Tag: #Virus
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Dutch extend Covid curbs, shorten curfew hours: PM
The Hague, (24th March, 2021, 01:26 am) (AFP/APP):The Netherlands is extending its coronavirus restrictions until April 20 as cases are rising, but will shorten its controversial nighttime curfew by one hour, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Tuesday. “The number of infections has climbed again and more people are in hospital again. That is the worrying…
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Putin vaccinated against Covid-19: news agencies
Moscow, (24th March, 2021, 01:26 am) (AFP/APP):Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday received his first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said without specifying which jab was administered. “Putin has been vaccinated against the coronavirus. He feels well. Tomorrow he has a full working day,” Peskov said, according to state-run RIA Novosti…
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EU to ‘take action’ on AstraZeneca over vaccine supply
Brussels,(23rd March, 2021, 11:40 pm) (AFP/APP):Brussels said Tuesday it will toughen its checks on Covid-19 vaccine exports from the EU, as a top health official warned the bloc is “taking action” on AstraZeneca supplies. The European Commission will on Wednesday adopt “a revision of the export transparency and authorisation mechanism,” a spokesman told journalists. The…
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Banksy painting for UK health service sells for record £16.75 mn
London,(23rd March, 2021, 11:40 pm) (AFP/APP):A painting by the British street artist Banksy sold for a record £16.75 million ($23.1 million, 19.4 million euros) on Tuesday, with proceeds going to benefit state health service staff. The painting, “Game Changer”, sold to an unnamed buyer for £14.4 million plus costs — the highest ever for a…
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France probes death of student who got AstraZeneca jab
Rennes, France, (23rd March, 2021, 11:40 pm) (AFP/APP):French authorities said Tuesday they were investigating the death of a 26-year-old medical student days after he received AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, while stressing that no link had been established yet with the jab. The student died on March 18 in the western city of Nantes, 10 days after…
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UN warns of risk of famine in Yemen, S.Sudan, Nigeria
Rome, (23rd March, 2021, 11:10 pm) (AFP/APP):Millions of people in conflict-hit Yemen, South Sudan and northern Nigeria are at risk of famine in the coming months or already facing it, two United Nations agencies warned Tuesday. Already some 34 million people are facing acute hunger across the globe, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the…
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How AstraZeneca’s errors eroded US confidence in its Covid shot
Washington, (23rd March, 2021, 11:10 pm) (AFP/APP):The United States was among the biggest backers of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, but a series of blunders by the company eroded American authorities’ confidence and have delayed rollout in the world’s hardest-hit country. The British-Swedish drugmaker was on the backfoot Tuesday, vowing to release more data “within…
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Growing global vaccine gap ‘grotesque’: WHO
Geneva, (22th March, 2021, 11:55 pm) (AFP/APP):The World Health Organization on Monday blasted the growing gap between the number of coronavirus vaccines administered in rich and poor countries, branding the inequity a global “moral outrage”. The WHO tore into wealthy nations now vaccinating younger people at low risk of developing Covid-19 disease, bluntly saying they…
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EU split on way forward in Britain vaccine row
Brussels, (20th March, 2021, 10:50 pm)(AFP/APP):EU capitals were divided Monday on how to handle a looming vaccine war with the UK, with France pushing for action and Ireland and the Netherlands arguing for dialogue. The row is over the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, one of four approved in Europe, that was supposed to be the backbone…
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Switzerland approves J&J Covid vaccine
Geneva, (20th March, 2021, 10:50 pm) (AFP/APP):Swiss regulators on Monday gave the green light to Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, after already authorising the jabs made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. The Swissmedic regulatory authority said in a statement that it had authorised the use of the vaccine, which has the advantages of being a single-shot…