Tag: #Virus
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1 in 3 Covid survivors suffer long-term health issues: review
Paris, (22th March, 2021, 09:55 pm) (AFP/APP):At least one in three patients hospitalised with Covid-19 suffer long-term health issues including multiple organ problems and deteriorated mental health, according to a review of studies looking at the lasting impact of the disease. Published in the journal Nature Medicine on Monday, the review looked at the frequency…
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Putin slams vaccine criticism, to get jab on Tuesday
Moscow, (22th March, 2021, 09:55 pm) (AFP/APP):President Vladimir Putin on Monday dismissed foreign criticism of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine and said he planned to get a jab himself this week. The state-sponsored Russian vaccine has yet to be approved for widespread use in Western countries, despite Moscow’s insistence it is safe and effective, and…
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Gallinari among 14 NBA Hawks who receive first Covid jab
Washington, (20th March, 2021, 01:49 am) (AFP/APP):Italian forward Danilo Gallinari was among 14 players for the NBA Atlanta Hawks who received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine after a home victory Thursday over Oklahoma City. In all, 36 members of the club’s basketball operations staff received injections of the vaccine, all of them who…
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Venezuela’s Guaido allocates $30m for vaccines
Caracas, (20th March, 2021, 01:49 am) (AFP/APP):Opposition leader Juan Guaido will allocate $30 million in Venezuelan state funds that are frozen in the United States towards vaccinations in his country. Although he has had no formal role in Venezuela’s branches of power since last year’s legislative elections, Guaido is recognized as the country’s acting…
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Nordics play safe with AstraZeneca jab
Helsinki, (20th March, 2021, 12:43 am) (AFP/APP):The Nordic countries were among the first to suspend the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine amid fears of severe side effects and, unlike most of the rest of Europe, they’re holding off on resuming the jabs. No sooner had the European medicines regulator EMA declared the vaccine “safe and…
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Greece relaxes lockdown to cut indoor Covid-19 infections
Athens,(20th March, 2021, 12:43 am) (AFP/APP):Greece on Friday said it would relax a four-month coronavirus lockdown by allowing visits to archaeological sites and parks in an effort to reduce indoor infections, while boosting rapid tests. “We are allowing more outdoor activities…(as) indoor gatherings favour the spread of the virus,” Akis Skertsos, deputy minister to Prime…
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Merkel says she would take AstraZeneca vaccine
Berlin, (19th March, 2021, 11:37 pm) (AFP/APP):Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that she was ready to be vaccinated with AstraZeneca’s coronavirus jab if offered when it is her turn to be inoculated. “Yes I would take the AstraZeneca vaccine,” she told journalists at a news conference, adding however she “would like to wait until it’s…
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WHO renews backing for AstraZeneca Covid jab
Geneva, (19th March, 2021, 11:16 pm) (AFP/APP):The World Health Organization gave strong backing to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab on Friday, urging countries to maintain the roll-out after reviewing reports of blood clots. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there was “no question” over the benefits after the UN health agency’s vaccine safety experts found no…
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World Bank rolls out vaccine funds for impoverished Asian nations
Washington, March 18 (AFP/APP):The World Bank on Thursday announced financing for Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal to vaccinate their populations against Covid-19. Afghanistan will receive $113 million — including $60 million from the International Development Association (IDA), part of the Washington-based development lender that helps the world’s poorest nations — to “deploy safe and effective Covid-19…
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Biden says 100 million US vaccines target will be met this week
Washington, March 18 (AFP/APP):President Joe Biden said Thursday that his goal of getting 100 million vaccine doses administered in his first 100 days in office would be met on Friday, far in advance of the original target. “I’m proud to announce tomorrow…, we will have met my goal,” he said in a White House speech.…