Health

[ad_1] Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received his first injection of a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, urging others to take the hits in a country that has largely controlled the pandemic. The 68-year-old man shared a video of himself on his official Facebook page being injected in the arm …

[ad_1] 12.17 a. M. GMT 00:17 The WHO granted emergency validation to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on December 31, paving the way for countries around the world to give swift approval to its import and distribution, reports AFP. According to the WHO overview of candidate vaccines, 63 have been tested in …

[ad_1] BEIJING: An expert mission to China to investigate the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic was disrupted on Wednesday after Beijing denied entry to the World Health Organization team at the last minute despite months of arduous negotiations. Ten experts were due to arrive in China this week for the …

[ad_1] ADDIS ABABA, Jan.6 (Xinhua) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 2,879,193 as of Wednesday, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) said. The continental agency said in a statement that the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic reached 68,755 as …

[ad_1] South African funeral directors have spoken of ‘running out of caskets’ after they were overwhelmed by a 120 percent spike in deaths from Covid-19. The country faces a highly infectious mutant strain of coronavirus, which has led to the increase in deaths and cases: 422 people died yesterday, while …

[ad_1] Samsung today announces its top tier 2021 8K and 4K HDR televisions. And like TCL and LG before it, the company is moving toward a more accurate backlighting system that uses Mini LED technology to improve contrast and higher picture quality than its previous full-array local dimming systems, and …

[ad_1] Private payrolls fall for the first time since April Private payrolls contracted in December for the first time since April, reports CNBC’s Jeff Cox. The number of jobs fell 123,000 during the month, a sharp drop compared to the 60,000 jobs economists had expected. The national job market had …

[ad_1] “The private sector can play an important role in improving the health sector in the country, and the government in its 10-year development plan incorporates a deep working relationship with sectors alike.” Dr. Lia Tadesse Ethio Lease delivered the medical equipment under a financial lease Addis Ababa, January 6, …

[ad_1] Actress Tanya Roberts took her last breath Monday night after complications from a urinary tract infection, her publicist Mike Pingel said. The Washington Post. She was 65 years old. Roberts had been hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles since late December, according to the outlet, leading to …

[ad_1] Issued on: 06/01/2021 – 03:10 London (AFP) Attorneys for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will argue on Wednesday that he should be released from a British prison on bail, pending Washington’s appeal against the decision not to extradite him to the United States. A judge in London on Monday blocked …