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Rome/Sputnik: Italy’s Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute (IZSPLV) has detected the UK coronavirus variant in a domestic cat from northern Novara province, marking the first such case in the country. more
Canada's stalled vaccine rollout starts after goof ups

Toronto: Last week, Health Canada cleared the fourth Covid-19 vaccine as a part of a national campaign to vaccinate the population. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine joins the Pfizer-Bion ...

COVID mass vaccination may begin in Bhutan from March 18

Bhutan is planning to start COVID-19 mass vaccination from March 18, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH), though the date is yet to be finalized.

Research team finds 24 unknown bat coronaviruses in China

Beijing: A group of researchers have found 24 previously unknown bat coronaviruses – four of them related to the strain which causes Covid-19 – all within a radius of less tha ...

Keep mothers and newborns together, new health research says

New York: The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, highlighted the risks of separating newborns from mothers, with new research showing that up to 125,000 lives could be saved b ...

WHO says experts will likely present report on COVID-19 origins next week

Geneva/Sputnik: Independent experts of the World Health Organization (WHO) who have recently been on a mission in China will most likely present their report about the origins of the coro ...

France temporarily suspends use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine: Macron

Paris/Sputnik: France is temporarily suspending the use of a COVID-19 vaccine, developed by UK drugmaker AstraZeneca, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.

Spain to suspend use of AstraZeneca Vaccine for at least 15 days:  Reports

Moscow/Sputnik: Spain will suspend the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for at least 15 days from Monday, the Cadena Ser broadcaster reported on Monday.

Germany halts AstraZeneca rollout pending probe into blood clots in vaccinated patients

Moscow/Sputnik: The German Health Ministry said Monday that the use of AstraZeneca was paused on the advice of the national vaccines agency after reports emerged of patients developing po ...

Indonesia pauses AstraZeneca Vaccination over health concerns:  Regulator

Moscow/Sputnik: The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) has decided to hold up the use of the UK-Swedish AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine amid fears that the recipients may develop pote ...