ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has recorded 37,303 new coronavirus cases in the space of 24 hours, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic more than a year ago, health ministry data showed on Tuesday.Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gives…
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Taiwan to help allies buy vaccines, but not from China
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will help its handful of remaining diplomatic allies buy COVID-19 vaccines but on the condition that Taiwanese money is not used to obtain Chinese vaccines, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Wednesday.FILE PHOTO: Taiwan’s Foreign Minister…
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Brazil government has not asked U.S. for vaccines despite Mexico, Canada deal
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s government has not yet asked the United States for spare COVID-19 vaccines, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, despite Washington agreeing this week to send 4 million doses of AstraZeneca shots…
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Turkey logs 16,749 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily rise this year
FILE PHOTO: People sit at a cafe that reopened after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were eased, in Istanbul, Turkey March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Cansu AlkayaANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has recorded 16,749 new coronavirus cases in the space of 24 hours,…
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'Don't panic': WHO says safety systems working as AstraZeneca shots paused
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva Switzerland July…
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Thai PM, cabinet cancel Friday's scheduled AstraZeneca vaccinations
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and members of his cabinet on Friday cancelled plans to receive AstraZeneca vaccine shots after the country delayed use of the vaccines over reports of blood clots in some European nations, a…
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In Japan, vending machines help ease access to COVID-19 tests
TOKYO (Reuters) – In Japan, convenience is king and getting tested for COVID-19 can be highly inconvenient. Part of solution, as it is for a range of daily necessities in Tokyo, has become the humble vending machine.Slideshow ( 2 images…
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South Korea finds no link found between deaths and coronavirus vaccine
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Monday it had found no link between the coronavirus vaccine and several recent deaths, as it ordered nearly 100,000 foreign workers to be tested after clusters emerged in dormitories.FILE PHOTO: A medical worker…
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Japan supercomputer shows doubling masks offers little help preventing viral spread
FILE PHOTO: A computer simulation by Japanese scientists at research giant Riken and Kobe University, illustrates the effectiveness of different mask combinations worn to curb the spread of droplets during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, in this presentation slide supplied by…
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COVID-19 vaccine confidence grows as side effect worries fade
Slideshow ( 3 images )LONDON (Reuters) – Confidence in COVID-19 vaccines is growing, with people’s willingness to have the shots increasing as they are rolled out across the world and concerns about possible side effects are fading, a 14-country survey…
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