Expect a ‘lengthy’ pandemic
WHO panel warns of ‘response fatigue’ amid viral crisis The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be "lengthy" after its emergency committee met…
Brazilian Amazon fires surge in July
The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon in July rose 28 percent from July 2019, satellite data showed Saturday, fueling fears that the world's biggest rainforest will again…
Australia’s Victoria to toughen novel coronavirus lockdown: media
Australia's Victoria to toughen coronavirus lockdown - media Australia's Victoria state will toughen its social distancing measures in the coming days as the country's second-most populous state struggles to contain…
Mass COVID-19 vaccination in Russia planned for October: health minister
Russian Health Ministry is planning a mass vaccination campaign against the coronavirus for October, TASS news agency reported on Saturday, citing Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko. "We plan wider vaccination…
US House Foreign Affairs chairman subpoenas Pompeo
Eliot Engel, chairman of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs, issued a subpoena on Friday to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. In a statement, Engel said his panel is…
US makes deal for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, deaths expected to rise
Two major drug companies will supply the US government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, the Trump administration said on Friday, as the nation's top health agency…
Aussie COVID-19 vaccine candidate passes first stage of trials
A COVID-19 candidate vaccine developed in South Australia (SA) has cleared the first phase of testing, according to local media's report. The Australian reported on Friday that the vaccine developed…
Brazil reports over 2.6 mln cases of COVID-19, 91,263 deaths
Brazil on Thursday reported a daily increase of 1,129 in COVID-19 deaths, taking the national death toll to 91,263. Health authorities also detected 57,837 new cases in the past 24…
Highest single day spike takes India’s COVID-19 tally to over 1.6 million
India recorded the highest ever single-day spike of 55,078 of fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the total tally to 1,638,870, according to the federal health ministry's latest data. This…
US federal forces to start withdrawal
US President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday agreed to a deal to defuse weeks of clashes in the US city of Portland with the withdrawal of federal forces whose presence…