Health
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has imposed the strictest vaccination rules, making it compulsory to produce proof of vaccination or recent recovery not only at events but at every commercial establishment, government buildings, offices, and other places, according to a media report. more
Black particles found in Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in Japan

Tokyo: Japan has put a batch of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on hold after black particles were spotted in a vial.

Covid-19 ravages USA's Texas : Over 10,000 hospitalised in less than a week as Guv prohibits mandates for wearing masks, vaccination

USA's Texas is in the midst of an unprecedented health crisis as major cities - Houston, Austin and San Antonio - witness nearly overflowing hospitals and intensive care units with th ...

China punishes dozens of officials for failing to implement Covid measures

Beijing: China has taken disciplinary action against more than 40 local officials for failing to control Delta variant outbreak as administration grapples to contain the worst outbreak of ...

As daily caseload in US avg above 100,000, Fauci warns more suffering amid vaccine hesitancy

Baltimore: White House’s chief medical adviser and top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has warned “more pain and suffering” as daily caseload in the US is ave ...

China returns to mass lockdowns, testing after Delta variant detected in several provinces

Beijing: The Delta variant of coronavirus that is responsible for increasing Covid19 caseload across the world and claiming more lives than the initial strains of the pathogen last year h ...

WHO accused of 'appeasement' after it says Covid19 vaccines 'Halal' and 'Sharia compliant'

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has drawn flak after it issued a clarification on social media that Covid-19 vaccines are "halal" and "permissible according to Sharia l ...

Pfizer to manufacture its Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa

Pfizer and BioNTech have said they will produce Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa in collaboration with Biovac Institute in Cape Town, in a move that would ease the supply of vaccines for ...

Covid-19: Anger grows in Australia as govt clamps lockdown in three states to stop infections

Many people in Australia are annoyed as the government imposed a strict lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, issuing stay-at-home orders for nearly 13 million people across South Aust ...

New health pass introduced amid soaring Covid cases sparks protests in France

Paris: France is seeing the fastest ever jump in coronavirus cases in this pandemic, prompting the authorities to bring into effect a new Covid health pass.