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The Johnson & Johnson (J&J) adenovirus-based COVID-19 vaccine is 74% effective in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection even amid phases of high Alpha (B117) and Delta (B1617.2) variant circulation, according to the preliminary findings of a real-world US study yesterday in JAMA Network Open.

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Europe is only world region where COVID-19 cases are still increasing, WHO says

GENEVA - The number of coronavirus cases has risen in Europe for the fifth consecutive week, making it the only world region where COVID-19 is still increasing, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday.In its weekly report on the pandemic, the U.N. health agency said new cases jumped by 6% in Europe compared to an 18% increase the previous week.

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World Economic Forum postpones China event due to COVID-19

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CDC advisers back Covid-19 vaccine for 5 - 11 year olds

Advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have unanimously supported broad use of Pfizer's and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11, with shots potentially being administrated as soon as today.

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Empowering heroes: WHO works to support and strengthen the world's health workforce

“The backbone of every health system is its workforce–the people who deliver the services on which we all rely. COVID-19 is has demonstrated just how much we rely on our health workers, and how vulnerable we all are when they who protect our health are themselves unprotected,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for Covid-19

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has tested positive for Covid-19.

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New Zealand seals off northern region over suspected spread of Covid-19

Authorities planned to seal off the northern tip of New Zealand with police cordons, as they enforce a lockdown in the region over fears of an undetected community transmission of Covid-19 there.

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More than 5 million people across the world have now died of coronavirus

The global death toll from Covid-19 has topped five million, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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Tonga faces lockdown after first Covid case detected

Tongans flocked to vaccination centres today after the government warned the main island Tongatapu might be plunged into lockdown next week after recording its first case of Covid-19.

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China introduces measures to crack down on Covid outbreak

The Chinese government has introduced new Covid-19 curbs to stamp out a "serious" outbreak as the Chinese capital maintains its strict zero-tolerance policy, with less than 100 days before it hosts the Winter Olympics.

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Russia imposes nationwide paid holiday to curb Covid cases

New coronavirus restrictions have come into effect across Russia as authorities seek to stem soaring infections and deaths in Europe's worst hit country by fatalities.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry hit out at world leaders for not ending Covid

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry co-signed a letter with the World Health Organisation (WHO) in a bid to get the “wealthiest” countries to help vaccinate the world’s population and end the COVID-19 pandemic.Last month, the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex announced that they had partnered with the WHO in order to open a “dialogue on the urgent need to achieve global vaccine equity.”In a letter co-signed by the WHO’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the former royals demanded leaders from richer nations that will be present at this year’s G20 summit, to “end the Covid crisis” by “working to vaccinate the world's population”.

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UK pupils urged to take Covid test before school return

Students in England are being urged to get tested for coronavirus before returning to school to minimise disruption to lessons and to ensure families can "enjoy the best" of the festive season.

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G20 urged to redistribute surplus Covid vaccines

The leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies should use a meeting this weekend in Rome to agree how to transfer surplus Covid-19 vaccines to low-income countries, a group of former presidents and prime ministers has said.

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UK Labour's Starmer tests positive for Covid-19

British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has tested positive for Covid-19.

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Bulgaria's hospitals under pressure as daily Covid-19 cases hit record high

Bulgaria's tally of coronavirus infections has risen by 6,813 in the past 24 hours, a record daily increase as the European Union's least vaccinated country grapples with a fourth wave of the pandemic, official data showed.

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US panel recommends Pfizer Covid vaccine for younger children

A medical panel of US government advisers endorsed the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in children aged between 5-11 today, paving the way for younger children to get their shots within weeks.

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Covid-19 pandemic 'far from finished', says WHO

The Covid-19 crisis is far from over, the World Health Organization's emergency committee said today as it called for research into next-generation vaccines for long-term control of the pandemic.

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Covid-19 cases and deaths on the rise again in Europe

Covid-19 infections and deaths are on the rise again in Europe, with Russia, Ukraine and Romania registering the highest fatalities on the continent, an AFP tally shows.

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How Covid brought East Ayrshire Leisure's world to a standstill

In a buoyant pre-Covid world, East Ayrshire Leisure had targeted 2.6 million people coming through its doors.

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EMA starts review of oral Covid drug from Merck

The EU's medicines watchdog has started a review of an oral Covid medication from the US pharmaceutical firm Merck, raising hopes for an easy-to-administer treatment to reduce serious or deadly cases.

