The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 or SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the COVID-19 disease was circulating in France in November 2019, a new study by the French National Institute of He
Germany plans to extend restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus until March 14, a draft agreement for talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of t
A large number of Orthodox Jews protested Israel’s tight coronavirus restrictions. Conspiracies against the virus and its vaccine are rampant in the orthodox sect, with some Jewish
Britain is looking at greater testing of all people who have arrived from abroad while they are self-isolating to defend against new variants of the virus that causes C
The discovery of the novel coronavirus' viral sequence suggests the virus originated from the zoonotic transmission, but the host is yet to be identified, Liang Wannian
Despite cancellation due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Carnival in Venice, Italy was still being celebrated by a few revelers in St. Mark’s Square Tuesday. The colorful festival, which was due
Athletes participating in the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be tested every four days and be barred from competing if they return a confirmed positive result, according to a rulebook released Tuesday
A volunteer is administered the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, in Oxford, England. /AP The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom
Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zaidong (R) hands over a box of China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Lao Vice President Phankham Viphavanh during a hand-over ceremony held in Vientiane,
The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom noted that the number of vaccinations globally had surpassed the numbed of infections recorded. /Daniel Chetroni/EyeEm/Getty Creative
A total of 11,465,210 people have received a first COVID-19 vaccine as the United Kingdom reported another 828 deaths associated with the disease. /Xinhua A total of 11,465,210 people have rec
Empty shopping street is seen in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, April 23, 2020. /Xinhua The Netherlands surpassed a million confirmed coronavirus infections on Saturday since the start of the cor
Global Fund has availed 773.9 million U.S. dollars financial support to Mozambique to help battle the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), malaria and Tuberculosis (TB). /Getty Images Global Fu
Researchers have said that AstraZeneca vaccine against the COVID-19 remains effective the new strain vfirst detected in Kent and the South East of the UK. /Getty Images Researchers have said t
Those most at risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19, including health workers and older people, must come first – and they must come first everywhere World Health Organization Director T
Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine on display. /CFP Colombian President Ivan Duque announced on Wednesday that the country's National Food and Drug Surveillance Institute has authorized the emergency
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday expressed his gratitude to Chinese President Xi Jinping for supporting Harare's fight against COVID-19.Mnangagwa delivered a State of the Nation