Tag: #COVID-19

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to receive his first coronavirus vaccination as soon as next week, ...

People over 60 almost 20 times as likely to die of Covid-19 as young people: Study

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The national Covid-19 task force has conducted a study into the Covid-19 mortality risks based on age and comorbidity factors. ...

Evidence mounts that dogs can smell Covid-19

New studies have contributed further evidence that sniffer dogs can detect Covid-19, suggesting that canines could play an important role ...

US health worker has allergic reaction after getting Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine

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An Alaskan health worker had a serious allergic reaction after getting Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine, but is now ...

Australia races to trace Covid-19 source after small cluster found in Sydney

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SYDNEY - Australia on Thursday (Dec 17) scrambled to trace the source of new Covid-19 cases after a small cluster ...

Indonesia pledges free Covid-19 vaccines, with president first in line

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JAKARTA - Indonesia will provide free coronavirus vaccines to its citizens when the world’s fourth most populous nation starts its inoculation ...

Indonesia bans New Year’s celebrations in public spaces amid rising Covid-19 infections

The government has decided to ban crowd-pulling events and New Year's Eve celebrations from Dec 18 to Jan 8 in a bid ...

Australia reports first local Covid-19 case in 2 weeks after airport worker tests positive

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SYDNEY - Australia's most populous state on Wednesday (Dec 16) reported its first coronavirus case in nearly two weeks after an ...

Japan PM Suga under fire for year-end dinners as coronavirus cases mount