India began one of the world's biggest coronavirus vaccination programmes on Saturday, hoping to end a pandemic that has killed 150,000 people in the country and torpedoed the economy.
A homegrown coronavirus vaccine will be rolled out in India from Saturday even though clinical trials haven't been completed. But the government insists it will be safe and effective.
India aims to begin vaccinating its 1.3 billion people against coronavirus from Saturday, a colossal and complex task compounded by safety worries, shaky infrastructure and public scepticism.
The novel coronavirus has upended many aspects of life in cities worldwide, particularly as large numbers of white-collar workers choose to work from home and shun public transit ...
The Philippines will ban travellers from 19 countries and territories until mid-January as a measure to keep out a new variant of the coronavirus, its transport ministry said on Tuesday.
India has found six people who returned from Britain in recent weeks infected with a more infectious strain of the coronavirus that has prompted a wave of panic and border closures around the world.
The Democratic-led US House of Representatives voted 275-134 to meet President Donald Trump's demand for $2,000 Covid-19 relief checks on Monday, sending the measure on to an uncertain future ...
The ongoing first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Qatar continues to witness an increasing turnout of citizens and residents from among the priority groups, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) tweeted on Sunday.
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported Friday 129 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) during the last 24 hours, of which 98 were from community and 31 from travellers returning from abroad who are subject to quarantine.
The US government will require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for Covid-19 within 72 hours of departure starting Monday amid concerns about a new coronavirus variant that may be more transmissible.
The embassy of Qatar in El Salvador handed over the last batch of aid, equipment and medical supplies provided by Qatar Fund for Development to El Salvador to support it facing the global health emergency and fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced on Tuesday 149 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) during the last 24 hours, of which 122 are from community cases ...