Brazilian Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said the hospital system in the city of Manaus is collapsing. The Brazilian state of Amazonas is running out of oxygen during a renewed surge in COVID-19 deaths, its government said on Thursday, with media reporting that people on respirators were dying of suffocation in hospitals. The state has made … Read more
When it comes to the Earth’s global surface temperature, 2020 came in hot — tying 2016 as the warmest year on record, according to a climate analysis published Thursday by NASA and the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Earth’s average temperature was 1.02 degrees Celsius (1.84 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the … Read more
The largest oil exporter outside of OPEC is selling $3.25bn in debt in three parts. Oman is back in the debt market for the third time in less than three months, taking advantage of investors’ appetite for yield to help plug the Gulf Arab region’s widest budget deficit. The largest oil exporter outside of OPEC … Read more
CoronaVac has come under increasing scrutiny after Brazilian researchers found it to be just more than 50 percent effective. Turkish doctors and nurses rolled up their sleeves on Thursday as the nation of 83 million people launched a mass coronavirus vaccination drive with China’s Sinovac jab. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca received the first shot of … Read more
New Delhi: No foreign dignitary will attend this year’s Republic Day celebrations as the chief guest due to the Covid outbreak, the foreign ministry said today. “Due to the global COVID-19 situation, it has been decided that this year there will not be any foreign head of state or government as the chief guest for … Read more
China on Thursday reported its first death from COVID-19 in eight months as the country battles to contain a resurgence in cases – the most in 10 months – and welcomes the arrival of an expert team from the World Health Organization (WHO). More than 20 million people are under lockdown in the north of … Read more
The secretive Shincheonji Church of Jesus was at the centre of public anger early last year over a surge in cases traced to its followers. The elderly leader of a secretive religious sect at the centre of an early coronavirus outbreak in South Korea has been found not guilty of hindering the government’s virus prevention … Read more
A major chunk of the global recovery in companies’ earnings – recovery expected in the first quarter of 2021 – is at risk of being pushed back further as coronavirus lockdowns and mobility restrictions in several countries cloud hopes of a swifter economic rebound, investment banks said. China announced lockdowns in four cities and European … Read more
The daily COVID-19 death toll in the United States hit a record 4,327 on Tuesday, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally, as the Trump administration moved to accelerate the roll-out of vaccinations across the country. The US daily death toll first surpassed 4,000 on January 8, amid a marked increase following a holiday season … Read more
25:20 From: Inside Story The WHO has urged countries to prioritise COVAX, an initiative to secure vaccines for low and middle-income nations. Read more 13 Jan 2021 facebooktwitterwhatsapp More episodes from Inside Story play25:35 play24:00 play25:00 play24:45 Show more Source link
A highly infectious mutation of the novel coronavirus first recorded in the United Kingdom last month has spread to dozens of countries, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since being reported to the WHO on December 14, the UK-identified variant VOC 202012/01 has been found in 50 countries, territories and areas, the United Nations … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of sailors are thought to be stranded on ships for months due to the pandemic, raising risks to people, ships and cargoes. A group of leading investors on Wednesday called for an end to a crisis involving hundreds of thousands of seafarers stuck on ships for many months due to COVID-19, warning … Read more
The world has lost tropical forest equivalent to the size of California over a 13-year period, environmental group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said on Wednesday, calling for COVID-19 recovery plans to revitalise conservation efforts. In a new report, WWF analysed 24 deforestation hotspots across Asia, Latin America and Africa, and found that more … Read more
A coronavirus vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech was found to be just 50.4 percent effective at preventing symptomatic infections of COVID-19 in a Brazilian trial, researchers said on Tuesday, barely enough for regulatory approval and well below the rate announced last week. The latest results are a substantial disappointment for Brazil, as the Chinese … Read more
COVID-19 deaths in the Canadian province of Ontario could exceed those during the first wave of the pandemic, public health officials said on Tuesday, warning that the healthcare system could also soon be overwhelmed amid mounting infections. According to a report, Ontario authorities said daily deaths could double from 50 to 100 between now and … Read more
New measures imposed as number of cases rise in UAE, a country which has become a hub for Europeans fleeing lockdowns. The United Kingdom removed the United Arab Emirates from its travel corridors list on Monday, following a surge of COVID-19 cases in the Gulf country. The move took effect at 04:00 GMT on Tuesday … Read more
A health-care aide at a retirement home east of Edmonton is being remembered by friends and family as a loving mother and devoted friend who was passionate about her job before losing her life to COVID-19. Rose Vandelannoite, 63, was taken off life-support Sunday night after fighting a month-long battle with COVID-19. “I’m just trying … Read more
At least two gorillas began coughing last week, while a third is showing symptoms and five others could also be infected, zoo officials said. Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what are believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United … Read more
From sanitising robots to personalised perfume dispensers to creative automotive technology and innovative apps, cutting-edge products and high-tech advances from around the world are on display at the annual Consumer Electronics Show. CES is also normally one of the biggest and most crowded events held in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States. But this … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine, three weeks after getting his first one, amid a slow roll-out of nationwide vaccinations to tackle a pandemic that continues to surge across the United States. Biden pulled off his sport jacket to reveal a dark, short-sleeve T-shirt underneath and said, “Ready, … Read more
