Covid-19 News
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Fatigue and frustration as China presses strict zero-COVID strategyNearly two years into a pandemic that has seen China pursue some of the world's most stringent coronavirus measures, some...
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Bedouin Burger to perform at Abu Dhabi Art’s 2nd Sun music festivalThe Lebanese music duo Bedouin Burger are coming to Abu Dhabi Art this week. Featuring multi-instrumentalist Zeid Hamdan and singer...
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Times Square is back open on New Year's Eve — with vax proofCrowds will once again fill New York's Times Square this New Year's Eve, with proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for...
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Why are UK Covid-19 cases falling when Europe's are surging?As coronavirus case rates in much of continental Europe are rising, the UK has been recording a fall in the...
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Covid booster doses will be offered to over-40sAll over-40s in the UK will be offered a third dose of a Covid vaccine, after advice from the government...
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UAE's wealthy are more risk averse since the Covid-19 pandemic, survey findsAbout 43 per cent of affluent individuals in the UAE believe the Covid-19 pandemic weakened their confidence in their finances...
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Common colds help fight Covid and offer clues to how medicines should developPrevious common cold infections could provide protection against Covid-19, a study has shown, offering clues to how medicines should be...
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Sweden breaks ranks in Covid battle again with no-test stanceSweden has again broken ranks with its neighbours to employ its own tactics in defeating Covid. Its health agency said...
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Covestro Launches New Durable Materials for Medical Device Housings and HardwareCovestro, a leading polymer company, today announced the launch of new durable materials for medical devices housings and hardware. The...
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Germany reports new daily high for coronavirus casesGermany’s national disease control centre reported a record high number of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as one of the...
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Moderna seeks EU approval of COVID vaccine for kids aged 6-11Moderna has applied to the European Union's medicine regulator for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six to...
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Thousands protest COVID restrictions in New ZealandThousands of demonstrators marched on the New Zealand parliament to protest against COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday, prompting a major police deployment...
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UK government warns of Christmas Covid restrictions in booster shot driveThe British government has warned of Christmas Covid-19 restrictions as it urges people to have booster shots amid waning resistance....
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New CDC report discusses efficacy of mRNA COVID vaccines in immunocompromisedThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic tore through the world with ferocity since it began in March 2020, leaving over...
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High-risk Covid gene more common in South AsiansUniversity of Oxford scientists have uncovered a gene that doubles the risk of lung failure and death from Covid.They say...
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Covid: Pfizer says antiviral pill 89% effective in high-risk casesA pill to treat Covid developed by the US company Pfizer cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by 89%...
