Coronavirus Updates
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U.S. says 165 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine been administered
The United States has administered more than 165 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning and distributed nearly 208 million, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr…
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U.S. removes AstraZeneca, as it put J&J in charge of plant that botched COVID vaccine
The United States has put Johnson and Johnson in charge of a plant that ruined 15 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine and has stopped British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc from using the facility, a se…
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California to allow indoor Concerts from mid April
California, which was once considered a COVID-19 hot spot, is preparing to bring back indoor concerts. State officials announced the big move in a press release Friday, about a year after California …
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Desperate partygoers defy COVID-19 restrictions, as dozens storm Barcelona beach
Dozens of partygoers danced on Friday on a popular beach near central Barcelona, some without wearing masks or observing social distancing in defiance of COVID-19 restrictions, police said on Saturda…
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Fauci says U.S. may not need AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
The United States may not need AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, even if it wins U.S. regulatory approval, Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease doctor told Reuters on Thursday. The vaccin…
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Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 shot 91% effective; protective against South African variant
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech said on Thursday their COVID-19 vaccine is around 91% effective at preventing the disease, citing updated trial data that included participants inoculated for up to six months…
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Berlin to impose ban on nighttime gatherings
Germany urgently needs a two-week lockdown, faster vaccinations and compulsory tests at schools to break a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the DIVI association for intensive and emergency med…
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France goes into national lockdown, schools shutdown as covid-19 third wave swings in
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered France into its third national lockdown and said schools would close for three weeks as he sought to push back a third wave of COVID-19 infections that …
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Ghana to boost covid-19 test with introduction of antigen test
Ghana will soon introduce COVID-19 antigen test to improve and enhance testing for coronavirus. Professor William Ampofo, Head of Virology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research …
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Chris Oyakhilome’s Christ Embassy fined £125,000 for Covid-19 conspiracies
A Christian television network has escaped further Ofcom sanction after it was forced to correct a report that linked coronavirus and 5G. But the regulator said on Monday it still planned to grill th…