China to start vaccinating children to age 3 as cases spread
1 of 11 Women wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus ride scooters passing by masked residents line up to receive booster shots against COVID-19 at Continue Reading
From Baltic to Balkans, Covid crisis engulfs central and eastern Europe
As ambulances carrying coronavirus patients queue outside Romania’s emergency units, hospitals are running out of beds, morgues are overflowing and doctors are becoming exasperated as well as exhausted. Most of Continue Reading
Pfizer boosters show 95.6% efficacy against Covid, study finds
A booster shot of the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine is 95.6 percent effective against Covid-19 compared with two shots and a placebo, the companies said on Thursday, citing preliminary results from the Continue Reading
Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging?
Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging? Yes, as long as the virus that caused the pandemic keeps infecting people. But that doesn’t mean new variants will keep emerging Continue Reading
GE, Union Pacific Mandate Covid-19 Vaccine for U.S. Workers
General Electric Co. GE 0.59% , Union Pacific Corp. UNP -0.08% and other large U.S. employers are imposing Covid-19 vaccine mandates for their workers to comply with a Dec. 8 deadline set by the Biden administration for companies that are federal contractors. Boeing Co. , International Continue Reading
As deaths rise, Russian doctors despair at low vaccine rate
Medics wearing special suits to protect against coronavirus treat a patient with coronavirus, left, as others prepare a patent to move at an ICU at the Moscow City Clinical Hospital Continue Reading
Covid-19: New mutation of Delta variant under close watch in UK
Officials are keeping a close watch on a new descendant of the Delta variant of Covid that is causing a growing number of infections. Delta is the UK’s dominant variant, Continue Reading
How Asia, Once a Vaccination Laggard, Is Revving Up Inoculations
As the United States and Europe ramped up their Covid-19 vaccination programs, the Asia-Pacific region, once lauded for its pandemic response, struggled to get them off the ground. Now, many of those laggards Continue Reading
New U.S. travel rules close door on those fully vaccinated with Russia’s Sputnik V – The Washington Post
The United States announced last week that it would soon open its doors to foreign travelers vaccinated against the coronavirus, loosening restrictions for broad swaths of global visitors for the first Continue Reading
Antiviral pill: How close are we to a drug to treat Covid?
With coronavirus vaccines being administered worldwide, scientists are preparing a new weapon against the disease that has claimed more than 4-5m lives: an effective antiviral medication to treat the worst Continue Reading
WHO Seeks to Revive Stalled Inquiry Into Origins of Covid-19 With New Team – WSJ
The World Health Organization is reviving its stalled investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 virus as agency officials warn that time is running out to determine how the pandemic that has Continue Reading
Global vaccines project to revamp rules after Britain got more than Botswana
COVAX assigned early Pfizer shots to vaccination leaders UK, UAE Dose-sharing methodology doesn’t check states’ vaccine coverage Vaccine alliance Gavi is proposing changes – internal document UK was among few Continue Reading
COVID-19 surge in the US: The summer of hope ends in gloom
In this Aug. 17, 2021, file photo, patient with COVID-19 on breathing support lies in a bed in an intensive care unit at the Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, La. Continue Reading
Shell weighs ‘jab or job’ policy for employees -document
Royal Dutch Shell is considering making it mandatory for workers in some operations to get COVID-19 vaccinations or risk being fired, an internal company document seen by Reuters shows. The Continue Reading
Covid-19 Resurgence Clouds Business Travel Rebound
Companies are delaying sending employees back on the road this fall amid another surge in coronavirus cases. Airlines and hotels had hoped that business travel—one of the most lucrative pillars Continue Reading
The U.S. surpasses 40 million known coronavirus cases.
More than 40 million cases of the coronavirus have been recorded in the United States, according to a New York Times database. The total number of known infections, more than Continue Reading
Sydney COVID cases seen topping 2,000 a day; Australia ramps up vaccinations
Sydney, the epicentre of Australia’s biggest coronavirus outbreak, is expected to see daily infections peak next week, authorities said on Monday, as they look to speed up immunisations before easing Continue Reading
U.S. covid death toll hits 1,500 a day amid delta variant scourge
Brian Pierce, the coroner in Baldwin County, Ala., thought he had seen the last of the coronavirus months ago as the area’s death count held steady at 318 for most Continue Reading
The U.S. reaches 100,000 average daily Covid hospitalizations for the first time since winter.
