Tag: #COVID-19

December 13, 2020

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STOCKHOLM - Dressing down, the 2020 Nobel winners got their awards in a broadcast aired on Thursday Dec 10), as ...

South Korea scrambles to build container hospital beds to combat third Covid-19 wave

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SEOUL - South Korea authorities scrambled on Thursday to build hospital beds in shipping containers to ease strains on medical ...

Australian scientists develop genome sequencing to trace Covid-19 cases within 4 hours

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SYDNEY - Australian scientists said on Thursday (Dec 10) they had developed a rapid genome sequencing method that would cut ...

Indonesia regional elections: Some candidates test positive for Covid-19

The exposure of a number of regional election candidates and current leaders to Covid-19 has somewhat marred this year’s celebration ...

Indonesia walks back claims Chinese vaccine 97 per cent effective in trial

by The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network

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Indonesia ’s state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma said late on Tuesday (Dec 8) the efficacy of a Covid-19 vaccine developed ...

Indonesia’s MUI to issue fatwa on Covid-19 vaccine amid concerns over halal status

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The relevant authorities in Indonesia have finished a study on the halal status of a possible Covid-19 vaccine. Coordinating Human ...

Female leaders in Covid-19 fight praised in Forbes list of world’s powerful women

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NEW YORK - Female leaders who have stood out for their handling of the coronavirus earned honours on Tuesday (Dec ...

UAE says Sinopharm vaccine has 86% efficacy against Covid-19

December 10, 2020

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DUBAI - An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) has 86 per cent efficacy, the health ministry ...

North Korea berates South Korea’s top diplomat for doubt over ‘0 Covid-19 cases’

December 9, 2020