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Malaysian PM switches back to real name after court bungle

Malaysia's government has issued a directive ordering all civil servants to use the legal spelling of the prime minister's name, after a court earlier squashed a detent

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Malaysia approves clinical trial of inactivated vaccine made by China

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker draws a dose of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine into a syringe during a vaccination campaign in Putrajaya, Malaysia. /VCG Malaysia on Saturday announced that it had

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Brazil reports spike in child COVID deaths and infections

02:21 More than 454,000 Brazilianshave died fromCOVID-19 since the pandemic hit Latin America’s biggest countrylast year.At first, itwasthe elderly populationthat suffered the most.Now,

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Vietnam reports new variant of coronavirus

A new hybrid variant of the deadly coronavirus has been discovered in Vietnam that spreads through the air. This new variant is believed to be a combination of the two variants that were first de

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African scientists call for robust surveillance to boost COVID fight

People line up to receive the COVID-19 vaccines at a clinic in Blantyre, Malawi, on March. 26, 2021. /Xinhua The next phase of the fight against the COVID-19 in Africa should place emphasis on

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Germany quarantines all in 2 high-rise buildings

Health officials say they have quarantined the residents of two high-rise buildings in the western German town of Velbert after several people tested positive with the

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Africa CDC: Indian COVID strain discovered in 3 African countries

Health workers collecting samples from a lady in India. /Xinhua The coronavirus strain circulating in India has been detected in three African countries, according to the head of the Africa Ce

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One in every three new coronavirus cases globally is reported in India

The total number of COVID-19 cases in India is nearly 20 million on Monday, as a second wave of the virus is overloading hospitals and causing a shortage in much oxygen supply throughout the count

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Brazil faces 400,000 COVID-19 deaths and new virus variants

Brazil has surpassed 400,000 official coronavirus deaths amid warnings that new variants could fuel a tsunami of new infections. Brazilian scientists continue to blame the federal government’s slow r

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Coronavirus strain found in India detected in some Chinese cities

Wu Zunyou, a chief epidemiologist with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. /CFPChina has detected the novel coronavirus strain that was found in Indi

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Israel detects coronavirus variant first reported in India

VCG Israel has confirmed eight cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in India, and believes the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is effective against to some extent.Seven of the eight infecti

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WHO warns COVID-19 still an international public health emergency

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, July 3, 2020. /Reuters Director-General of Word Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom warne

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'Double mutant' variant emerging from India might be more contagious

01:22 A "double mutant" COVID-19 variant that emerged in India could bring about "increased transmissibility" or even "reduced neutralization" due to the specific mutations that it con

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Portugal lifts travel restrictions on UK, Brazil

FILE PHOTO: Travelers arrive at Heathrow Airport in London, England. /VCG Portugal on Friday lifted a ban on flights to and from the UK as it continues an easing of COVID-19 restrictions.Howev

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Sinovac vaccine 50.7% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 cases

A nurse receives a dose of the Sinovac's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, after Brazil health regulator Anvisa approved its emergency use at Hospital das Clinicas in Sao Paulo, Brazil Jan

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Nature: Fragmented U.S. health system hinders COVID-19 research

A medical staff prepares to take COVID-19 test for the public. /CFP Researchers fear that the U.S. acted "too slowly" in monitoring the novel coronavirus due to its fragmented health system, a

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Experts warn loosened restrictions and variants may affect virus fight

A medical worker prepares to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Plant City, Florida, U.S., January 13, 2021. /Reuters Experts in the U.S. have warned that the loosened restrictions and