Tuesday, 26 January 2021_At the resumption of the Zakzaky case in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, the state High Court has ordered officials of the Kaduna Correctional Center to move Zakzaky's wife, Zeenat, to a government hospital for proper treatment for COVID -19.
Tuesday, 26 January 2021_Israeli member of Knesset and former minister of military affairs Avigdor Lieberman has revealed that a large number of the Israelis who received the second dose of a purported Israeli COVID -19 vaccine nevertheless contracted the disease, information that he said has been withheld by the regime.
Monday, 25 January 2021_The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has surpassed 25 million just days after new President Joe Biden assumed office.
Monday, 18 January 2021 _US President-elect Joe Biden's incoming chief of staff Ron Klain has warned that the COVID death toll in the US will reach 500,000 by the end of February as Biden is set to assume control of a struggling economy and surging coronavirus outbreak in less than two days.
Sunday, 17 January 2021_Thousands of people including leaders and supporters of the far-right take to the streets of Vienna to protest against COVID restrictions.
Sunday, 17 January 2021_Health systems in the EU are buckling under pressure from new coronavirus cases resulting from the holiday period. New variants are raising concern.
Tuesday, 12 January 2021_Barely 500 people were vaccinated in the first week of January in France; a dramatically low figure compared to other countries. French Prime Minister Castex promised to speed up the vaccination campaign. Many medical and scientific experts blame the French administration for its incompetence. It assigned, for instance, private firms like McKinsey to elaborate a vaccination strategy.
Sunday, 10 January 2021 _A British nurse has caught COVID -19 three weeks after getting the vaccine, prompting experts to issue warnings that it would take time for immunity to build up.
Thursday, 07 January 2021_The Democratic Republic of the Congo says China has offered some debt relief in a bid to ease pressure on the central African country ravaged by the COVID -19 crisis.
Tuesday, 05 January 2021_More than 18,400 Americans died from COVID -19 in the week ended Jan. 3, bringing the pandemic's total to over 351,000 deaths in the US.
Tuesday, 29 December 2020 _Residents of Washington DC lineup to get tested for COVID -19 after the Christmas holiday. The United States surged past 19 million confirmed coronavirus infections on Sunday, adding a million cases in less than a week.
Monday, 28 December 2020_The first person vaccinated against COVID -19 in Austria: an 84-year-old pensioner who says she wants to see her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren again without hesitation.
Friday, 25 December 2020_The Iranian government has finally worked out a solution to pay for foreign supplies of coronavirus vaccines, says the country’s chief banker, amid a series of harsh financial restrictions imposed on the country by the United States.
Thursday, 24 December 2020_The US government will pay Pfizer Inc nearly $2 billion for 100 million additional doses of its COVID -19 vaccine to bolster its supply as the country grapples with a nationwide spike in infections.
Thursday, 24 December 2020_The World Health Organization’s international mission to China to investigate the origins of COVID -19 will explore all avenues and is not looking to find “guilty” parties, a team member says.
Wednesday, 23 December 2020_To recover from COVID -19, airports need a bailout during the COVID -19 crisis, because they have vital role to play in country's economy, Imam Khomeini Airport City's CEO, said.
Wednesday, 23 December 2020 _The United Kingdom is grappling with a new variant of the Covid-19 virus, and the international response to it. Dozens of countries have suspended all arrivals from Britain even as officials warn the new travel bans could wreak havoc on the supply chains of food and goods days before Christmas. Meanwhile people across the country are trying to come to terms with their plans having been cancelled at the last minute.