COVID-19

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World is put on high alert over the Omicron coronavirus variant

World is put on high alert over the Omicron coronavirus variant

Fears mount over the newly identified coronavirus variant Omicron - the new mutation, which is potentially more transmissible, was first discovered in South Africa and has since been detected in Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, …

New Covid variant: How worried should we be?

New Covid variant: How worried should we be?

In recent days, world media have been talking about a new strain of coronavirus from South Africa called "omicron". The latest is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far - and it has such a long list of mutations that it …

Sputnik V nasal vaccine clinical trials begin

Sputnik V nasal vaccine clinical trials begin

Director of the N.F. Gamaleya National Research Center Alexander Gunzburg announced the beginning of clinical trials of a nasal vaccine against coronavirus. Gunzburg recalled that a few days ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin was …

Anti-vaxx protests ripping across Europe

Anti-vaxx protests ripping across Europe

Major cities across Europe have seen demonstrations against new rules and requirements related to the coronavirus pandemic, with some leading to violence and arrests or turning into riots, …

Threat of new European lockdowns send oil prices tumbling

Threat of new European lockdowns send oil prices tumbling

Oil was on track to post its biggest weekly drop since August as Europe’s worsening Covid-19 crisis. EU countries are considering the prospect of renewed lockdowns just as key consuming nations look to add emergency supply to the …

Europe beats covid anti-records

Europe beats covid anti-records

The outgoing German chancellor has described the Covid-19 situation in her country as "dramatic". “The fourth wave is hitting our country with full force,” Merkel told an event for the Association of …

Israel begins vaccination of children

Israel begins vaccination of children

Israel will be ready to begin vaccinating children aged 5-11 against the coronavirus at the beginning of next week, after the special vaccine doses for that age group arrive later this week, writes  …

Elkhan Suleimanov inspected Grozny COVID center

Elkhan Suleimanov inspected Grozny COVID center

The head of the Ministry of Health of Chechnya, Elkhan Suleimanov, visited the COVID centre on the basis of the M.T. Inderbiev  Republican Clinical Hospital of War Veterans. There he inspected the conditions for the provision of medical care …

WHO concerned with COVID-19 resurgence in Europe

WHO concerned with COVID-19 resurgence in Europe

Today, every single country in Europe and central Asia is facing a real threat of COVID-19 resurgence, or already fighting it. The current pace of transmission across the 53 countries of the WHO European Region is of grave concern. COVID-19 cases …

The search for people who never get COVID

The search for people who never get COVID

An international team of researchers wants to find people who are genetically resistant to SARS-CoV-2, in the hope of developing new drugs and treatments. Imagine being born naturally resistant to SARS-CoV-2, and never having to worry about …

Russia updates COVID-19 anti-record

Russia updates COVID-19 anti-record

Over the past 24 hours, 40,900 cases of the COVID-19 infections were registered in Russia, 1,158 patients died, the anti-coronavirus crisis centre informs. "Over the past 24 hours 40,993 new cases were confirmed in 85 regions, …

COVID-19 claims 10,000 lives in Georgia

COVID-19 claims 10,000 lives in Georgia

In Georgia, over the entire time of the pandemic, 10,003 people died from the coronavirus, the governmental website Stopcov.ge reports. Over the past day, 4,610 cases of COVID-19 infection were identified in the republic. 2,624 people …