The daily average for hospitalized Covid-19 patients in the United States is now more than 100,000. That average, calculated over the last seven days, is higher than in any previous Continue Reading
Australia logs record COVID-19 cases, driven by New South Wales
Australia reported a record 1,126 coronavirus infectious on Saturday, the vast majority in New South Wales, the epicenter of the Delta-fuelled outbreak. More than half of Australians have been in Continue Reading
Western states finalise Covid booster plans as developing world left behind
Wealthy countries are finalizing plans to roll out Covid-19 booster programs to counter the threat from waning vaccine immunity, decisions that will further squeeze the supplies available to the developing Continue Reading
India Cases at 1-Month High; Sydney Surge Worsens: Virus Update
Sydney’s outbreak of delta variant cases is worsening, with new daily infections in New South Wales state passing 1,000 for the first time. India recorded the highest daily tally in Continue Reading
Why Pfizer’s FDA Approval Has Been A Boon For Oil Prices
The recent resurgence in Covid-19 infections in many parts of the world led not just to a slump in oil prices but growing pessimism about the prospects of oil demand. Continue Reading
BOJ Sees Delta Variant Delaying Recovery More Than Expected
Japan’s economic recovery will be delayed more than previously expected as the delta variant pushes up infections to record levels, according to a Bank of Japan board member. “The current Continue Reading
Biden to Receive Report on Covid-19 Origins, but Challenges Persist in How to Deal With China
A new assessment by U.S. spy agencies of the origins of Covid-19 that was delivered to the White House Tuesday didn’t yield a definitive conclusion on whether the new coronavirus Continue Reading
Oil Sector Imposing Vaccine, Mask Mandates at Rigs, Refineries
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. , the largest oil producer in the Permian Basin, is requiring new hires to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as inoculation and mask mandates proliferate across the Continue Reading
Vaccine Passports Keep Europe Flying While China and the U.S. Slow
The delta variant of Covid-19 is scything through aviation just as key markets were getting back on their feet. In the U.S., Southwest Airlines Co. is blaming the delta strain Continue Reading
COVID jab protection wanes within six months – UK researchers
Protection against COVID-19 offered by two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines begins to fade within six months, underscoring the need for booster shots, according to researchers Continue Reading
Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta
Less than a month into a COVID-19 vaccine booster drive, Israel is seeing signs of an impact on the country’s high infection and severe illness rates fuelled by the fast-spreading Continue Reading
FDA Gives Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine Full Approval
The U.S. gave full approval for use of the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc. PFE 2.48% and partner BioNTech SE BNTX 9.58% Monday, a move quickly followed by announcements from the Pentagon, the New York City school district and others that Continue Reading
Israel finds COVID-19 vaccine booster significantly lowers infection risk
A third dose of Pfizer (PFE.N) ‘s COVID-19 vaccine has significantly improved protection from infection and serious illness among people aged 60 and older in Israel compared with those who Continue Reading
British study shows COVID-19 vaccine efficacy wanes under Delta
A British public health study has found that protection from either of the two most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines against the now prevalent Delta variant of the coronavirus weakens within Continue Reading
New Wave Of COVID Is Nightmare For Gulf Oil Producers
The resurgence of COVID in China could not have happened at a worse time for Middle Eastern producers. Saudi Arabia brought back all its 1 mbpd voluntary production cut and Continue Reading
U.S. reports more than 1,000 COVID deaths in single day
The United States reported more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, equating to around 42 fatalities an hour, according to a Reuters tally, as the Delta variant continues to ravage Continue Reading
Sydney records deadliest day of COVID-19 pandemic, Melbourne lockdown extended
Australia’s biggest city of Sydney recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday as troops and police set up roadblocks to limit the movement of people, while Melbourne Continue Reading
Russia releases worst pandemic death numbers to date
Russia’s daily COVID-19 deaths hit a new record of 819 on Saturday, a day after Moscow’s health department reported the highest number of monthly deaths in the city since the Continue Reading
Once Largely Covid Free, Asian Economies Are Now Upended by Delta Variant
The delta variant is challenging the part of the world that’s been most successful in blunting the economic impact of Covid-19, with Asian countries that snuffed it out locking down Continue Reading
Covid-19 News: Live Updates
In the battle against the coronavirus, few places seemed as confident of victory as China. The country of 1.4 billion people had eradicated the virus so quickly that it was one Continue Reading
Japan warns of unprecedented COVID spread as Tokyo cases hit new record
Japan’s pandemic entering ‘new phase’ – minister Tokyo COVID cases, at record of 4,166 Ruling party lawmakers call for roll-back of new hospital policy Controversy is another setback to PM Continue Reading
Germany, France and U.K. prepare for covid vaccine boosters starting in September – The Washington Post
European nations have been among the most successful in the world at getting their residents vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. Now, some will be among the first to dole out Continue Reading
China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreads
Chinese authorities announced Tuesday mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan as an unusually wide series of COVID-19 outbreaks reached the city where the disease was first detected in late 2019. Wuhan, Continue Reading
China Covid: Concerns grow as Delta outbreak spreads
Authorities in China are testing millions of people after an outbreak spread to 18 provinces A fresh Covid outbreak in China has spread to more locations, raising concerns in local Continue Reading
Virus variant threatens to cool oil demand recovery
Oil prices will trade near $70 per barrel for the rest of the year supported by the global economic recovery and a slower-than-expected return of Iranian supplies, with further gains Continue Reading
Nanjing: New virus outbreak worst after Wuhan, say Chinese state media
Officials have begun citywide testing in Nanjing A Covid outbreak first discovered in the Chinese city of Nanjing has spread to five provinces and Beijing, with state media calling it Continue Reading
Merkel aide warns virus surge in Germany may mean curbs for unvaccinated
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff said on Sunday he fears the number of new coronavirus cases in Germany could soar to 100,000 a day in about two months unless Continue Reading
The official pandemic death toll is horrific. The actual toll could be twice that.
The official pandemic toll is 4,140,700 deaths, but the dreadful cost is most certainly higher — perhaps twice the official estimates or more. Does it matter whether 8 or 10 million have died instead Continue Reading
Russia reports 23,947 new COVID cases – authorities
Russia on Saturday reported 23,947 new coronavirus cases and a repeat all-time high in the number of deaths related to the virus, at 799. Russia has been in the grip Continue Reading
Study: Chinese COVID shot may offer elderly poor protection
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A new study suggests that a Sinopharm vaccine offers poor protection from COVID-19 among the elderly, raising questions for dozens of countries that have given the Continue Reading
Warning signs for global recovery as Delta dims outlook
A drubbing in world equity markets and a huge flight to safety into U.S. Treasuries this week suggests investors now doubt that a much-anticipated return to post-COVID normality is feasible Continue Reading
Delta variant behind more than 80% of U.S. cases; vaccines still highly effective -Fauci
The Delta variant of the coronavirus is the cause of more than 80% of new U.S. COVID-19 cases, but the authorized vaccines remain more than 90% effective in preventing hospitalizations Continue Reading