Covid 19
Hong Kong and China move closer to partial border reopening
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong and Chinese authorities said a meeting on Thursday moved them closer to partially reopening the border between them, as the two governments dig their…
Switzerland says it is open to compromise in COVID vaccine talks at WTO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Switzerland is open to compromise in talks on the intellectual property (IP) rights of COVID-19 vaccines and drugs at the World Trade Organization, but remains opposed to…
Non-profit groups tell WTO to reverse ‘vaccine apartheid’ before any meeting
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 130 civil society groups largely from developing countries are calling for the World Trade Organization to cancel a ministerial conference next week…
Russia to export nasal form of COVID vaccine that Putin took as booster
By Polina Nikolskaya and Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday it planned to export a nasal form of its Sputnik vaccine against COVID-19, which President Vladimir Putin said…
COVID will continue to spread as people mix and travel – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The SARS-CoV-2 virus will continue to spread intensely as societies return to the social mixing and mobility of a pre-pandemic period, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) emergency…
A little known cult is at the heart of S.Korea’s latest COVID-19 outbreak
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - A little known sect led by a pastor who pokes eyes to heal is at the centre of a COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea,…
Children at lower risk from COVID, vaccines should go to poor – WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - As children and adolescents are at lower risk of severe COVID-19 disease, countries should prioritise adults and sharing vaccine doses with the COVAX programme…
Russia’s Putin took part in trials of nasal form of COVID vaccine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he had participated in trials of a nasal form of a vaccine against COVID-19. Putin was revaccinated against the coronavirus…
Hungary reports record daily COVID-19 cases
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary reported a record 12,637 new daily COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 1.045 million with 33,519 deaths, a government tally showed on Wednesday. Hungary, a country…
Total COVID deaths in Europe could exceed 2.2 million by March – WHO
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday a further 700,000 people could die from COVID-19 in Europe by March, taking the total to…
U.S. issues ‘Do Not Travel’ COVID-19 warning for Germany, Denmark
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Department on Monday advised against travel to Germany and Denmark because of…
Germany faces a national emergency, health minister says
BERLIN (Reuters) - A wave of coronavirus cases sweeping across Germany has plunged the country into a national emergency, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday, adding that the situation…
