COVID-19

Saudi Arabia has reported more than 400,000 coronavirus infections and 6,700 deaths from Covid-19.

The research found however that the variant was associated with a higher viral load and reproduction rate than normal variants.

The coronavirus has already killed more than 2.9 million people and infected nearly 136 million across the world.

The ban came as India's wealthiest state Maharashtra, which has been the main driver of the infection spike, explored announcing a complete lockdown from as early as Monday.

With matches being played behind closed doors, football clubs are missing out on massive revenue.

The BioNTech/Pfizer shot is based on new mRNA technology and was the first Covid-19 vaccine to be approved in the West late last year.

The ride-hailing giant offer no specifics on how it would allocate the funds for each driver.

Caracas is demanding access to funds blocked abroad due to sanctions against Maduro, to buy more doses from the global Covax vaccine-sharing mechanism.

The United Kingdom on Wednesday said it will adopt new medical advice to offer most people under 30 an alternative to AstraZeneca if possible.

The government has prioritized health workers, teachers, the elderly, indigenous people and people with underlying health conditions for the first vaccination round.

Malik Younas Fazal makes fake copies of an actual test invoice and sells them to travelers bound for to the U.K.

From Thursday, those living in England will be able to access two free rapid virus tests per week, a measure aimed at curbing symptom-free virus spread.

As evidence mounts of clusters in separate countries, "the weight of evidence is now looking towards Oxford-AstraZeneca actually being the cause of these adverse events"

Police said that three officers were wounded, one of whom was taken to hospital, and four people were arrested.

South America has been hard hit by a new pandemic wave with Brazil at its epicenter.

The EU has blamed supply problems on its sluggish rollout, but several nations are also facing high rates of vaccine hesitancy, even in the face of rising infections.

The British monarch was visiting the CWGC Air Forces Memorial in Runnymede to mark the Centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force.

Sarah Palin encourages everyone to be vigilant in this pandemic as the virus can really "knock you down."

The company also said the batch "was never advanced to the filling and finishing stages of our manufacturing process."

Jessica Simpson wrote an essay on the day she received a positive diagnosis for COVID-19.

According to the government's new report, the country's total excess deaths during the pandemic reached 417,002 by the sixth week of 2021.

The Brazilian appears to have travelled to Valencia despite the current restrictions.

With more than 126,000 deaths, Britain has one of the world's worst mortality rates from the pandemic.

The United States has suffered the highest reported absolute toll at just over 549,000 deaths since the pandemic started

The average of new daily infections over the past seven days is 77,050 -- twice what it was in January.

EU Commission head Ursula von der Leyen released updated figures on how many vaccines the bloc has exported -- 77 million vaccine doses to 33 countries since December.

The relay launch will put the spotlight back on the region affected by the 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the bloc risked "long-term damage" to its reputation if it imposed "a blockade, or interruption of supply chains".

Putin joined other world leaders who have received shots including US President Joe Biden, Pope Francis and Britain's Queen Elizabeth.

Experts say the explosion is being fueled by a local variant of the virus that is suspected to be more contagious.