UK regulator approves first drug designed to fight Covid-19
The UK medicines regulatory body has approved the first treatment in Britain using man-made antibodies to treat and prevent coronavirus.Continue Reading
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COVID-19 outbreak exposes New Zealand’s low vaccination rates
WELLINGTON (Reuters)- New Zealand’s coronavirus cases jumped on Thursday (Aug 19), as questions grew about the government’s response to theContinue Reading
U.S. will begin wide distribution of Covid booster shots next month, saying vaccine protection wanes over time
KEY POINTS U.S. agencies are preparing to offer booster shots to all eligible Americans beginning the week of Sept. 20.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka banks on vaccination to see it through delta surge
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Manjula Wijesuriya had COVID-19, but his friends and family say that’s not what killed him.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka axes health minister over Covid misinformation as outbreak grows
(AFP) Sri Lanka’s president on Monday demoted the health minister who publicly endorsed sorcery and magic potions to battle Covid-19,Continue Reading
Sri Lankans who are fully vaccinated can arrive without prior approval- Gov
Sri Lankan government authorities have updated foriegn travel regulations making fully vaccinated Sri Lankans possible to arrive in the countryContinue Reading
Sri Lanka files charges against 25 Easter bombing suspects
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has filed 23,270 charges against 25 people in connection with the 2019 EasterContinue Reading
Sri Lanka rejects lockdown to beat Covid ‘bomb’
(AFP)- Sri Lanka’s government rejected on Tuesday mounting calls for an immediate lockdown to contain a surge in Covid-19 casesContinue Reading
Sri Lanka tightens Covid restrictions as hospitals struggle and daily death toll increases
(AFP)- Sri Lankan authorities tightened coronavirus restrictions Friday as reports emerged of Covid patients dying while awaiting admission to overcrowdedContinue Reading
Delta variant surges across U.S. South; political leaders clamp down again
Aug 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. states of Florida and Louisiana were at or near their highest hospitalization numbers ofContinue Reading
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