pandemic
Sweden is latest country to stop using AstraZeneca vaccine
World
March 16, 2021
Sweden is latest country to stop using AstraZeneca vaccine
BERLIN (AP) — Sweden on Tuesday became the latest country to pause use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as European regulators…
Jordan uses tear gas to clamp down on anti-lockdown protesters
Middle East
March 16, 2021
Jordan uses tear gas to clamp down on anti-lockdown protesters
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan used tear gas on Monday to suppress protests against a curfew imposed to stem a severe…
Thailand PM gets AstraZeneca jab, 1 Asian country suspends
World
March 16, 2021
Thailand PM gets AstraZeneca jab, 1 Asian country suspends
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister received a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca on Tuesday, as much…
Schools weighing whether to seat students closer together
World
March 16, 2021
Schools weighing whether to seat students closer together
BOSTON (AP) — US guidelines that say students should be kept six feet apart in schools are receiving new scrutiny…
Indonesia becomes 7th country to suspend AstraZeneca vaccine due to blood clots
Health & Fitness
March 15, 2021
Indonesia becomes 7th country to suspend AstraZeneca vaccine due to blood clots
Indonesia became the seventh country globally to officially suspend the AstraZeneca vaccine, following reports indicating dangerous complications such as thrombosis…
EXPLAINER: Why countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot
World
March 15, 2021
EXPLAINER: Why countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot
LONDON (AP) — In recent days, countries including Denmark, Ireland, and Thailand have temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus…
Pandemic sets back Italian women’s long fight for jobs
World
March 15, 2021
Pandemic sets back Italian women’s long fight for jobs
ROME (AP) — One of hundreds of thousands of women in Italy who lost jobs in the pandemic, Laura Taddeo…
AstraZeneca reports no evidence of blood clots after vaccine use
World
March 15, 2021
AstraZeneca reports no evidence of blood clots after vaccine use
United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca announced on Sunday, that after conducting a review of those who received its…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 644 new cases, 44 deaths on Sunday
Egypt
March 15, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 644 new cases, 44 deaths on Sunday
Egypt’s Ministry of Health on Sunday confirmed 644 new coronavirus cases, up from 641 on Wednesday. The ministry also reported…
Protests erupt in Jordan after COVID-19 hospital deaths scandal
Middle East
March 15, 2021
Protests erupt in Jordan after COVID-19 hospital deaths scandal
AMMAN (Reuters) – Protests erupted across many of Jordan’s cities and provincial towns against the government’s coronavirus restrictions, a day…