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Wuhan Marathon postponed after China Covid-19 surge

The Wuhan Marathon, which had been due to take place today, has been postponed at short notice as worries increase over a coronavirus resurgence in China ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Parts of China toughen curbs to fight Covid outbreak

A new Covid-19 outbreak has spurred parts of China to increase restrictions on movement, with the capital Beijing sealing off some areas and northwestern regions imposing a range of transport curbs and closing public venues.

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Up to 180,000 health workers may have died from Covid-19 by May 2021

The World Health Organization has said that 80,000 to 180,000 healthcare workers may have been killed by Covid-19 up to May this year, insisting they must be prioritised for vaccination.

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Russia reports cases of more contagious Covid-19 variant

Russia has reported some Covid-19 infections with a new coronavirus variant believed to be even more contagious than the Delta one, the RIA news agency has reported.

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Putin expected to order Covid restrictions as cases surge

Russia has reported a record 1,028 Covid deaths in a single day, with President Vladimir Putin expected to introduce new nationwide restrictions in Europe's worst affected country.

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Chinese city in soft lockdown amid Covid-19 outbreak

China reported nine new domestically transmitted Covid-19 cases for yesterday, the highest daily tally since the end of September, with a northern border city enforcing a soft lockdown to contain infections.

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New Zealand sees its highest number of Covid cases

New Zealand has recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic as a Delta-variant outbreak that dashed the nation's Covid Zero hopes showed no signs of easing.

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World Bank president hails India on Covid-19 vaccination drive

Sitharaman met Malpass at the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC.

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Covid testing at UK lab suspended over incorrect results

Covid testing at a laboratory in Britain has been suspended after 43,000 people may have been given incorrect negative PCR coronavirus test results.

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New WHO team may be 'last chance' to find Covid origins

A new team charged with investigating Covid-19 may be the last chance to find the origins of the virus, the World Health Organization has said.

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Indian economy is recovering from Covid-19 crisis: World Bank president Malpass

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Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine is world’s preferred shot

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AZ trial shows new antibody treatment helps prevent severe Covid

An antibody treatment developed by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has shown its ability to both prevent and treat Covid-19, according to new data.

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Thousands protest in Rome against Covid health pass

Thousands of protesters, including members of far-right groups, marched in central Rome today against the extension of the Covid-19 health pass system to all workplaces.

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Australia braces for more Covid cases as country moves towards reopening

Australia was bracing for more Covid-19 infections and hospitalisations, officials said, even as it moves toward gradually easing pandemic restrictions with the vast majority of its people getting vaccinated against the virus.

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Australia reports easing in new Covid-19 cases as vaccinations rise

New daily Covid-19 cases in Australia's Victoria and New South Wales states, the epicentres of the country's worst virus outbreak, have falled as authorities look to start easing tough restrictions amid a rise in vaccination rates.

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Australia to buy experimental Covid-19 drug, says Prime Minister

Australia is to purchase 300,000 courses of Merck & Co's experimental antiviral pill, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.

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New Zealand drops 'Covid zero' goal after Delta outbreak

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has admitted that New Zealand's widely praised "Covid zero" strategy had failed to halt a stubborn outbreak in Auckland and said a new approach was needed.

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New Zealand widens Covid lockdown as Delta spreads outside Auckland

New Zealand's Delta variant outbreak has spread beyond Auckland, prompting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, to put additional regions into a snap five-day lockdown.

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US Covid-19 deaths surpass 700,000

More than 700,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the US, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University, a toll roughly equivalent to the population of the nation's capital Washington, DC.

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Merck to seek authorisation for oral Covid drug

Pharmaceutical company Merck has said it will seek authorisation in the US for an oral drug for Covid-19, after the pill showed "compelling results" in a clinical trial.

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The challenge of reconstruction in a world battered by Covid-19

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Show must not go on: Covid outbreak forces Broadway cancellation

A Covid-19 outbreak within Disney's stage show Aladdin prompted an 11th-hour cancellation of last night's performance in New York.

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France's Sanofi halts work on anti-Covid vaccine

France's pharmaceutical giant Sanofi, which has lagged rivals in producing new generation Covid-19 vaccines, has said it has decided to halt development of an mRNA candidate and focus on another vaccine against coronavirus.

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Biden gets Covid-19 vaccine booster shot

US President Joe Biden has received a Covid-19 vaccine booster inoculation, hoping to provide a powerful example for Americans on the need to get the extra shot even as millions go without their first.

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A shout out to our pharmacists on World Pharmacists Day

Today is World Pharmacists Day and the Ministry of Health would like to thank the sector for their agility, and commitment to the COVID-19 response and vaccine rollout.

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Australia hits Covid vaccine milestone

More than half of Australia's adult population are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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