COVID

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) decreased its forecast for developing Asia’s economic growth in 2021, citing ongoing concerns about the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) pandemic. According to an update to its main economic book, Asian Development Outlook...

The World Health Organization has urged governments to hold off on giving out any Covid vaccines until the end of the year, citing the millions of people who have yet to receive a single dose. On...

According to experts, the British government’s vacation scheme, which has maintained millions of private-sector jobs during the pandemic, is on the verge of being phased out, posing a risk of a jump in unemployment. Experts, on...

Veteran American civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson was hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19, despite having been vaccinated, representatives said Saturday. Jackson, 79, and his wife, Jacqueline Jackson, 77, were in treatment at Northwestern Hospital...

The Pentagon said Monday it will make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for all members of the US military by mid-September, amid an alarming surge in infections by the Delta variant. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a...

Protests against the country’s health pass reached new heights in France. Some anti-vax activists in Italy wore the widely vilified gold stars, which are reminiscent of the badges that Nazi Germany ordered Jews to wear. On...

The United States is now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections per day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge as health officials urge people to get vaccinated to stem a surging spread of...

Scientists from four BRICS countries (India, China, Russia, and Brazil) will study epidemiology and mathematical modelling of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as genetic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2. According to official sources in the Indian Ministry of...

According to an ongoing population survey released on Wednesday, fully vaccinated people in England were one-third as likely to test positive for Covid-19. The latest findings were based on 98,233 swabs taken between June 24 and...

The National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) has recommended vaccination for pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. NITAG Member Professor Dr Be-Nazir Ahmed, also a former DGHS director, on Monday said: “We had a meeting on Saturday...