Photo by Xinhua Africa's total number of confirmed coronavirus cases stood at 2,448,266 as of December 18, according to data from the World Health Organization (W.H.O.).South Africa remains th
South Africa's Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize says there is a new variant of COVID-19 in the country. /VCG South Africa's Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize says there is a new variant of COVID-19 i
Oscar, the New York-based health insurance upstart at the vanguard of a wave of venture capital healthcare investment made in the wake of the Affordable Care Act, has raised another $140 million in fi
Migrant workers gather on the balcony of a company dormitory in Singapore, April 2020. /Reuters Nearly half of Singapore's migrant workers residing in dormitories have had COVID-19, according
02:54 The first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. hit cities like New York and Los Angeles hard.Now rural communities are seeing rising case numbers as well, putting smaller
New York City. /Getty Images New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has warned that state to get prepared for a full shutdown and start making plans to work remotely."The governor said we should p
South Korea on Sunday reported 1,030 new COVID-19 cases, crossing the 1,000 daily mark for the first time since its first reported case in January, according to the Kor
Medics from north China's Tianjin Municipality wave goodbye before their departure from Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, the worst-hit city in the country by CO
People shop amid the COVID-19 pandemic at a traditional market in Seoul, South Korea, December 8, 2020. /Reuters South Korea on Sunday reported 1,030 new COVID-19 cases, crossing the 1,000 dai
The European Central Bank (ECB) says it will continue its bond-buying spree into 2022 as it tries to ease the financial burden on EU countries that have been ravaged by
00:33 French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced a stricter COVID-19 lockdown starting Tuesday, for at least three weeks.The new rule is being introduced as lockdown measures impl
Egypt received its first shipment of vaccines developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) late on Thursday and will get more deliveries soon, health officials said.The shipment ar
U.S. hospitals are seeing record-high numbers of COVID-patients- 104,600 in the past week according to the COVID Tracking Project. Many hospitals are running out o
Squire, a startup that sells software to barbershops, has raised $59 million in a round led by Iconiq Capital. The raise is $45 million in equity capital, and $15 million in debt financing.The round c
Workers disinfect the Zambezi market in Lusaka, capital of Zambia, May 15, 2020. /Xinhua The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday urged Zambia to be wary of the
FILE PHOTO: Egyptian Army soldiers are seen in the troubled northern part of the Sinai peninsula during a launch of a major assault against militants, in Al Arish, Egypt in March 2018. /VCG Photo
File photo of a past United Nations Security Council meeting. /VCG The Burundian government on Monday evening said it welcomed the decision taken by the United Nations (UN) Security Council of
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