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COVID-19: No change to lockdown roadmap despite six cases of Brazil variant, Matt Hancock says
England’s planned route out of lockdown can go ahead despite six reported cases of a Brazilian coronavirus variant of concern, Matt Hancock has said. First…
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US eyes Tuesday deliveries of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine; urges minorities to get shots
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Initial deliveries of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine should start on Tuesday (March 2), senior Biden administration officials said…
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Singapore's Covid-19 vaccination drive boosts hopes for some normalcy
SINGAPORE – Hopes that life can return to some sort of normalcy is growing stronger by the week, as more Covid-19 vaccination centres spring up…
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US authorises Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use: FDA
WASHINGTON (REUTERS, AFP) – The US government on Saturday (Feb 27) authorised Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine, enabling millions more Americans to be vaccinated…
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Italy tightens Covid-19 curbs in several regions as cases pick up
ROME (REUTERS) – Italy’s government on Saturday (Feb 27) ramped up restrictions in five of the country’s 20 regions in an effort to head off…
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12 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported
SINGAPORE – There were 12 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Saturday noon (Feb 27), taking Singapore’s total to 59,925. All were imported cases who…
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Biden to talk migration with Mexico's López Obrador, who spent weeks refusing to recognize the president's 2020 victory
President Biden will join a “virtual event” with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The two will discuss migration, COVID-19, and economic cooperation, the White…
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Countries threaten global Covax vaccine supply by making their own deals: WHO
GENEVA (REUTERS) – Countries seeking their own vaccine doses are making deals with drug companies that threaten the supply for the global Covax programme for…
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Belgium puts easing of Covid-19 restrictions on hold as hospital admissions spike
BRUSSELS (REUTERS) – Belgium put on hold an expected relaxation of coronavirus restrictions on Friday (Feb 26) after hospital admissions of people infected with Covid-19…
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COVID-19: More than 19 million have now had first coronavirus jab – as UK reports another 345 deaths
The UK has reported another 345 coronavirus deaths and 8,523 new cases, while more than 19 million people have now had their first vaccine dose.…
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COVID-19: Hundreds of thousands of new shielders invited to get vaccine
Hundreds of thousands of people who were asked to shield earlier this month are being invited for a COVID-19 vaccination. A further 1.7 million people…
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Ireland sees strong early evidence that Covid-19 vaccines are working
DUBLIN (REUTERS) – Ireland is beginning to see strong early evidence that its Covid-19 vaccine rollout is protecting healthcare workers and care home residents from…
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India rejects Bharat Biotech's request for Covid-19 vaccine trials on children
NEW DELHI (XINHUA) – India’s drugs controller has rejected vaccine maker Bharat Biotech’s request to conduct clinical trials of Covaxin on children and asked the…
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