Pandemic slows across world
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed down in every region of the world over the past week, according to a specialised AFP database.
Jan 29, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic slowed down in every region of the world over the past week, according to a specialised AFP database.
Jan 29, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic slackened its pace around the world over the past week, but Latin America and the Caribbean saw a fresh surge, according to a specialised AFP database.
Jan 22, 2021
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Zélia de Carvalho Morley rolled up a sleeve and looked stoically to the side as a nurse slid in a COVID-19 shot. She was one of thousands in Brazil to get the shot on Wednesday, but one of very few old enough to recall an ...
Jan 20, 2021
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More than 30 million coronavirus cases have been officially recorded in Europe, according to an AFP tally based on official health statistics at 0800 GMT on Friday.
Jan 15, 2021
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The Chinese-developed Coronavac COVID-19 vaccine has demonstrated a 50 percent efficacy following tests in Brazil, the organization in charge of its production in the South American country said on Tuesday.
Jan 12, 2021
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Brazil, a nation proud of its role as a regional leader in science, technology and medicine, finds itself falling behind its neighbors in the global race for immunization against a pandemic that has already killed nearly ...
Jan 1, 2021
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More than 25 million coronavirus cases have been officially recorded in Europe, according to an AFP tally based on official health statistics at 1100 GMT on Friday.
Dec 25, 2020
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Frontline medical workers in Mexico and Chile were among the first to be vaccinated against the coronavirus Thursday as several countries in hard-hit Latin America launched mass immunization programs.
Dec 24, 2020
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The first formally approved batch of coronavirus vaccine to arrive in Latin America was met with ceremonies fitting a VIP on Wednesday—flags, television cameras and Cabinet-level dignitaries lined up along the runway in ...
Dec 23, 2020
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Europe became the first region in the world on Thursday to pass the milestone of 500,000 coronavirus deaths, according to an AFP tally based on official sources shortly before 1500 GMT.
Dec 17, 2020
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