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Filipinos mark Easter amid strict COVID-19 lockdown
Millions of Filipinos could not celebrate Easter traditionally for a second year in a row, as the government imposed a strict COVID-19 lockdown.
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Philippines struggles to cope with COVID-19 surge
The capital, Manila, and nearby provinces are now under the highest tier of social distancing restrictions.
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Lebanon seeks private sector help for vaccination drive
Only about 1 percent of the population is fully vaccinated and there are concerns that contracting out vaccination distribution will not benefit those who are most in need.
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Reports people in France, Germany shunning AstraZeneca shots in favour of Pfizer.
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South Africa vaccine campaign: Tens of thousands get Johnson and Johnson's jab
The discovery of a new and more contagious COVID-19 variant derailed South Africa’s plans to begin immunising its health workers with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which proved less effective against the new strain.
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Iran starts COVID-19 vaccinations with Sputnik V
President Rouhani says he is ready to be vaccinated to show that any shot officially approved in Iran is trustworthy.
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WHO team dismisses theory COVID-19 leaked from Wuhan lab
World Health Organization researchers in Wuhan say the virus likely jumped from animals to humans, but they have yet to identify the animal host that triggered the outbreak.
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Ghana receives first COVID vaccine through UN-backed COVAX scheme
At least 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine arrive in Ghana’s capital as part of efforts for equitable global access to COVID jabs.
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World's first study into mixing COVID-19 vaccines under way
The trial in the UK will examine the best dosing schedule for both the Pfizer and Astrazeneca injections to give maximum immunity.
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Zimbabwe elite forced to confront crippled healthcare system
Zimbabwe elite forced to confront crippled healthcare system
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Japan: COVID-19 crisis will not prevent Olympic Games
Japan has extended a state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other regions for a month, less than six months until the start of the Olympic Games.
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WHO rejects criticism of probe into Wuhan COVID-19 outbreak
On Monday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said China was falling 'short' in providing adequate access to scientists on the ground.
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UK fundraising hero Captain Sir Tom Moore passes away with COVID
The centenarian gained fame last year after raising tens of millions of dollars for the UK’s National Health Service amid pandemic.
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The struggle to return children to US schools
US President Joe Biden's faced delays and deadlock in his push to get children back into schools in his first 100 days.
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UK COVID-19 death toll exceeds 100,000
It is the highest number of deaths in Europe, and for the families left behind, the emotional cost is staggering.
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Latin America faces second COVID-19 wave
Across Central and South America, the COVID-19 pandemic is getting worse and hospitals are struggling to cope.
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Long Beach 'hero pay' initiative sparks backlash from grocery industry
California grocery association files lawsuit over city's provision of extra wages for essential workers like supermarket staff.
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US 'hero pay' initiative sparks backlash from grocery industry
California grocery association files lawsuit over city's provision of extra wages for essential workers like supermarket staff.
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EU leaders push for COVID-19 vaccine passport
The proposal would allow travel within the EU for those who have been immunised, but it is a divisive issue and not all agree that it is the right solution.
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Hong Kong locks down amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Mass testing is under way in Hong Kong for thousands of people in neighbourhoods sealed off due to a coronavirus outbreak.
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‘Criminal violence’: Dutch PM deplores COVID lockdown riots
‘Criminal violence’: Dutch PM deplores COVID lockdown riots.
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India to roll out world's largest COVID-19 vaccine campaign
India's drug regulator has approved two COVID-19 vaccines: the Oxford-Astrazeneca jab and another made by Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech for emergency use.
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Thailand boosts COVID-19 restrictions
The country has been viewed as a success story in containing the virus, but now it is contending with a second and stronger wave.
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UN warns over Latin America's hunger crisis
Guatemala has one of the highest rates of chronic malnutrition in the region, made worse by recent storms and the pandemic, especially affecting the country's children.