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Iran president warns of possible new wave of COVID cases
Middle East
July 3, 2021
Iran president warns of possible new wave of COVID cases
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that Iran may face another wave of coronavirus infections, as health…
Egypt contracts 2nd company to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine locally
Egypt
July 3, 2021
Egypt contracts 2nd company to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine locally
The Egyptian Health and Population Ministry announced Friday that a contract is now underway with a new company to locally…
Europe in vaccination race against COVID-19′s delta variant
World
July 3, 2021
Europe in vaccination race against COVID-19′s delta variant
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more…
Australian officials report biggest daily COVID-19 caseload for 2021
World
July 3, 2021
Australian officials report biggest daily COVID-19 caseload for 2021
MELBOURNE, July 3 (Reuters) – Australia’s New South Wales state recorded its biggest daily rise in COVID-19 infections this year,…
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
World
July 2, 2021
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
BEIJING (AP) — As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 261 new cases confirmed, 23 deaths on Tuesday
Egypt
June 30, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 261 new cases confirmed, 23 deaths on Tuesday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed 261 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 281,031. The total number…
Virus infections surging in Africa’s vulnerable rural areas
World
June 30, 2021
Virus infections surging in Africa’s vulnerable rural areas
ZVIMBA, Zimbabwe (AP) — For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been…
Egypt ranks second after Morocco in terms of vaccination rates in Africa: minister
Egypt
June 29, 2021
Egypt ranks second after Morocco in terms of vaccination rates in Africa: minister
During a cabinet meeting held Tuesday, headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Health Minister Hala Zayed shed light on the…
India’s richest state gears up to protect children from looming third wave of COVID-19
World
June 29, 2021
India’s richest state gears up to protect children from looming third wave of COVID-19
BENGALURU, June 29 (Reuters) – India’s western state of Maharashtra is training thousands of health workers in how to care…
Australia battles several clusters in new pandemic phase
World
June 28, 2021
Australia battles several clusters in new pandemic phase
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia was battling to contain several COVID-19 clusters around the country on Monday in what some…