BANGKOK – Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation announced on Monday that the country’s coronavirus diseases 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine trial has made progress after macaque monkeys which were given the first doses of the candidate vaccine showed satisfactory immune response.
BEIJING – An inactivated coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine candidate developed by the Institute of Medical Biology under the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences has entered phase-2 clinical trials in China, the Science and Technology Daily reported Saturday.
BEIJING – Chinese health authority on Sunday said it received reports of 57 new confirmed coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases on the Chinese mainland Saturday, of which 38 were domestically transmitted and 19 were imported.
LONDON – Despite the ban of mass gatherings in Britain, thousands of people gathered Sunday in London and Manchester to protest over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man suffocated to death by a white police officer in the midwestern US state of Minnesota on Monday.
WUHAN – No new infections of the novel coronavirus were reported on Wednesday in Wuhan, the epicenter of the epidemic, marking a notable first in China’s central city’s months-long battle with the deadly virus. The Health Commission of Hubei Province, where Wuhan is the capital, said the virus’ death toll climbed by eight in the province, … Read More
GENEVA – A total of 152 countries and regions have reported 167,511 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of Monday morning, an increase of 13,903 infections compared to the previous day, according to a daily situation report released by the World Health Organization (WHO). The global death toll from the pandemic of Covid-19 increased … Read More
BRUSSELS — The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the novel coronavirus has got a foothold in so many countries and the threat of a pandemic has become very real. His words came as Cyprus confirmed its first two Covid-19 cases, which means all EU members have reported infection cases. European … Read More
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday announced that the Ebola outbreak which started in August 2018 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) still constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press briefing here on Wednesday that the decision was the unanimous … Read More
HONG KONG — The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has approved from the Disaster Relief Fund two grants totaling 2.29 million Hong Kong dollars (PHP14.7 million) for providing relief to typhoon victims in the Philippines. A government spokesman said Wednesday that the funds will be used to provide household and hygiene items, … Read More
WUHAN — Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak, has mobilized more than 34,000 officials, government workers and Communist Party of China (CPC) members into its 1,100 communities to fight the epidemic. The city committee of the CPC said Tuesday the figure includes 16,700 employees of government units and state-owned enterprises, who … Read More
BEIJING — A total of 892 patients infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had been discharged from hospitals after recovery by the end of Tuesday, Chinese health authorities announced on Wednesday. Tuesday saw 262 people walk out of the hospital after recovery (125 in Hubei province), the National Health Commission (NHC) said in its daily report. … Read More
WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump was acquitted on Wednesday afternoon by the Senate after the chamber voted down both articles of impeachment against him that the House approved late last year. Senators voted 52 to 48 to reject the first charge of abuse of power, and 53 to 47 against the second charge of … Read More
BEIJING — Chinese health authorities announced Thursday that 7,711 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps by the end of Wednesday. A total of 170 people have died of the disease. The National Health Commission said in its daily report … Read More
LOS ANGELES — Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant was one of nine people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas of southern California on Sunday. “It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Kobe Bryant and four others in a helicopter crash in Calabasas,” the City of Calabasas confirmed on its official … Read More
BEIJING — China has been strengthening the provision of medical supplies to combat the viral pneumonia outbreak. Shortage of medical supplies including goggles and masks was reported in Wuhan, the hardest-hit city of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in central China. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has transferred 14,000 protective suits and 110,000 pairs … Read More
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it was “too early” to declare the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). “I am not declaring a public health emergency of international concern today. As it was yesterday, the Emergency Committee was divided over whether the … Read More