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[ad_1] A nearly deserted Terminal 5 departure lounge is shown at London Heathrow Airport on December 21. Niklas Halle’n / AFP / Getty Images Over the weekend, the UK reversed plans to relax restrictions over Christmas and announced strict closures across much of the country, citing concerns about a variant …

[ad_1] An empty St. Pancras train station in London on December 20. Photo: Getty Images We are committed to keeping our readers informed. We’ve removed our paywall for essential coronavirus news. Become a subscriber to support our journalists. Subscribe now. On Saturday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson instituted the UK’s toughest …

[ad_1] A nearly deserted Terminal 5 departure lounge is shown at London Heathrow Airport on December 21. Niklas Halle’n / AFP / Getty Images Over the weekend, the UK reversed plans to relax restrictions over Christmas and announced strict closures across much of the country, citing concerns about a variant …

[ad_1] The Philippine government is seeking to borrow more than $ 300 million that will be used to purchase vaccines for the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19), an Asian Development (ADB) official said on Monday. “The Philippines can access loans of between 400 and 500 million dollars for the purchase of …

[ad_1] “Protect the NHS” has been a recurring message that has shaped the UK’s response to COVID-19. The danger that the pandemic could overwhelm the NHS has never been far from sight. As we approach the five-day relaxation of restrictions for Christmas, the question of whether the NHS will be …

[ad_1] The EU says it will start Covid-19 inoculations on December 27 as long as the EMA grants a one-year conditional marketing authorization. THE HAGUE – The EU drug regulator authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Monday, saying there was no evidence that it would not work against a new …

[ad_1] Indonesia has the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia. More than 629,000 people have tested positive, while 19,000 have died since the pandemic began. Now the country is waiting for its food and drug agency to grant regulatory approval for the emergency use of China’s Sinovac …

[ad_1] Taking blood pressure measurements from both arms could help save lives, researchers have said. UK experts found “strong evidence” that a difference in blood pressure between the two arms is linked to an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and death. Their findings are based on data collected from …

[ad_1] It’s Monday of a holiday week. In most years on this day, you’ll hear a familiar broadcast trope about how high or low gas prices are. As of Friday, the national average was about $ 2.21 a gallon, according to AAA. But even those low prices don’t seem to …

[ad_1] (CNN) – The next time your doctor takes your blood pressure, you might consider asking the nurse to take it in both arms. A significant difference in the systolic or maximum blood pressure reading between the two arms could be a warning sign of a future heart attack or …