Turkey to require negative COVID-19 test result for travel Turkey is enacting precautions for international travel, requiring a negative COVID-19 test for passengers to enter the country starting Monday until March. Dec 25, 2020 0 6
South Africa's virus variant drives holiday surge of cases South Africa's normally joyful and lively Christmas celebrations have been dampened by the spike in new cases and deaths driven by the country's variant of COVID-19. Dec 25, 2020 0 7
Morocco orders 65 million vaccine doses Morocco said Thursday it had ordered 65 million doses of novel coronavirus vaccine, as the North African kingdom prepared to launch a vaccination campaign targeting 25 million people. Dec 25, 2020 0 5
South Korea reports record virus surge on Christmas Day South Korea reported its highest daily number of coronavirus cases on Friday, as the country's Christmas celebrations were marred by a harsh third wave of COVID-19. Dec 25, 2020 0 4
LatAm countries begin mass vaccinations as Europe fears new strain Three Latin American countries launched mass immunization programs on Thursday as fears grew in Europe over a variant coronavirus strain that is believed to be far more contagious than the original version. Dec 25, 2020 0 2
Hong Kong imposes three-week hotel quarantine for visitors Hong Kong extended its compulsory quarantine to three weeks for almost all international travellers from Friday, saying the measure was needed to prevent new, more infectious, coronavirus variants from spreading. Dec 25, 2020 0 2
S.Africa rejects claim its Covid variant more dangerous than UK strain South Africa's health minister has rejected his British counterpart's claim that a new coronavirus variant in the country is more contagious or dangerous than a similar one in spreading the UK. Dec 25, 2020 0 5
Don't squander sacrifices of 2020: WHO chief The sacrifices made to protect people during the coronavirus pandemic must not be squandered over the festive period, the World Health Organization's chief said in a Christmas message. Dec 25, 2020 0 2
US to require negative COVID-19 test from UK travelers The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced late Thursday. Dec 25, 2020 0 3
Turkish official says CoronaVac vaccine 91.25% effective An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac is 91.25% effective, a Turkish health official said on Thursday. Dec 25, 2020 0 13