Covid 19
Race to send vaccines, medical aid as COVID-19 reaches Pacific islands
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pacific island nations that are some of the last places in the world to be hit by the coronavirus pandemic are recording a growing…
Olympics-Beijing Games see 55 COVID-19 cases on Feb 2, highest daily tally
BEIJING (Reuters) -A total of 55 new COVID-19 infections were found among Olympic Games-related personnel on Feb. 2, the chair of the Beijing 2022 medical expert panel said on Thursday,…
Olympics-Beijing torch begins COVID-shortened relay
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing's COVID-shortened Olympic torch relay began on Wednesday with basketball great Yao Ming and a Chinese soldier wounded in a bloody 2020 border…
Omicron BA.2 likely as severe as ‘original’ -WHO
The emerging BA.2 form of the Omicron coronavirus variant does not seem to be any more severe than the original BA.1 form, an official of the World Health Organization said…
Tonga goes into lockdown; COVID cases not at international aid port – official
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two COVID-19 cases in wharf workers in tsunami-hit Tonga were at a different wharf to that used by foreign naval ships delivering aid, a…
Olympics-Beijing Games organisers hope to have 30% capacity in venues
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are hoping for stadium capacities of at least 30% despite China's enforcement of tight regulations to contain…
COVID shines spotlight on imbalanced approach to death globally – expert panel
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - The way we die needs a fundamental rethink, according to a group of international experts, who say COVID-19 has shed a harsh spotlight on…
Taiwan VP, in U.S., repeats accusation China blocked vaccine access
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Vice President William Lai used his final day in the United States to repeat an accusation that China blocked the island from obtaining COVID-19 vaccines last year,…
Thousands stage peaceful protest in Ottawa against Canada’s vaccine mandates
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Thousands held a loud but peaceful protest in Canada's capital Ottawa on Saturday against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's COVID-19 vaccine mandates, on the streets…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses NCC Cadets at NCC PM Rally in Cariappa Ground, New Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the National Cadet Corps Rally at Cariappa Ground. The Prime Minister inspected the Guard of Honour, reviewed March Past by NCC contingents and also…
Pope says fake news, disinformation on COVID, is human rights violation
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Friday that spreading fake news and disinformation on COVID-19 and vaccines, including by Catholic media, is a violation of…
Delhi lifts weekend curfew, reopens restaurants as India COVID cases drop
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's capital New Delhi lifted a weekend curfew and allowed restaurants and marketplaces to reopen on Friday, following a sharp drop in new infections of COVID-19.…
