(Reuters) – The rollout of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, much of the world’s disease, depends on defeating the epidemic, with India suspending vaccine exports on Thursday and Europe discussing its own export restrictions. India has temporarily seized all major vaccine exports from the Anglo-Swedish company’s India Serum Institute (SII), the world’s …
Read More »The UK test error incorrectly tells 1,300 people that they have coronavirus
(Reuters) – More than 1,300 people in Britain have been falsely reported to have been infected with coronavirus following a government error in the government’s NHS testing and trace system, the Department of Health and Social Care told Reuters on Saturday. Following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on September …
Read More »South Korea urges people to get flu shots, trust its health measures
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea on Monday sought to allay concerns over the safety of its seasonal influenza vaccine, urging citizens to avoid straining the health system, which is already reeling from the coronavirus. File photo: South Korea, October 23, 2020 A man receives an influenza vaccine at the Coal …
Read More »India sets world record in coronavirus case by one day
New Delhi (Reuters) – India on Sunday recorded the largest single-day coronavirus infection in any nation due to the Kovid-1p epidemic, as its center shifted to the South Asian giant. File photo: Gujarat state officials disinfected the seat of an air-conditioned passenger bus after easing lockdown restrictions imposed to slow …
Read More »Japan, in the run-up to the Olympics, produces half a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is taking an aggressive step to seize enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population four times, a pressure that the government hopes to instill confidence that it can host a delayed Olympic Games next year. FILE PHOTO: People in traditional costume kimonos, wearing protective masks as …
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