Australia records first local COVID-19 case in 2 weeks

[ad_1] CANBERRA: Australia on Saturday (March 13) recorded the first local case of COVID-19 in more than two weeks after a doctor tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting restrictions on area hospitals. Queensland State Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the anonymous doctor last week treated two patients who had recently returned …

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UK police in elite unit charged with murder of woman

[ad_1] LONDON: London police charged a colleague with kidnapping and murder on Friday (March 12), hours after confirming that the body discovered in a forest was that of a woman missing in a high-profile case that shocked Britain . Wayne Couzens, 48, a serving officer with the Metropolitan Police’s elite …

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No reason to stop using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: WHO

[ad_1] GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on Friday (March 12) that there was no reason to stop using AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after several European countries suspended deployment for fear of blood clots. The WHO said its vaccine advisory committee was analyzing safety data and emphasized that a causal link …

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