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Kids’ vaccinations, booster shots key to preventing 5th COVID-19 wave
Rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations to younger children as well as boosters for adults are expected to play key roles in helping to prevent a fifth wave of COVID-19, experts say.
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Travel bans have not stopped spread of coronavirus variants, vaccine expert says
Unless a country seals itself off from the entire world, travel bans to prevent the importation of coronavirus variants are ineffective, says Shabir Madhi, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand in...
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European countries impose restrictions on unvaccinated people
European governments are increasingly restricting the lives of unvaccinated people as COVID-19 infections surge again.
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COVID in Europe: Czech infections soar as Austria locks down
Here's a round-up of the COVID situation across Europe, where countries are targeting the unvaccinated amid a spike in cases.
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COVID in Europe: Czech, Russia infections soar as Austria locks down
Here's a round-up of the COVID situation across Europe, where countries are targeting the unvaccinated amid a spike in cases.
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COVID in Europe: Austria locks down, protests turn violent in Belgium
Here's a round-up of the COVID situation across Europe, where countries are targeting the unvaccinated amid a spike in cases.
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Germany Sees New COVID Cases Hit Record High
Countries around the world continue to grapple with rising COVID cases, with Germany confirming case numbers at their highest at any point during the pandemic. German officials say that 48,000 new cases are being reported everyday.
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Europe only region with increasing COVID deaths last week: WHO
UN health agency has warned there could be 500,000 more COVID deaths by February if urgent actions not taken on the continent.
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Germany experiencing a ‘massive pandemic of the unvaccinated’
Germany is experiencing a "massive" pandemic of the unvaccinated, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Wednesday (Nov 3), calling for curbs targeting those not inoculated to tame a resurgence in Covid-19 cases.
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COVID-19: How breakthrough cases could impact pandemic management
Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Zain Chagla talks to Andrew Chang about how breakthrough COVID-19 cases could impact how the next phase of the pandemic is managed.
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Rising COVID-19 cases haven’t stopped return to normal in U.K.
A rise in COVID-19 cases in the U.K. hasn't stopped the return to normal for many, but doctors remain concerned about infections in younger people and how it could change things in the coming months.
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Delta variant continues to spread across Asia Pacific
The national lockdown in New Zealand from the recent surge stoked by the Delta variant has been extended until August 31.
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New Zealand eases COVID restrictions as cases fall
The largest city, Auckland, will remain under lockdown for another two weeks.
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More Texas schools defy governor’s mask bans as COVID cases jump
Texas sees a resurgence in covid-19 cases, with children set to go back to school.
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New lockdowns as Asia-Pacific COVID crisis escalates
Thailand is nearing one million infections as it experiences its third and strongest wave.
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‘Zero tolerance’: Protest leaders arrested in Thailand
In the year since it started, Thailand’s youth-led pro-democracy movement has faced many challenges.
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COVID-19 crisis escalates across Asia Pacific
Malaysia, which now has more cases per capita than India, is struggling to contain the virus, as Australia’s second most populous state of Victoria imposes a one-week lockdown.
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Colombia: COVID deaths pass 80,000 amid protests
Intensive care units are almost full in most cities, where large crowds have been gathering for weeks of anti-government protests.
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Manitoba passes Alberta with highest per capita COVID-19 infection rate
Manitoba surpassed Alberta on Sunday with the highest per capita COVID-19 infection rate in Canada.
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UK warns new coronavirus variant may delay reopening
The emergence of the B.1.617.2 coronavirus variant has led some scientists to call for the reopening to be delayed.
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Kenya's intensive care units under severe pressure
Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers are stretched to the limit. The country’s nearly 600 ICU beds fill up fast.
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Argentina reimposes restrictions as coronavirus cases surge
Last year, Argentina imposed one of the strictest lockdowns in the world, and experts say, the country prevented the healthcare system from collapsing.
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Restrictions in Iraq threaten popular Ramadan tradition
Mheibes, a traditional Iraqi game, was cancelled last year due to the pandemic but this year, it can go ahead with certain restrictions.
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Some Delhi hospitals have no oxygen, says minister
Grim surge in world’s second most populous country sends more sick people in search of medical oxygen and hospital beds.