Health
WHO recommends Merck’s COVID pills
The WHO has supported the use of Merck’s antiviral tablets against COVID-19. The panel recommended the molnupiravir tablet for at-risk and unvaccinated patients.
Pfizer will provide 10 million courses of COVID pills
Pfizer is expected to deliver about 10 million courses of its highly effective COVID-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid this year in low- and middle-income countries, a
COVID: Hong Kong urges residents to calm down
Hong Kong citizens flocked to supermarkets for groceries following a spike in COVID cases. To be calm, the government said any decision to impose a
India returns to normal life after two years
Nearly two years after India entered the world’s largest lockdown, normal life is resuming as infection rates decline. Daily coronavirus infections in India are below
Ukraine needs a humanitarian corridor, the health minister said
Health Minister Oleh Lyashko said that Ukraine is facing problems in distributing medicines to pharmacies and hospitals due to the Russian invasion and wants to
Johnson: “UK must cut spending on COVID tests”
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Britain wants to retain the ability to detect new coronavirus variants but must stop spending so much on
Australia reports 43 COVID deaths ahead of border reopening
As it prepares to welcome international tourists for the first time in nearly two years, Australia has recorded 43 coronavirus-related deaths. The country has been
Malawi detects first case of wild polio in Africa in over 5 years
Malawi has declared a polio outbreak after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe, the World Health Organization said. Laboratory
Austria lifts part of COVID-19 restrictions
The Austrian authorities will lift some of the restrictions related to COVID-19 from March 5, said Chancellor Karl Nehammer. Unvaccinated citizens will be able to
Pfizer and BioNTech delay Omicron vaccine release
Delivery of a vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech SE to combat the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been delayed several weeks due to a slower-than-expected