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Philippines extends partial coronavirus curbs in Manila 29 Jan 2021 - 03:42 pm
Passengers wearing masks and face shields for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sit between plastic barriers inside a jeepney in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Swiss drugmaker Novartis to help make Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine 29 Jan 2021 - 03:02 pm
The logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis is pictured at the French company's headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison near Paris, France, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD
Thailand on track to distribute locally made COVID-19 vaccines in June 29 Jan 2021 - 02:56 pm
A healthcare worker takes off her protective gloves during proactive testing at the work place of migrant workers, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Ukraine bans use of Russian COVID-19 vaccines 29 Jan 2021 - 02:07 pm
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US and China may meet at Singapore's 'Davos', WEF says 29 Jan 2021 - 01:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Clashes break at out at key farmers' protest site in Indian capital 29 Jan 2021 - 01:44 pm
Police officers, with the help of a crane, put a barricade at the site of a protest where farmers are protesting against farm laws, at Singhu border, in New Delhi, India, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
China will not recognise British passport for Hong Kong residents 29 Jan 2021 - 01:20 pm
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WHO team in Wuhan visits hospital that treated early COVID cases 29 Jan 2021 - 12:26 pm
Members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) prepare to leave a hotel in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Fire at COVID-19 hospital in Romania kills four patients 29 Jan 2021 - 12:20 pm
A firetruck is seen at the site of COVID-19 hospital Matei Bals, after a fire broke out in one of its buildings, in Bucharest, Romania January 29, 2021. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. RO
India's Serum applies to conduct local trial for Novavax vaccine - CEO 29 Jan 2021 - 12:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: Adar Poonawalla, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Serum Institute of India poses for a picture at the Serum Institute of India, Pune, India, 30 November 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Australia eyes reopening New Zealand travel bubble ahead of Australian Open tennis 29 Jan 2021 - 12:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: A passenger arrives from New Zealand after the Trans-Tasman travel bubble opened overnight, following an extended border closure due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, October 16, 2020. REUT
New Zealand mulls extra isolation for arrivals after Covid scare 29 Jan 2021 - 12:03 pm
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South Korea delays easing social distancing amid sign of another wave 29 Jan 2021 - 11:22 am
FILE PHOTO: Women wearing a mask as a measure to prevent contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk under an umbrella as it snows in Seoul, South Korea, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/File Photo
Mexico's COVID-19 death toll surpasses India, becomes world's third highest 29 Jan 2021 - 11:14 am
Family members look as cemetery workers bury the body, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico January 25, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
South Carolina reports 2 South African variant COVID-19 cases, first in US 28 Jan 2021 - 08:44 pm
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WHO says team in Wuhan to visit labs, markets and hospitals 28 Jan 2021 - 07:50 pm
A security member keeps watch at a cordoned-off section of a hotel where members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) went after leaving their quarantine hotel, in Wuhan, H
Chile receives 2 million-dose first delivery of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine 28 Jan 2021 - 06:52 pm
A plainclothes police stands guard next to containers transporting the first batch of the Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine at the International airport of Santiago, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, Chile, January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Ivan
Kashmir hotel lures tourists with igloo cafe 28 Jan 2021 - 06:35 pm
A waiter comes out of