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WHO: COVID end 'in sight,' deaths at lowest since March 2020 14 Sep 2022 - 07:58 pm
A pandemic prevention worker sits in a nucleic acid testing booth following a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Beijing, China, September 13, 2022. (REUTERS/Thomas Peter)
'Challenge' to maintain world's focus on global health after COVID-19: Bill Gates 13 Sep 2022 - 10:11 am
Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, attends a news conference at the World Economic Forum 2022 (WEF) in the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
In a nod to JFK, Biden pushing 'moonshot' to fight cancer 12 Sep 2022 - 05:19 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a a 'Help is Here' tour event to tout the 1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act law on the 11th anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) legislation being signed into law, as he visits the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio, US, on March 23, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus 07 Sep 2022 - 11:08 pm
New York Governor Kathy Hochul during a press conference to provide an update on the coronavirus disease in New York, US, September 7, 2022. (REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado)
China's Shenzhen to adopt tiered COVID measures on Monday 04 Sep 2022 - 06:47 pm
People wearing face masks line up to receive nucleic acid test near a residential area, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China on June 24, 2020.  File Photo / Reuters
China extends lockdown in areas of Chengdu, expands testing 04 Sep 2022 - 05:43 pm
People line up at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site near a residential compound under lockdown following local cases of the coronavirus disease in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on November 3, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Shenzhen districts locked down as China battles COVID outbreaks 03 Sep 2022 - 04:29 pm
Medical workers in protective suits collect swabs from residents at a residential compound in Nanshan district, following a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, on September 3, 2022. REUTERS/David Kirton
India develops its first cervical cancer vaccine 01 Sep 2022 - 08:14 pm
Men ride on a motorbike past a supply truck of India's Serum Institute, the world's largest maker of vaccines, which is working on a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pune, India, on May 18, 2020. File Photo / Reuters
New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhere: WHO 31 Aug 2022 - 08:05 pm
File Photo: Travelers wearing protective face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease reclaim their luggage at the airport in Denver, Colorado, US, November 24, 2020. (REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt)
US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants 31 Aug 2022 - 07:00 pm
The headquarters of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland, on November 4, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
Tea drinkers enjoy possible health benefits, study suggests 30 Aug 2022 - 06:52 pm
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EPA designates 'forever chemicals' as hazardous substances 26 Aug 2022 - 10:00 pm
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Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID vaccine 26 Aug 2022 - 05:43 pm
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Global monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase: WHO 25 Aug 2022 - 06:38 pm
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Bavarian Nordic vows to boost monkeypox vaccine supply to combat shortfall 24 Aug 2022 - 12:46 pm
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Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus 22 Aug 2022 - 07:48 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is seen on a screen as he answers remotely a question from reporters, after he tested positive for the coronavirus disease the previous day, at his residence in Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on August 22, 2022. (Reuters)
FactBox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus 19 Aug 2022 - 09:40 pm
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un poses for a photo with Korean People's Army medics during a meeting to recognise their contributions in fighting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Pyongyang, North Korea, August 18, 2022 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency via REUTERS.
WHO recommends use of two antibody drugs against Ebola 19 Aug 2022 - 01:53 pm
A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo