Current COVID-19 shots provide a high level of protection against hospitalization and death, according to a summary of the efficacy of eight vaccines that showed the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE jab may better at stopping at least two worrisome coronavirus variants. Efficacy against COVID-linked disease averaged about 85 percent after a …
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Iraq reported 3655 new COVID-19 cases and 4778 recoveries
Ministry of Health and Environment – MOH detected on Monday, 3655 new cases of COVID-19. This came in a statement by MOH: “4778 recovered cases were also detected among all the provinces of the country,” the statement included. 21 death cases were also recorded where 520491 are vaccinated.
Read More »COVID-19 deaths in Latin America surpass 1 mln as outbreak worsens
The death toll from COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean passed 1 million people on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic worsening in the part of the world with the highest per capita death rate. From the dusty highlands of Bolivia to the Brazilian metropolis of …
Read More »COVID-19 death tolls are likely a “significant undercount”, WHO says
Official tolls showing the number of deaths directly or indirectly attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be a “significant undercount”, the World Health Organization said on Friday, saying up to eight million people may have died so far. Presenting its annual World Health Statistics report, the WHO estimated …
Read More »Panama says will temporarily close border with Colombia over COVID-19 risk
Panama will temporarily close its border with Colombia beginning Thursday to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and tighten security, its government said, after Colombia reopened the land and maritime crossings on the border. Panama’s government said Colombia’s decision to reopen the borders “puts at risk the significant progress” that Panama …
Read More »Malawi becomes the first African country to burn thousands of Covid-19 vaccine doses
Health authorities in Malawi have incinerated 19,610 expired doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, saying it will reassure the public that any vaccines they do get are safe. It is the first African country to publicly do this. The World Health Organization initially urged countries not to destroy expired doses …
Read More »Tokyo doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19
A top medical organization has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less than three months from the start of the Games. The Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association representing about 6,000 primary care doctors …
Read More »Iraq Records 4,023 New COVID-19 Cases
Iraq recorded 4,023 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 1,146,948. In a statement, the Iraqi Ministry of Health stated that 34 new deaths were recorded, bringing the total number of deaths to 16,029. Meanwhile, 6,198 new recoveries were …
Read More »270 doctors killed by second Covid-19 wave in India as overall medic death toll reaches almost 1,000
At least 270 doctors in India have died during the current wave of the pandemic, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) said on Tuesday. The announcement came on the same day India’s confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 25 million. “The second wave of the pandemic is turning out to be extremely fatal …
Read More »+2400 new COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths in Iraq today
Iraq recorded 2,456 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Sunday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 24 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 5,624 patients have achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in …
Read More »Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency as COVID-19 cases surge
Trinidad and Tobago will impose a state of emergency from midnight to contain an increase of COVID-19 cases and related deaths, Prime Minister Keith Rowley said on Saturday. Rowley also imposed a curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. local time, with some exceptions to essential services including the energy …
Read More »India promises more vaccines as daily COVID-19 deaths stay above 4,000
Some Indian states said on Sunday they would extend COVID-19 lockdowns to help contain the pandemic, which has killed more than 270,000 people in the country, as the federal government pledged to bolster vaccine supplies. The number of deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours in India has risen …
Read More »Bodies of COVID-19 victims among those dumped in India’s Ganges – gov’t document
Bodies of COVID-19 victims have been found dumped in some Indian rivers, a state government letter seen by Reuters says, in the first official acknowledgment of the alarming practice, which it said may stem from poverty and fear of the disease in remote areas. Images of corpses drifting down the …
Read More »WHO says not yet time to vaccinate children against COVID-19
It is not yet time to start vaccinating children against COVID-19, the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom said on Friday at a media briefing, instead urging countries who have vaccinated their elderly to donate vaccines to other countries. “I understand why some countries want to vaccinate their children and …
Read More »COVID-19: 2767 new cases and 27 deaths reported in Iraq today
Iraq recorded 2767 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Friday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 27 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 5769 patients had achieved full recovery. The statement added that the cumulative count …
Read More »Mainland China reports first local COVID-19 cases in more than three weeks
Mainland China reported seven new COVID-19 cases on May 13, including its first local transmissions in more than three weeks, the country’s national health authority said on Friday. Two of the new cases were local infections in the eastern province of Anhui, the National Health Commission said in a statement. …
Read More »Muslims to celebrate Eid al-Fitr amid COVID-19 measures
Wednesday is the final day of the fasting month of Ramadan in many countries. Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr – one of the holiest occasions in the Islamic calendar – while coping with coronavirus restrictions. Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s holiest sites, declared Wednesday as …
Read More »US children ages 12 to 15 could begin COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday
U.S. regulators authorized Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12 and said they could begin receiving shots as soon as Thursday, widening the country’s inoculation program as vaccination rates have slowed significantly. This is the first COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized in the United …
Read More »Iraq hits the milestone of one million COVID-19 recoveries
Iraq recorded 4,167 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Sunday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 30 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 6,743 patients achieved full recovery, bringing the total count of recovery cases to …
Read More »13 Million Iranians to Be Vaccinated against COVID-19 by July 22: President
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani unveiled plans to vaccinate 13 million high-risk people eligible for the coronavirus vaccine by July 22. In comments at a meeting of the Administration’s Economic Coordination Headquarters on Sunday, the president said 13 million people in the priority groups will be vaccinated against COVID-19 by July …
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