Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Vaccine bookings spike after Italy extends COVID pass

Bookings for coronavirus vaccines in Italy spiked this week after the government said all employees must show proof of a jab, negative test or recent recovery from COVID-19, authorities said.

Medications

Roche applies to market COVID antibody treatment in EU

Swiss pharma giant Roche on Monday applied to market its anti-COVID-19 cocktail in the European Union, the bloc's medicines watchdog said, the final step before it can be released to the continent.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Belgium bans non-essential foreign trips from Wednesday

Belgium will ban non-essential trips in and out of the country from Wednesday in a bid to curb the spread of highly contagious coronavirus variants, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO advises against remdesivir for coronavirus treatment

The anti-viral drug remdesivir should not be used to treat COVID-19 patients no matter how severe their illness as it has "no important effect" on survival chances, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Germany to put all arrivals in 14-day quarantine

Germany will put all arriving travellers in quarantine for 14 days, the interior ministry said Monday, as Berlin ramps up entry curbs to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

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