British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday that the government has imposed a strict Christmas lockdown in London and southeast England because a new strain of the coronavirus was "out of contr
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday received his COVID-19 vaccine jab in public to start the rollout of the country's vaccination exercise.Netanyahu's vaccination was broadcasted on
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. /AFP Parts of the U.K. will enter new lockdown during the Christmas period after a newly identified strain of COVID-19 proved to spread faster than previous st
VCG Image The number of COVID-19 infections in Kenya has risen to 94,151after the ministry of health announced 390 new cases on Saturday from tests conducted over the past 24 hours.From the co
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issues an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, as expected after an independent panel commissioned by the administrat
00:57 In a video from his Twitter account, French President Emmanuel Macron gave an update on his status after testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and going immediately into isol
Mexico City will shut down all non-essential activity starting on Saturday and until January 10 as COVID-19 cases mount in the nation's capital.The shutdown extends to the State of Mexico, the nat
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven addresses a press conference on December 18, 2020 in Stockholm on new restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. /AFP The Swedish government is tighteni
Minister for Health in Kenya, Mutahi Kagwe. /VCG Kenya's health ministry on Thursday confirmed 552 new cases of COVID-19 from 7,013 samples tested in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an annual year-end press conference on Thursday that he had yet to be inoculated with a Russian-made vaccine against COVID-19 but would do so when possible, a
VCG Image The U.S recorded approximately one COVID-19 related death every 30 seconds over the last 24 hours, an analysis of the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University showed on Wednesda
VCG Image Kenya on Tuesday reported 404 new COVID-19 cases from a sample size of 4,878 tests conducted in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 92,459.The new figures wer
New Zealand has agreed to a quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia "in principle".The country's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said trips under the agreement could
FILE PHOTO: Travelers queue to buy bus tickets at the Namirembe Bus Park in Kampala, Uganda. /Getty Images Drivers in Uganda have been put on notice that they will face prosecution if found gu
The United Nations agency for education, UNESCO, on Monday called on governments to give teachers priority access to the new Covid-19 vaccines and be treated like "frontline" workers. /AFP/UNESCO
Italy overtook the U.K. as the European country with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's government as it seeks to prevent a flare-up of t
VCG Image The U.S. will begin delivering initial doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, according to chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed, Gen. Gus Perna
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