirus, in adults and children aged 12 years and above. The approval gives a boost to India’s vaccination programme, which aims to inoculate all eligible adults by December, and will …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health confirmed 72 deaths and 8012 COVID-19 cases from its complications in the past 24 hours. The Ministry said that 8760 patients had achieved full recovery from the virus. Iraq has registered 1809376 cases since the outbreak of the virus in Iraq, 1632646 recoveries, and a …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health confirmed 71 deaths and 7992 COVID-19 cases from its complications in the past 24 hours. The Ministry said that 8113 patients had achieved full recovery from the virus. Iraq has registered 1801364 cases since the outbreak of the virus in Iraq, 1623886 recoveries, and a …

With governments around the world debating whether to authorize COVID-19 vaccine booster doses, Moderna Inc. co-founder Noubar Afeyan envisions a time when the shot could become routine. “Public health officials are going to have to decide if everybody should get a booster shot, he said in an interview on “The …

Five states have intensive care units over 90% full. The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 622,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 4.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled …

US authorities arrested a Chicago pharmacist Tuesday for selling dozens of official cards showing proof of COVID-19 vaccination on eBay, the Justice Department said. The department said Tangtang Zhao sold 125 official Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccination cards for $10 each. Zhao worked at an unidentified chain of …

INTERPOL has issued a global alert to law enforcement across its 194 member countries warning them to prepare for organized crime networks targeting COVID-19 vaccines, both physically and online. The INTERPOL Orange Notice outlines potential criminal activity in relation to the falsification, theft and illegal advertising of COVID-19 and flu …

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern put the nation under strict lockdown on Tuesday after one new case of the coronavirus was reported in its largest city of Auckland, the country’s first in six months. All of New Zealand will be in lockdown for three days from Wednesday while Auckland …

Ministry of Health and Environment – MOH detected on Monday, 8830 new cases of COVID-19. “9246 recovered cases were also detected among all the provinces of the country,” the statement included. 68 death cases were also recorded where 108020 were vaccinated in a matter of 24 hours.

The Ministry of Health and Environment announced on Monday, the inauguration of an advanced laboratory to detect the mutated strains of Coronavirus. The Director-General of Public Health Department at MOH, Riyadh Abdul-Amir said, that “an advanced laboratory has been inaugurated to analyze the genetic sequences of viruses, noting that the …

Australia’s biggest city of Sydney recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday as troops and police set up roadblocks to limit the movement of people, while Melbourne faced a nightly curfew and a further two weeks of lockdown. Sydney, which is in its eighth week of lockdown, …

U.S. health experts say most people don’t need a COVID-19 booster shot — yet. But all three companies, which make the vaccines being used in the U.S., are studying whether, and when, they might be. The CEO of Pfizer says it appears a booster will be needed between eight and …

Ministry of Health and Environment – MOH detected on Saturday, 7610 new cases of COVID-19. “10078 recovered cases were also detected among all the provinces of the country,” the statement included. 65 death cases were also recorded where 26210 were vaccinated in a matter of 24 hours.

The crush of new COVID-19 infections in Mississippi has become so dire that the state has turned to efforts reminiscent of the earliest days of the US pandemic, when a field hospital was set up in New York’s Central Park and a medical ship was moored in the Hudson River. …