Health

[ad_1] A person gestures to a sign with a public health information message, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as new restrictions take effect, in London, Britain, on Dec. 20 2020. REUTERS / Toby Melville LONDON – London and south-east England may remain under tighter restrictions for some …

[ad_1] (CNN) – A growing number of countries halted flights from the UK on Sunday following the discovery of a new variant of COVID-19, which officials say is spreading faster than others. The new variant of the coronavirus, which prompted the UK government to impose a Level 4 lockdown on …

[ad_1] This article is republished here with the permission of The Associated Press. This content is shared here because the topic may interest Snopes readers; however, it does not represent the work of Snopes verifiers or editors. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – In October, Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics got off …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE, Dec.21 (Xinhua) – Three cases of COVID-19 infection were reported at a local hotel where the government is investigating 13 imported pandemic cases that had delivered the Stay at Home Notice (SHN) there to search for their possible link. the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Sunday. …

[ad_1] Manila, Philippines – The country’s “vaccine czar” Secretary Carlito Gálvez Jr. said Malacañang was considering whether to allow local government units (LGUs) to obtain their own supply of the COVID-19 vaccine. “I have raised it [with] President, but we are considering what you have been saying that it should …

[ad_1] Brussels, Belgium – EU ambassadors will hold a crisis meeting in Brussels on Monday on UK travel restrictions after the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus that is suspected of being highly infectious. Several EU countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands) have announced the …

[ad_1] Government negotiations to secure doses of the Covid-19 pandemic vaccine have been slightly delayed. The National Working Group Against Covid-19 (NTF) made the admission in a statement on Sunday, adding that it is now considering extending its negotiations with manufacturers and other countries for the acquisition of the vaccine …

[ad_1] An array of UK newspapers photographed as an illustration in Liverpool on December 20, 2020, shows front page headlines reporting on the story of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson introducing new stricter restrictions for the COVID-19 coronavirus for London and southeastern England. cancel holiday gatherings for those in the …

[ad_1] The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has called on the public to help protect migratory birds against bird hunters, as authorities captured six men who have been terrorizing the Candaba Swamp, a bird sanctuary in the province of Pampanga. The men were captured by the police with …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The United States added a second Covid-19 vaccine to its arsenal on Friday, fueling efforts to combat an outbreak so dire that the nation regularly records more than 3,000 deaths a day. Much-needed doses are scheduled to arrive Monday after the Food and Drug Administration authorized an …