FDA has voted to alter Covid-19 vaccinations to target Omicron variant

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FDA has voted to alter Covid-19 vaccinations to target Omicron variant. New booster campaign is intended at preventing an anticipated increase in infections this fall.  The decision sets the way for Moderna and Pfizer to transition to a new generation of vaccinations.  Experts claim they will provide superior protection against most extensively circulating Covid strains. FDA: … Read more

Vaccine for Omicron variant to be trialed in UAE

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Abogen is testing an mRNA candidate based on an earlier coronavirus strain with no substantial mutations in a Phase III study in China, Mexico, and Indonesia, which was created in collaboration with Walvax Biotechnology and a Chinese military-backed research institute. Suzhou Abogen Biosciences Co of China said on Friday that their Covid-19 vaccine candidate, which … Read more

New Zealand reports 11,560 new community cases of Covid-19

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WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 11,560 new community cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. Among the 11,560 new community infections, 1,931 were in the largest city Auckland. In addition, there were 41 new cases of Covid-19 detected at the NZ border, said the ministry. There are 678 patients … Read more

Pakistan reports 329 new Covid-19 cases

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 329 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Friday. According to the NCOC, the department in charge of the government’s pandemic response, the overall number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Asian country has increased to 1,523,401. Statistics 25 Mar 22Total … Read more

Mongolia logs 46 new COVID-19 cases

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ULAN BATOR – Mongolia’s COVID-19 tally rose to 468,700 after 46 new local infections were recorded over the past 24 hours, the country’s health ministry said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, no new deaths were reported in the past day, and the country’s COVID-19 death toll remains at 2,108, the ministry said. So far, 66.8 percent of … Read more

India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 43,010,971

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NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,010,971 on Tuesday with 1,581 new cases registered in the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Another 33 deaths due to the pandemic were recorded since Monday morning, taking the death toll to 516,543. Currently there are 23,913 active COVID-19 … Read more

New Zealand reports 20,907 new community cases of COVID-19

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WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 20,907 new community cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. Among the new community infections, 4,291 were in the largest city Auckland. The rest of the cases were identified across the nation, including 3,488 in Canterbury, according to the ministry. In addition, there were … Read more

South Korea reports 353,980 new COVID-19 cases

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SEOUL – South Korea recorded 353,980 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, bringing the total number of infections to 9,936,540, the health authorities said Tuesday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 209,165 in the previous day, marking the first rebound in five days, according to the Korea Disease … Read more

Chinese mainland reports 2,281 new local COVID-19 cases

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BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 2,281 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission’s Tuesday report showed. Of the new local infections, 1,902 were reported in Jilin, 110 in Fujian, 67 in Liaoning, 43 in Heilongjiang, 31 in Shanghai, 25 each in Shandong and Guangdong, 14 in Jiangxi and 11 in Hebei. … Read more

Mongolia registers lowest daily COVID-19 cases in year

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ULAN BATOR – Mongolia recorded 77 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, the lowest since March 7, 2021, when 67 daily cases were reported, the country’s health ministry said on Friday. With the new infections, the national tally increased to 468,495, the ministry said in a statement. Meanwhile, the country’s COVID-19 death toll … Read more

Laos’ COVID-19 daily cases exceed 1,000 for 1st time since January

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VIENTIANE – Laos registered 1,508 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, exceeding the 1,000 mark for the first time since Jan. 19, bringing the national tally to 150,639. Latsamy Vongkhamsao, deputy director general of the Department of Communicable Disease Control under the Lao Ministry of Health, told a press conference in the Lao … Read more

S.Korea reports 407,017 new COVID-19 cases

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SEOUL – South Korea reported 407,017 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 8,657,609, the health authorities said Friday. The daily caseload was sharply down from a record high of 621,328 in the previous day, but it marked the second-highest number, according to … Read more

Malaysia reports 27,004 new COVID-19 infections, 86 new deaths

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KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 27,004 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Thursday, bringing the national total to 3,927,437, according to the health ministry. There are 719 new imported cases, with 26,285 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 86 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 34,185. … Read more

India reports 2,528 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 43,004,005

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NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,004,005 on Friday as 2,528 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 149 deaths due to the pandemic since Thursday morning took the total death toll to 516,281. There are still 29,181 active COVID-19 … Read more

Chinese mainland reports 2,388 new local COVID-19 cases

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BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 2,388 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, up from 1,226 on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Friday. Of the new local infections, 1,834 were reported in the province of Jilin, 113 in Fujian, 74 in Guangdong, and 61 in Tianjin and Shandong respectively. The rest of the cases … Read more

Vietnam adjusts COVID-19 controlling target

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HANOI – Vietnam has switched its target in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic from controlling infections to controlling serious cases and deaths only, while heading to remove the disease from its “especially dangerous” list. The approach has been specified in a government resolution issued Thursday about COVID-19 prevention and control work in 2022 and 2023. … Read more

New Zealand reports 14,128 new COVID-19 community cases

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WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 14,128 new community cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. The ministry also reported five deaths with COVID-19. The total number of publicly reported COVID-19-related deaths is 156 in the country, it said. Among the infections reported on Friday, 3,498 cases were in the … Read more

South Korea reports 362,338 new COVID-19 cases

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SEOUL – South Korea reported 362,338 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 7,228,550, the health authorities said Tuesday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 309,784 in the previous day, hovering above 300,000 for four straight days, according to the Korea Disease … Read more