[ad_1] An almost empty Copacabana beach is seen on New Year’s Eve, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 31, 2020. Brazil rang in the New Year with Rio de Janeiro’s famous Copacabana beach almost empty, the usual swarms of revelers kept away by police due to the pandemic and marijuana …
Read More »‘Time to be hopeful’: In 2021 New Years message, Duterte says brighter days are ahead
[ad_1] MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed Friday 2021 with hope and said that the indomitable spirit of the Filipinos would lead to better days despite the pandemic. In his New Year’s message, the CEO said that the new year serves as another opportunity to be wiser, stronger, and prepared …
Read More »The world ushers in the New Year in the shadow of the pandemic
[ad_1] Live version of the coronavirus map From the Sydney Harbor Bridge to the Acropolis and Copacabana Beach, fireworks erupted in the sky over hauntingly deserted locations as the world ushered in the New Year with silent celebrations and bid farewell to a pandemic-ridden 2020. After a grueling year in …
Read More »DFA Strongly Advises Travelers To Postpone Trip To PH Amidst Travel Ban
[ad_1] Department of Foreign Relations. (Photo from DFA’s Facebook account) MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reiterated its advice to travelers coming to or transiting countries that have reported cases of the new COVID-19 variant of postponing their trips to the Philippines. “The DFA strongly recommends that …
Read More »Pfizer Vaccine Gets First WHO Emergency Validation
[ad_1] The World Health Organization (WHO) on December 31, 2020 listed the Comirnaty Covid-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine the first to receive WHO emergency validation. since the outbreak started a year ago. The WHO Emergency Use List (EUL) opens the door for countries …
Read More »The world ushers in the New Year in the shadow of the pandemic
[ad_1] Confetti fluttered over frontline workers scattered across Times Square after fireworks exploded over eerily silent landmarks from Sydney Harbor Bridge to Copacabana Beach, as the world ushered in the New Year with celebrations. silent and dismissed a 2020 plagued by pandemics. After a grueling year in which at least …
Read More »The world ushers in the new year in the shadow of a pandemic
[ad_1] Fireworks explode over the ancient Acropolis of Athens during the celebration of the new year. Rio de Janeiro Brazil: From the Sydney Harbor Bridge to the Acropolis and Copacabana Beach, fireworks erupted in the sky over hauntingly deserted locations as the world ushered in the New Year with silent …
Read More »Crowds fill the streets of Wuhan, ravaged by the China pandemic, to celebrate the New Year
[ad_1] According to tradition, hundreds gathered in front of the old Hankow Customs building, one of the most popular places in the city for New Year’s Eve. When the building’s old clock struck midnight, many people threw balloons into the air, cheered and shouted “happy new year.” “I am so …
Read More »Crowds crowd Wuhan, where the pandemic began, to celebrate the New Year
[ad_1] People wearing masks attend the New Year’s countdown in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province, on December 31, 2020. Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP WUHAN – Thousands of New Years revelers packed the center of Wuhan, the Chinese city where Covid-19 was first detected, cheering and launching balloons to …
Read More »240 Israelis diagnosed after vaccination underscore the need for continued surveillance
[ad_1] Among the nearly one million Israelis vaccinated against the coronavirus so far, some 240 Israelis have been diagnosed with the virus days after receiving the vaccine, Channel 13 News reported Thursday. The figure underscores the need for people to continue to protect themselves for weeks after being inoculated, as …
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