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Finland to start giving COVID jab to minks

Finland will begin vaccinating minks on fur farms against COVID-19 after authorities granted temporary approval for an experimental vaccine, the country’s regulator said Friday. The...

English variant not linked to more serious infections: study

The English variant of the novel coronavirus does not increase the severity of COVID-19 compared to other strains, according to research published Tuesday that...

Experts warn COVID-19 may last indefinitely

The head of the EU’s disease control agency warned the novel coronavirus could last indefinitely even as global infections slowed by nearly half in...

Two US adults test positive for South Africa variant

A mutated variant of the novel coronavirus first detected in South Africa emerged Thursday in the United States, The Wall Street Journal said in...

Travelers now face virus test on day 5 of stay

Starting Feb. 1, travelers arriving in the country will get tested for the novel coronavirus on the fifth day of their stay in the...

Duterte approves scheme for LGUs to buy vaccines

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a deal that would allow local government units to buy vaccines against the novel coronavirus, an official overseeing the effort...

Lebanon slaps new curbs after new year COVID-19 spike

The Lebanese government on Monday announced tightened restrictions through January in a bid to contain a spike in novel coronavirus infections threatening to overwhelm...

Struggling artists bring smiles in war-weary Yemen

Yemeni men, women, and children filled a hall earlier this month in rebel-held Sanaa, laughing and clapping as actors took to the stage with...

Jordan to get 1 million Pfizer vaccine doses: health minister

Jordan has ordered one million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech novel coronavirus vaccine, with the first shipment expected at the end of January or early...

More work needed to identify risk from Nigeria strain, says researcher

A researcher who identified a novel coronavirus variant in Nigeria has cautioned against automatic assumptions that it poses similar risks to strains that have...

Italy under new restrictions over Christmas, New Year

Italy, one of the countries worst hit by the novel coronavirus, will be placed under new restrictions over the Christmas and New Year periods,...

Bethlehem lights up Christmas tree as virus rules keep crowds away

Bethlehem lit up its Christmas tree on Saturday evening but without the usual crowds, as novel coronavirus restrictions put a damper on the start...

World Roundup: 65 million virus cases

65 million virus cases US still tops More than 65 million cases of the novel coronavirus have been detected worldwide, according to a tally from official...

Villar donates rapid test kits to Dagupan

To further avert the spread of the novel coronavirus, Senator Cynthia A. Villar has donated rapid test kits to the Dagupan City government in...
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