Health & Science

Wednesday, December 30th 2020 - 08:10 UTC
Boris Johnson considering tougher measures extending tier 4 restrictions

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has approved placing more parts of the country into tier 4 restrictions, as the country battles a new variant of Covid-19 which scientists say can spread more rapidly, The Times reported.
Wednesday, December 30th 2020 - 07:59 UTC
AstraZeneca vaccine not ready for EMA's approval during January

The European Medicines Authority (EMA) will most likely not be able to approve the COVID-19 vaccine developed by drug maker AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford in January, the watchdog’s Deputy Executive Director Noel Wathion said.
Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:38 UTC
Collapse of tourism industry because of Covid-19, has caused US$ 2 trillion loss to the global GDP

International arrivals fell by 72% over the first ten months of 2020, with restrictions on travel, low consumer confidence and a global struggle to contain the COVID-19 virus, all contributing to the worst year on record in the history of tourism.
Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:35 UTC
Oxford/Astra Zeneca will apply for full approval of its vaccine from Brazil's regulator on 15 January

Brazil's Fiocruz biomedical institute will seek approval for the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 with federal health regulator Anvisa on Jan. 15, one of the center's senior officials said on Monday.
Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
“Nobody pressures me for anything”, blasts Bolsonaro when asked about Covid-19 vaccines

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, one of the world's most prominent coronavirus skeptics, said over the weekend he was not worried about criticism over the speed of Brazil's vaccine rollout, saying he felt no pressure.
Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Spain creates registry of people refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19

Spain will set up a registry of people who refuse to be vaccinated against the new coronavirus and share it with other European Union member states, although it will not be made public, Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Monday.
Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:08 UTC
Pfizer delay in shipments affects eight European countries

Pfizer has postponed the delivery of new batches of its coronavirus vaccine to eight European nations including Spain, the Spanish health ministry said on Monday, a day after the European Union began its immunization campaign.
Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:01 UTC
China censorship: four-year jail term for journalist who reported on the Covid-19 pandemic in Wuhan

A Chinese court handed a four-year jail term on Monday to a citizen-journalist who reported from the central city of Wuhan at the peak of last year's coronavirus outbreak, on grounds of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” her lawyer said.
Monday, December 28th 2020 - 09:26 UTC
Argentina will begin inoculation with the Russian vaccine on Tuesday

Argentina will begin vaccinating its citizens against coronavirus on Tuesday using the recently delivered Russian Sputnik V vaccine, the government said on Saturday, following its approval by health authorities for emergency use.
Monday, December 28th 2020 - 09:13 UTC
WHO chief warns Covid-19 will not be the last pandemic: climate change and animal welfare must be addressed

The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health are “doomed” without tackling climate change and animal welfare, the World Health Organization's chief said.