coronavirus
UK PM Johnson faces growing pressure to resign
World
January 19, 2022
UK PM Johnson faces growing pressure to resign
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting to shore up his premiership on Wednesday amid…
US faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say
World
January 19, 2022
US faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say
The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, but COVID-19 deaths in the US are climbing and…
Beijing Olympics tickets will not be publicly sold due to COVID-19
World
January 18, 2022
Beijing Olympics tickets will not be publicly sold due to COVID-19
BEIJING, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Tickets for the Winter Olympics set to begin on Feb. 4 will be distributed to…
Analysis: With Omicron, global economy spots chance to push past COVID
World
January 18, 2022
Analysis: With Omicron, global economy spots chance to push past COVID
Jan 18 (Reuters) – Governments worldwide are easing quarantine rules, reviewing coronavirus curbs and dialling back pandemic-era emergency support as…
Health minister instructs reviewing coronavirus test price
Egypt
January 18, 2022
Health minister instructs reviewing coronavirus test price
Acting Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar instructed reviewing the prices of coronavirus tests, in the central laboratories of the…
Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
World
January 18, 2022
Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will cull some 2,000 small animals, including hamsters after…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1,232 new cases, 31 deaths reported on Monday
Egypt
January 18, 2022
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1,232 new cases, 31 deaths reported on Monday
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Monday reported 1,232 new coronavirus cases, 31 deaths, and 1,100 recoveries. A total…
Beijing shopper’s lone omicron case draws national attention
World
January 18, 2022
Beijing shopper’s lone omicron case draws national attention
BEIJING (AP) — A 26-year-old woman in China’s capital Beijing who contracted the omicron strain of COVID-19 has drawn national…
Return of the flu: EU faces threat of prolonged ‘twindemic’
World
January 17, 2022
Return of the flu: EU faces threat of prolonged ‘twindemic’
BRUSSELS, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Influenza has returned to Europe at a faster-than-expected rate this winter after almost disappearing last…
China’s Xi rejects ‘Cold War mentality,’ pushes cooperation
World
January 17, 2022
China’s Xi rejects ‘Cold War mentality,’ pushes cooperation
GENEVA (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping called Monday for greater world cooperation against COVID-19 and said China would send…