VCG Health authorities in the U.K. are investigating a new coronavirus variant that was first reported in the Philippines after two cases was found in England.The VUI-21MAR-02 (P3) variant has
A container ship docked at Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China, March 13, 2021. /CFP UBS upgraded China's 2021 GDP growth forecast to 9.0 percent on Tuesday, higher than the previous forecast of 8.2 p
The European Commission says it has secured an agreement with Pfizer-BioNTech for an extra four million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for its 27 nations to tackle the surg
The United States has reported at least 2,753 cases ofthecoronavirus variants first detected in the UK, South Africa and Brazil as of Friday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre
29:11 As new COVID-19 variants emerge, the WHO says some in Africa appear to be more infectious, and are fueling the continent's second wave. How dangerous are they? And as China and A
Regulators in the U.K. and four other countries plan to fast-track the development of modified COVID-19 vaccines to ensure that drugmakers are able to move swiftly in t
02:28 Despite calls from some politicians in Berlin to close one of the EU's most symbolic crossings, Germany's border with France will remain open – but with a new negative testing re
Six cases of the Brazilian coronavirus variant have been identified in the UK for the first time./Getty Images Public Health England (PHE) on Sunday said that six cases of the Brazilian coron
At least 200 employees were quarantined after a cluster infection of COVID-19 broke out in a home appliance factory in western Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia.Fourteen of the workers tested positive
FILE PHOTO: Spain extended its ban on arrivals from Britain, Brazil and South Africa until March 16 to safeguard against the spread of new coronavirus strains from these countries. /VCG The Sp
UK records 9,834 cases as govt targets to inoculate all adults by July There have been a further 9,834 lab-confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK, according to government data, a fall from last
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has formally approved the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech for emergency u
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has formally approved the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech for emergency use, the HKSAR government said o
The COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech is effective against the UK and South African variants, the vaccine's Brazilian partner said on Wednesday, citing test results in Chinese tri
French President Emmanuel Macron called for a stepped-up multilateral effort in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview with French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche published on Sunday."We should
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,731,343 as of Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. /Getty Images The num
French startup Seyna is getting a new CEO. Stephen Leguillon is joining the company as chief executive while Philippe Mangematin is stepping back from day-to-day activities for personal reasons — he’l