Health
Testing of CanSino’s COVID-19 candidate vaccine begins in Russia
A late-stage trial of a COVID-19 candidate vaccine from CanSino Biologics Inc has started in Russia, registration records showed, as the Chinese ...South Korea traces church members, confines troops to base as virus spreads
South Korea reported a three-digit increase in novel coronavirus cases for a fifth day on Tuesday as authorities scrambled to trace hundreds ...Hunger, squalor mar South Sudan post-war unification efforts
Here in crowded camps in South Sudan, former enemies are meant to be joining forces after a five-year civil war so they ...Russia produces first batch of COVID-19 vaccine
Russia said Saturday that it has produced the first batch of its coronavirus vaccine, after President Vladimir Putin announced it had been ...‘Destroyed’: Coronavirus ravages Peruvian family
The coronavirus pandemic has been cruel to the Diaz family in Peru, killing five members of the tight-knit clan and leaving another ...Hard-hit countries step up virus measures as cases mount
Countries among the hardest hit by the coronavirus unveiled further control measures Friday to battle rising cases, hitting summer tourism and aspects ...EU to enter contract talks with J&J over 200 million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine
The European Commission has concluded exploratory talks with Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N> to buy 200 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine, ...Argentina, Mexico to produce AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Argentina and Mexico will produce the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for most of Latin America, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said on Wednesday after ...Brazil state signs deal to make Russian vaccine
The Brazilian state of Parana signed a deal to test and produce Russia’s new coronavirus vaccine, though officials stressed they would have ...Russia vaccine claim faces scepticism as nations renew virus battle
Russia claimed Tuesday it has developed the world’s first vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against the coronavirus, despite mounting scepticism about its effectiveness ...













