Health

‘Dying in Their Homes’: Covid-hit Indonesians Scramble for Oxygen

Outside a small store in South Jakarta, dozens of people line up for the chance to save the life of…

3 years ago

Pfizer to Seek US Authorisation for 3rd Vaccine Dose

Pfizer is about to seek U.S. authorisation for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, saying Thursday that another shot…

3 years ago

Global Vaccine Coalition Plans 520m Jabs for Nigeria, Others in 2021

Managing Director of the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX), a distribution scheme for the coronavirus jabs, Aurelia Nguyen, has said…

3 years ago

Covid: Nigeria Confirms First Case of Delta Variant

Health authorities in Nigeria have detected a confirmed case with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, also known as lineage B.1.617.2. They urged citizens…

3 years ago

Covid Common in Pet Cats and Dogs, Study Finds

Covid is common in pet cats and dogs whose owners have the disease, research suggests. Swabs were taken from 310…

3 years ago

Worsening Namibia Covid Cases ‘Likely to Continue’ Until August

Namibia is facing a “dark and sombre moment” as coronavirus deaths and cases rapidly increase, the country's President Hage Geingob…

3 years ago

Uganda Unveils Herbal Medicine to Treat Covid

Health authorities in Uganda have approved a locally manufactured herbal medicine to treat Covid-19 patients and other viral infections. The…

3 years ago

South Africa Toughens Restrictions to Combat Delta Variant

  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reimposed restrictions for two weeks to combat a surge in the highly contagious…

3 years ago

Covid: Several Countries Reintroduce Restrictions Amid Struggle to Contain Delta Variant

Authorities in several countries – from Bangladesh and Indonesia to Australia and Israel – are racing to contain the spread…

3 years ago

Over a Dozen Vaccinated Doctors Dead Amid Indonesia Covid Surge

More than a dozen fully vaccinated doctors have died of Covid-19 in Indonesia, according to a medical association, as the…

3 years ago