Cambodia to mix vaccines as booster Covid-19 shots – latest updates
Coronavirus pandemic has killed over 4.2 million people and infected over 198.5 million globally. Here are the coronavirus-related developments for August 1
Olympic organisers defend Covid actions as cases rise – latest updates
Novel coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 4.2 million lives infecting at least 19.6 million people around the world. Here are updates for July 29
COVID-19 kills 303 more Iranians over past 24 hours
The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 89,782 with 303 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Biden to announce vaccine mandate for all federal employees: Sources
President Joe Biden said Tuesday afternoon that a mandate to require all federal employees to be vaccinated is now "under consideration."
Tokyo governor urges young people to get vaccinated to slow virus surge
Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike on Wednesday urged younger people to cooperate with measures to bring down the high number of infections and get vaccinated, saying their activities are key to slowing the surge during the Olympics.
Japan’s daily COVID-19 cases top 9,000 for 1st time amid Olympics
Japan's daily total of COVID-19 cases topped 9,000 for the first time on Wednesday, with a surge in infections in Tokyo casting a pall over the Olympics and putting pressure on the government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to take stronger countermeasures.
Africa wants to produce a coronavirus vaccine — and Big Pharma’s not happy
A proposed mRNA tech transfer hub would let multiple manufacturers learn how to produce vaccines.
COVID Death Toll in Iran Soars Past 89,000
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran exceeded 89,000 on Monday amid an increase in the number of new cases and hospital admissions.
Iranian Leader Receives Second Dose of Home-Made Coronavirus Vaccine
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei received the second dose of domestically-developed COVIran Barekat coronavirus vaccine on Friday morning.
Iran hopes to start testing mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine by mid-Sept.
A team of Iranian experts is working on an mRNA coronavirus vaccine that is being developed based on nanoliposome technology, hoping to start its clinical trial phase by mid-September.
