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Asia Today: South Korea’s cases, COVID-19 deaths spike again
World
December 23, 2020
Asia Today: South Korea’s cases, COVID-19 deaths spike again
South Korea has added another new 1,092 infections of the coronavirus in a resurgence that is erasing hard-won epidemiological gains…
BioNTech CEO confident vaccine will work on UK variant
World
December 22, 2020
BioNTech CEO confident vaccine will work on UK variant
BERLIN (AP) — German pharmaceutical company BioNTech is confident that its coronavirus vaccine works against the new UK variant, but…
The Latest: Germany puts more curbs on travel from UK
World
December 22, 2020
The Latest: Germany puts more curbs on travel from UK
Germany has expanded its ban on passenger flights from the U.K. to forbid passenger transport by rail, bus and ship.…
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman to close borders over new COVID strain
Middle East
December 22, 2020
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman to close borders over new COVID strain
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman are closing their borders and suspending commercial flights over fears about a…
Health official: Egypt’s actual COVID-19 infection figures are 10 times higher than reported
Egypt
December 21, 2020
Health official: Egypt’s actual COVID-19 infection figures are 10 times higher than reported
Egypt’s Health and Population Ministry’s Scientific Committee to Combat COVID-19 has estimated that the real figures for coronavirus infections in…
With winter at hand, the virus whips up winds of uncertainty
World
December 21, 2020
With winter at hand, the virus whips up winds of uncertainty
Coronavirus cases spiking nationwide. A chill, existential and literal, setting in once more. And now: a winter likely to be…
Egypt’s Education Ministry: school attendance no longer mandatory amid COVID-19 surge
Egypt
December 21, 2020
Egypt’s Education Ministry: school attendance no longer mandatory amid COVID-19 surge
In the midst of a surge in coronavirus cases, Egypt’s Education Ministry announced on Monday that school attendance is no…
Covid-19 vaccine can’t be safe and other myths
Health & Fitness
December 21, 2020
Covid-19 vaccine can’t be safe and other myths
How could the Covid-19 vaccine possibly be safe if it was produced, tested and authorized in record time? How can…
New strain of COVID-19 causing uproar in UK is likely in Egypt: official
Egypt
December 21, 2020
New strain of COVID-19 causing uproar in UK is likely in Egypt: official
A member of Egypt’s Health Ministry’s Scientific Committee to Combat COVID-19 said on Sunday that the new strain of the…
Egypt reports 664 new coronavirus cases, 29 deaths on Sunday
Egypt
December 21, 2020
Egypt reports 664 new coronavirus cases, 29 deaths on Sunday
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population confirmed on Sunday 664 new coronavirus cases, up from 611 on Saturday and…