Tue, 21-Oct-2025

First Wuhan Covid case days later than initially reported: scientist

Wuhan

WASHINGTON: The first case of Covid-19 identified in Wuhan, China and presented as such by the World Health Organization was actually days later than previously believed and at an animal market, a top scientist said in the journal Science Thursday. Rather than the original patient being a man who had never been to the Wuhan market where … Read more

WHO asks countries to avoid coronavirus vaccine boosters until 2022

Coronavirus

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has advised countries to avoid giving coronavirus vaccines boosters until year-end. He pointed toward the millions worldwide who are yet to obtain a single dose. “I will not stay silent when the companies and countries that control the global supply of vaccines think the world’s poor should be … Read more