Lebanon can't handle next COVID wave: hospital chief Lebanon's deepening economic crisis has piled pressure on hospitals, leaving them ill-equipped to face any new wave of the coronavirus, a top hospital director has warned. Jul 24, 2021 0 5
AstraZeneca searching for vaccines for virus-hit Southeast Asia Drugmaker AstraZeneca said Saturday it was scouring its supply chain to find more doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for Southeast Asia, which is facing its most serious outbreak yet of the virus. Jul 24, 2021 0 1
Algeria to produce Chinese Sinovac vaccines Algeria will manufacture the Chinese coronavirus vaccine Sinovac locally, the government announced Saturday, in a country hit by rising cases and constrained by a patchy inoculation rollout. Jul 24, 2021 0 11
States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations and deaths ... Jul 24, 2021 0 3
Iceland reimposes COVID restrictions after cases surge Iceland, one of the first nations in the world to lift all COVID restrictions for vaccinated tourists, on Friday announced new curbs following a spate of infections. Jul 24, 2021 0 316
Covid cases surpass 40 million in Latin America and the Caribbean The number of COVID-19 cases surpassed 40 million on Saturday in Latin America and the Caribbean. Jul 24, 2021 0 3
China closing county near Myanmar for mass virus testing Everyone in a county in China's southwest near Myanmar will be tested for the coronavirus following a spike in infections, the government announced Saturday. Jul 24, 2021 0 4
Vietnam locks down capital Hanoi for 15 days as cases rise Vietnam announced a 15-day lockdown in the capital Hanoi starting Saturday as a coronavirus surge spread from the southern Mekong Delta region. Jul 24, 2021 0 5
UN adopts first resolution on vision, aims to help 1 billion The U.N. General Assembly approved its first-ever resolution on vision, calling on its 193 member nations to ensure access to eye care for everyone in their countries which would contribute to a global effort to help at least ... Jul 24, 2021 3 3
Florida COVID-19 hospitalizations jump significantly again Florida's COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases again jumped significantly this week as the vaccination rate in rural counties where some of the worst outbreaks are occurring remains well below the state and national averages. Jul 24, 2021 1 3