Tag: COVID-19

Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 20:40 UTC
UK adds brands of COVID-19 vaccines to list of treatments admitted for travelers

Health authorities from the United Kingdom have added Sinovac, Sinopharm Beijing and Covaxin to the list of immunizers to be accepted in order to spare incoming travelers a mandatory quarantine.
Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 16:06 UTC
No COVID-19 deaths in São Paulo, Brazil, in one full day

The Brazilian State of São Paulo Monday recorded its first day without deaths due to COVID-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020.
Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 09:25 UTC
Biden's administration wants vaccination to proceed despite Court's order

US Government officials of Joseph Biden's administration Monday insisted the presidential vaccination mandate should remain in force despite a federal court's issuance of a stay against it last Saturday.
Monday, November 8th 2021 - 20:54 UTC
Tourists welcome again in US after 20 months

The Government of the United States Monday reopened the country's land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors who are vaccinated against COVID-19.
Monday, November 8th 2021 - 14:00 UTC
Argentine health ministers support national gov't's decision to vaccinate children

Health Ministers of jurisdictions other than the federal government have lined up together behind their national colleague Carla Vizzotti after the latter was accused of lying when she recommended vaccinating children aged 3 to 11 with Sinopharm.
Monday, November 8th 2021 - 09:11 UTC
Brazilian scientists turn down medals in repudiation of President Bolsonaro

A group of Brazilian scientists who were awarded the National Order of Scientific Merit have decided to turn down the honours after President Jair Bolsonaro chose to remove one of them from the list.
Monday, November 8th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
Federal court grants stay on Biden's vaccination mandate

A federal court of appeals has granted a stay on US President's Joseph Biden's mandatory vaccination against covid-19 for employees working for companies with staffs of 100 or above, it was announced.
Saturday, November 6th 2021 - 09:44 UTC
US markets soar on the October jobs' report and Pfizer's announcement of an anti coronavirus pill

United States stocks closed the trading week at new records with NASDAQ hitting 16,000 points for the first time, following a strong jobs increase report from the US Labor Department.
Saturday, November 6th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Germany ponders return to lockdowns amid 4th wave of COVID-19

German health authorities were said Friday to be entertaining the thought of returning to quarantine as a possible response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases.
Friday, November 5th 2021 - 18:35 UTC
Pfizer announces pill against COVID-19 which reduces risk by 89%

The Pfizer laboratories Friday announced the development of an experimental pill to treat COVID-19, which the pharmaceutical company claims cuts down the risk of hospitalization and death by 89% of people infected with the virus.