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France rushes to get vaccinated after president’s warning
World
July 13, 2021
France rushes to get vaccinated after president’s warning
PARIS (AP) — Nearly one million people in France made vaccine appointments in a single day, after the president cranked…
Egypt reports lowest COVID-19 daily death count since onset of pandemic
Egypt
July 13, 2021
Egypt reports lowest COVID-19 daily death count since onset of pandemic
Egypt’s Health and Population Ministry reported on Monday the lowest COVID-19 death count since the outbreak of the virus over…
Living with COVID-19: Israel changes strategy as Delta variant hits
Middle East
July 13, 2021
Living with COVID-19: Israel changes strategy as Delta variant hits
JERUSALEM, July 13 (Reuters) – Four weeks ago, Israel was celebrating a return to normal life in its battle with…
Immunized but banned: EU says not all COVID vaccines equal
World
July 13, 2021
Immunized but banned: EU says not all COVID vaccines equal
LONDON (AP) — After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they…
Iraqi health officials: 58 dead in fire at coronavirus ward
Middle East
July 13, 2021
Iraqi health officials: 58 dead in fire at coronavirus ward
BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq…
Japan expands curbs on Olympic spectators as COVID cases rise
World
July 12, 2021
Japan expands curbs on Olympic spectators as COVID cases rise
The Japanese prefecture of Fukushima announced a ban on Olympic spectators on Saturday, joining a growing list of areas implementing curbs…
Cuba sees biggest protests for decades as pandemic adds to woes
World
July 12, 2021
Cuba sees biggest protests for decades as pandemic adds to woes
HAVANA, July 11 (Reuters) – Chanting “freedom” and calling for President Miguel Diaz-Canel to step down, thousands of Cubans joined…
Delta variant ‘very close’ to Egypt: VACSERA official
Egypt
July 12, 2021
Delta variant ‘very close’ to Egypt: VACSERA official
Immune and Allergy consultant at VACSERA Amjad al-Haddad said on Sunday that Delta variant of the coronavirus is spreading in…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 117 new cases, 13 deaths on Sunday
Egypt
July 12, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 117 new cases, 13 deaths on Sunday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 117 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to…
Egypt to recevie Pfizer, J&J doses within days, Health Ministry
Egypt
July 11, 2021
Egypt to recevie Pfizer, J&J doses within days, Health Ministry
Egypt will receive, within days, two million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, followed by doses of Johnson & Johnson’s…