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Paris, May 21 : All adults in France will be eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccines from May 31, two weeks earlier than an initial schedule for June 15, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced.”We have decided to speed up vaccination..Not a single dose …

Brussels, May 21 : The European Union (EU) has signed a third contract with pharmaceutical companies BioNTech and Pfizer, securing an additional 1.8 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses between the end of 2021 and 2023.The European Commission said in a sta…

Tokyo, May 21 : A Japanese government panel of experts approved two Covid-19 vaccines developed by US drug maker Moderna Inc.and the UK-based AstraZeneca Plc, with the Health Ministry expected to formaliae the approval of the use of the two jabs on F…

London, May 21 : A total of 3,424 cases of the Indian Covid-19 variant have been recorded in the UK, according to the latest figures from the Public Health England (PHE).The B1617.2 variant of concern is believed to be more transmissible than the Ken…

Washington, May 21 : The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 165.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.42 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Friday morning, the University’s Center for …

Brussels, May 21 : World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has argued in favour of expanding Covid-19 vaccine production and ending export restrictions, saying that getting a patent waiver would not be enough.She said this…

London, May 21 : The English rock band Muse will celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Origin Of Symmetry” with a remix LP of the album.The band, which comprises of Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard, will bring out a collection that in…

Brussels, May 21 : The European Union (EU) has recommended to open its external borders to non-essential travel into the bloc if travellers have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.The Council of the EU, representing the 27 member states, adopted …

Beijing, May 21 : The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 24 new Covid-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.Of the cases, 11 were reported in Fujian, nine in Shanghai, and one each …

Addis Ababa, May 21 : The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,709,921 as of Wednesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the 55-…