text

Live updates: Global COVID-19 cases exceed 84 million

Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide have surpassed 84 million, with over 1.8 million fatalities and more than 47 million recoveries, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.Here is

text

India's drug regulator approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

India's drug regulator on Friday approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, two sources with knowledge of the matt

text

India's drug regulator approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca's logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle. /Reuters India's drug regulator on Friday approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emerg

text

Moderna to supply 40 million doses of COVID19 vaccine to South Korea

Moderna Inc on Thursday confirmed it will supply 40 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the South Korean government, with deliveries starting in May. /AP Moderna Inc on Thursday confirmed

text

Argentina begins vaccine campaign

02:42 Argentina's health workers received Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in the first phase of vaccination in Latin America’s third- largest economy.While some western scientis

text

China approves conditional listing of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine

China's National Medical Products Administration on Wednesday has approved Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine, the State Council's interagency task force said on Thursday.Chi

text

First batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Turkey

A shipment containing boxes of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 30, 2020. /Xinhua The first batch of 3 million doses of China's SinoVac COVI

text

China's Sinopharm says COVID-19 vaccine efficacy over 79 percent

The inactivated COVID-19 vaccine developed by China National Biotec Group (CNBG) which is affiliated with Sinopharm has an efficacy of 79.34 percent, as the interim dat

text

Foreign diplomats visit Sinopharm vaccine facility in Beijing

A group of foreign ambassadors and diplomats from 20 countries and world organizations paid a visit on Tuesday to the facilities of China National Biotec Group (CNBG), which is affiliated with Sinoph

text

Live updates: Global COVID-19 cases top 81 million

Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide have exceeded 81 million, with over 1.7 million fatalities and more than 45 million recoveries, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.Here is t

text

Novavax starts late-stage trial of COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.

Novavax Inc. has begun a large late-stage study of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the U.S. /Reuters Novavax Inc. has begun a large late-stage study of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in t

text

Kenya reports 69 new COVID-19 cases, total tally jumps to 95,992

FILE PHOTO: Health workers measure the body temperature of a visitor at the entrance of Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 18, 2020. /VCG The number of COVID-19 infections in Kenya

text

Mexico begins COVID-19 vaccinations

01:05 Mexico has begun COVID-19 vaccinations.Maria Irene Ramirez, a Mexico City nurse, was the first to receive the Pfizer vaccine on Thursday.A report from a human rights watchdog rel

text

Egypt's COVID-19 daily cases exceed 1,000 again, 128,993 in total

VCG Egypt reported on Thursday late night 1,021 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total cases registered in the country to 128,993, said the Egyptian Health Ministry.It is the first time i

text

Sinovac's inactivated vaccine shows 91.25% efficacy in Turkey trials

VCG Image Chinese vaccine producer Sinovac's inactivated vaccine shows 91.25% efficacy in clinical trials in Turkey, a health official in the Middle Eastern country said on Thursday.Dr. Serhat

text

Brazilian institute says Chinese vaccine CoronaVac is effective

Gustavo Romero, professor at the University of Brasilia and coordinating doctor for tests of the Sinovac Biotech vaccine, shows the vaccine to journalists amidst the COVID-19 pandemic at the Univ

text

One person is dying from COVID-19 every 40 seconds in the U.S.

The U.S. reported at least 3,239 new coronavirus deaths and more than 201,674 new infections on Tuesday. The week’s average was nearly 216,000 new cases per day with an average daily death rate