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WHO team visits animal disease center in Wuhan, China 02 Feb 2021 - 09:41 pm
Chinese scientists and officials in lab coats wait at the Hubei Animal Epidemic Disease Prevention and Control Center during a visit of a team of the World Health Organization (WHO), tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-
Saudi Arabia suspends entry from 20 countries from Feb 3 - state news agency 02 Feb 2021 - 09:36 pm
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Rio de Janeiro mayor says hundreds of vaccines okay after power outage 02 Feb 2021 - 09:04 pm
Brazil's Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello speaks during the arrival ceremony of the doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from India, at Galeao Air Base in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil January 22, 2021. Picture taken Ja
Oxford says COVID-19 vaccine 76% effective for 3 months after one shot 02 Feb 2021 - 08:45 pm
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Biden team will test shipping vaccines directly to pharmacies 02 Feb 2021 - 08:36 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the fight to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Russia expects India to approve Sputnik V vaccine for use soon -report 02 Feb 2021 - 08:13 pm
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Reaction to the death of UK's Captain Tom Moore 02 Feb 2021 - 08:03 pm
Retired British Army Captain Tom Moore, 99, raises money for health workers by attempting to walk the length of his garden one hundred times before his 100th birthday this month as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Marston Moretaine,
Canada signs first deal for manufacture of foreign COVID-19 vaccine 02 Feb 2021 - 07:59 pm
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Uganda orders 18 mln doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine 02 Feb 2021 - 07:57 pm
A vial of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen at the Lochee Health Centre in Dundee, Scotland, Britain January 4, 2021. Andy Buchanan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Swiss pleasure cruiser turned into vaccine 'shot ship' for lakeside towns 02 Feb 2021 - 07:46 pm
MS Thurgau excursion boat with a COVID-19 vaccination center onboard is moored in the harbour of Romanshorn on Lake Constance, Switzerland February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Verity Pharma and India's SII apply to distribute AstraZeneca vaccine in Canada 02 Feb 2021 - 07:38 pm
A nurse displays a vial of COVISHIELD, the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, at a medical centre in Mumbai, India, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Scotland toughens quarantine rules, hopes for lockdown easing in March 02 Feb 2021 - 07:29 pm
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon attends a session at the Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland Britain January 28, 2021. Robert Perry/Pool via REUTERS
Pakistan launches COVID-19 vaccine campaign 02 Feb 2021 - 07:20 pm
A man walks past an awarness sign inside the Khaliq Dina Hall and Library, which has been converted to be used as a vaccination centre, to administering coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Karachi, Pakistan February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
US Northeast digs out after massive snowstorm, two dead 02 Feb 2021 - 07:13 pm
Snow plows wait at a traffic light on 8th Avenue during a snow storm, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
UK's Captain Tom Moore has died - family says 02 Feb 2021 - 07:13 pm
Captain Sir Tom Moore smiles as he launches his autobiography book 'Tomorrow will be a Good Day' at his home in Milton Keynes, Britain September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo
Does wearing two masks provide more protection? 02 Feb 2021 - 04:31 pm
Travelers wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak walk outside a railway station as the Spring Festival travel season begins ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Beijing, China January 28, 2021. Reuters/Carlos Garcia Ra
Study suggests Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine less effective against S.African variant 02 Feb 2021 - 04:15 pm
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Nestle CEO seeks ways to help with COVID-19 vaccine roll out 02 Feb 2021 - 04:01 pm
CEO Mark Schneider of Nestle smiles during the launch of the Nestle R&D Accelerator in Konolfingen, Switzerland September 28, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo