Fri 04 December 2020: Facebook announced Thursday it would start to remove false claims about coronavirus vaccines as two candidates are close take getting approval for emergency use. “Given the recent news that COVID-19 vaccines will soon be rolling out around the world, over the coming weeks we will start removing false claims about these […]
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Thu 03 December 2020: England announced new quarantine exemptions for “high-value” business travelers, performing arts professionals, journalists and certain others, meaning they do not have to self-isolate on arrival in the country. “From 4am on Sat 5th Dec high-value business travelers will no longer need to self-isolate when returning to ENGLAND from a country […]
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Wed 02 December 2020: Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed Wednesday, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases. The bill, which says the government will cover all vaccine costs for Japan’s 126 million residents, was approved by the upper house of parliament, having cleared […]
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Wed 02 December 2020: Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out early next week. “The government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine […]
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Wed 02 December 2020: The United States and Europe fleshed out plans to administer vaccines as soon as they gain approval, with a US panel recommending that health care workers and nursing home residents be given top priority. Hopes are high that shots could be ready for use before the end of the year, with […]
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Wed 02 December 2020: Like health professionals, caregivers, and other essential workers, journalists face heightened risks as they pursue stories on the pandemic. Nearly 500 journalists have died from COVID-19 in 56 countries since March 1, the Geneva-based international media rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said Tuesday, noting the number is likely to be […]
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Tue 01 December 2020: Masks, soap, hand disinfectant – those are the means we have to protect ourselves from COVID-19. Eventually there will be a vaccine as well, but we may have to wait for it for quite some time. However, scientists from the University of Birmingham have developed a nasal spray, which can provide […]
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Tue 01 December 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a 40 % improve within the variety of individuals needing humanitarian help across the globe, the United Nations stated on Tuesday, because it appealed for roughly $35 billion to assist lots of these anticipated to be in want subsequent 12 months. “If everybody who will want […]
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Mon 30 November 2020: Russia has delivered the first known batch of Sputnik V vaccines for civilian use to a hospital just south of Moscow, which said on Monday it began vaccinating the local population last week. Russia, which is rushing to keep up with Western drug makers in the race for a coronavirus shot, […]
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Sun 29 November 2020: A Singaporean woman, who was infected with the novel coronavirus in March when she was pregnant, has given birth to a baby with antibodies against the virus, offering a new clue as to whether the infection can be transferred from mother to child. The baby was born this month without COVID-19 […]
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