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New York: The socio-economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted UN agencies on Wednesday to call on countries to increase social protection programmes to protect those most at risk. more
New Zealand reports 9 new cases of COVID-19 as Auckland relaxes restrictions

Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand reported nine new cases of COVID-19 on Monday as the largest city Auckland relaxed restrictions but required mask wearing on public transport.

Canada's COVID-19 cases continue to surge before school reopening

Ottawa/Xinhua: There have been 127,673 cases of COVID-19 in Canada, including 9,113 deaths, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada on Sunday.

US drug agency says COVID-19 vaccine may be authorized before end of phase 3 trials

Washington/Sputnik: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ready to authorize a vaccine against COVID-19 before the end of phase three clinical trials if such a move proves to bring ...

Bangladesh registers 42 new COVID-19 deaths

Dhaka: In the past 24 hours, Bangladesh recorded 42 more COVID-19 related deaths, media reports said.

Bangladesh's Beximco and Pharma Serum Institute of India announce intention to cooperate on a COVID-19 vaccine

Dhaka: Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited, the fast-growing manufacturer of generic pharmaceutical products and active pharmaceutical ingredients, and the Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd ( ...

COVID-19 reinfection seems not to be a ‘regular event’, says UN health agency

New York: There is likely only a slim possibility of people being reinfected with COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, following reports in Hong Kong that a man had contracted ...

Chinese mainland reports no new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases

Beijing/Xinhua: No new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported Sunday across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Monday.

First Person: Pakistan health worker commits to polio fight, despite COVID fears

New York: Despite suffering the after-effects of the COVID-19 virus, Husna Gul, a staff member with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Pakistan, is committed to ensuring that as man ...

WHO stresses need for quick action amid reports of fresh COVID-19 outbreaks

New York: With several countries experiencing fresh COVID-19 outbreaks after periods of little or no transmission, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday highlighted the need fo ...