Vaccines

Macron: France to double Covid shots for poor nations – latest updates

Covid-19 has infected more than 232M people and has killed at least 4.7M. Here are virus-related developments for September 26:

Biden says US donating extra 500 million Covid vaccines – latest updates

Covid-19 has infected more than 230M people and killed over 4.7M. Here are virus-related developments for September 22:

Russia records over 800 new Covid-19 deaths in one day – latest updates

Covid-19 has infected more than 229M people and killed over 4.7M. Here are virus-related developments for September 21:

US to end travel bans for Covid vaccinated passengers – latest updates

Covid-19 has infected more than 229M people and killed over 4.7M. Here are virus-related developments for September 20:

Less than 3.5 % of Africans vaccinated against Covid – latest updates

Covid-19 has infected over 225M people and has claimed 4.6M lives. Here are virus-related developments for September 14:

Russia's vaccine diplomacy is overhyped and underwhelming

Moscow’s South-South vaccine efforts have fallen short of expectations and don’t pose as big a challenge to the West as initially presumed.

Doctors study severity of Delta strain amid concerns over transmission

Research in Canada, Singapore and Scotland shows people, mainly those who are unvaccinated, infected with Delta variant are more likely to be hospitalised than patients earlier during the pandemic.

China battles Covid-19 outbreak as WHO warns of Delta-fuelled spread

The rise in infections come as a leaked internal CDC document found fully immunised people with so-called breakthrough infections of the Delta variant can spread the disease as easily as unvaccinated people.

PAHO says Covid inflicting heavy toll on Americas – latest updates

Covid-19 pandemic has infected more than 196 million people and killed least 4.1 million around the world. Here are updates for July 28:

Top Pakistan, Saudi diplomats discuss ways to ease Covid curbs, Afghanistan

Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud meets Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad for talks on a range of issues including Covid-19 travel restrictions, conflicts in Kashmir, Palestine, Yemen and Afghanistan.

Protesters back on Brazil streets to demand Bolsonaro's impeachment

Tens of thousands of people gathered for the fourth weekend of protests against President Jair Bolsonaro, who is being investigated for allegedly turning a blind eye to a scheme to embezzle government funds in the purchase of vaccines.

Hundreds of Ugandans duped into paying for fake Covid-19 shots

The fraudsters targeted people looking to pay for immunisation, including corporate employees, at a time when vaccines were in short supply.