Delhi, Maharashtra among 10 states with bird flu amid nationwide efforts to contain the spread. New Delhi: Reports of lakhs of birds dying of Avian Influenza, or bird flu, over the last few days have sent panic waves across the country. Its confirmation in 10 states and reports of likely spread in others, has made … Read more
England was plunged into its third national lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic a week ago, with the whole of the UK now under strict social distancing controls as it struggles to contain a variant of COVID-19 that spreads faster. The United Kingdom registered 59,940 confirmed cases and 563 deaths on Sunday, bringing the overall … Read more
Concerns over a possible Trump impeachment kept Asian shares from crossing historic highs despite expectations of ‘trillions’ of dollars in new stimulus measures. Asian shares paused near historic highs on Monday while United States Treasury yields were at a 10-month top as “trillions” in new US fiscal stimulus plans were set to be unveiled this … Read more
At least 250,000 small British firms could close as government emergency aid package falls short, industry group warns. An industry group says at least 250,000 small firms in the United Kingdom could close unless the government gives them more financial help. The Federation of Small Businesses’s (FSB’s) warning on Monday comes after authorities imposed renewed … Read more
Seven centres will open on Monday as British government accelerates efforts to tackle the virus that is running rampant. The British government will open seven mass vaccination centres on Monday as part of efforts to accelerate the roll out of COVID-19 inoculations that the government wants to deliver to all vulnerable people by the middle … Read more
At the apex of this pandemic, it is shocking that the US federal government has no legal right to enforce a nationwide lockdown and a mask-wearing mandate of the sort that we have seen in Italy, Spain, and France. State police powers stand in the way, making governors and county leaders the proper locus of … Read more
COVID-19 infections and related deaths pass grim milestones amid growing risk of British hospitals being overwhelmed. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases recorded in the United Kingdom has now surpassed three million, as the human cost of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to mount amid growing fears about the fast-spreading new variants of the virus. UK … Read more
Curfew from 8pm to 5am will be in place until at least February 8 as Quebec seeks to stem high COVID-19 infections. Canada’s first provincewide COVID-19 curfew is coming into effect on Saturday night, as the Quebec provincial government seeks to stem a surge in infections and hospitalisations linked to the novel coronavirus. In a … Read more
More than three-quarters of people hospitalised with COVID-19 still suffered from at least one symptom after six months, according to a new study. The research, which was published on Saturday in the Lancet medical journal, involved hundreds of patients in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the new coronavirus was first detected. It found that … Read more
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US had also reported a new record of nearly 4,000 deaths a day earlier while some 131,000 people are currently hospitalised. The United States has hit a new record for coronavirus cases Friday, notching nearly 290,000 in a span of 24 hours, according to a real-time tally by Johns Hopkins University. The country, the hardest-hit … Read more
Health limits due to pandemic significantly curtailed attendance to annual Philippine procession, which usually attracts more than a million people. Thousands of Catholic pilgrims gathered in the Philippine capital on Saturday to pay homage to the Black Nazarene statue of Jesus Christ, as health restrictions due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic significantly curtailed the attendance … Read more
Canada’s most populous province reports 4,249 COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, a second straight record. Ontario is considering “more extreme measures” on top of the widespread lockdowns in place, the premier said on Friday, after the Canadian province reported a second straight day of record-breaking COVID-19 cases. “I’ve never stressed this so much, all the way going back … Read more
Approval marks third vaccine given green light in the UK after shots produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca-Oxford. The United Kingdom has approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use, the third to be given the green light by the country’s medicines regulators. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said in a statement the Moderna vaccine … Read more
The move follows the discovery of a patient with the UK variant that prompted the lockdown of the country’s third-biggest city. Australia on Friday said it would require all international travellers to test negative for COVID-19 before getting on the plane, as the city of Brisbane prepared for a three-day lockdown after confirming a patient … Read more
Drug, which will be added to UK treatment guidelines, offers hope at a time of growing concern country’s health system could be overwhelmed. An arthritis drug has been found to reduce the risk of death for people with the most severe cases of COVID-19 by a quarter, if they are given the treatment within 24 … Read more
Despite having one of the strictest coronavirus lockdowns, India has the world’s second-highest number of infections, hurting its economy as well. India’s economy is set for its biggest annual contraction in records going back to 1952 as the rapid spread of coronavirus cases and measures to contain them hurt businesses and households. Gross domestic product … Read more
Tokyo, Japan – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared on Thursday a one-month state of emergency in Tokyo and surrounding areas, urging residents of the capital to avoid going out and asking bars and restaurants to close by 8pm amid a record surge in COVID-19 infections. The emergency will run from Friday until February 7 … Read more
Coronavirus outbreak in province surrounding Beijing pushes cases to highest level since July, as mass testing begins. The number of new COVID-19 cases in China nearly doubled on Wednesday as more patients were confirmed with the virus in Hebei, the province surrounding Beijing, which began mass testing of the entire provincial capital and restricted travel … Read more
More Americans were hospitalised with COVID-19 on Wednesday than at any time since the pandemic began, as total coronavirus infections crossed the 21 million mark, deaths soared across much of the United States and a historic vaccination effort lagged. US COVID-19 hospitalisations reached a record 131,215 on Wednesday, according to a tally by The COVID … Read more