As truce talks resume in Cairo, people in Gaza suffer from hunger
Heavy fighting rocked besieged Gaza as aid agencies warned of looming famine and new talks were held in Cairo towards...
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World’s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission
Clark, Philippines - NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in...
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Israel requires Covid tests for children
Israel already requires children aged 12 and over to be tested for Covid in order to enter many public places
- Israel already requires children aged 12 and over to be tested for Covid in order to enter many public places
- Israel is also considering lowering the age limit for its campaign of booster vaccinations
Unvaccinated kids below 12 can enter open Saudi recreational spaces
Such children must be accompanied by immunized adults, should be free from flu-like symptoms, and their health status in the...
- Earlier, only 40 percent of an open recreational space was allowed for recreational purposes.
- The kingdom reported nine more Covid-19-related deaths, taking the overall toll to 8,366.
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Iran’s Khamenei says halting Covid ‘urgent’ priority
The Islamic republic's Covid cases and fatalities have surged in recent weeks, in what officials have said is a "fifth...
- The Islamic republic's Covid cases and fatalities have surged in recent weeks, in what officials have said is a "fifth wave" caused by the highly infectious Delta variant
- Khamenei said the record number of casualties was "truly painful," and demanded greater efforts to boost vaccine "imports and domestic production"
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China approves first mixed-vaccine trial as Delta spread
The trial will test the efficacy of combining an "inactivated" vaccine made by China's Sinovac with a DNA-based one developed...
- The trial will test the efficacy of combining an "inactivated" vaccine made by China's Sinovac with a DNA-based one developed by US pharmaceutical company Inovio
- Preclinical work has found that "two different vaccine applications... produce an even stronger and more balanced immune response"
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UAE sends 300,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Comoros
An aircraft loaded with the supplies, which also included 600,000 injection needles, left the UAE for Comoros on Tuesday.
- With a population of nearly 890,000, Comoros has seen 4,031 cases of Covid-19 infection
- A total of 147 of these infections resulted in death, most of them in January-February this year
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Umrah permits for double-jabbed Saudis aged 12-18
Saudi nationals aged 12-18 can obtain Umrah permits if they have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine, the ministry of...
- Hajj and Umrah ministry’s announcement follows the inauguration of 2021 Umrah season.
- Permits must be obtained through the Eatmarna and Tawakkalna apps.
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First West African case of deadly Marburg virus detected: WHO
The virus, which is carried by bats and has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent, was found in...
- The virus, which is carried by bats and has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent, was found in samples taken from a patient who died on August 2 in southern Gueckedou prefecture
- The discovery comes just two months after the WHO declared an end to Guinea's second outbreak of Ebola
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Drug firms urged to seek UAE advance nod for products
This will allow health authorities a pre-study of the file to issue the marketing approval in the UAE for innovative...
- Factories in UAE can start manufacturing procedures and apply for marketing approval for similar products
- Local manufacturers can market their products in the UAE soon after expiry of the protection period for innovative products
Israel sets up Covid rapid test stations nationwide
The testing centres are aimed at the non-vaccinated and those who have recovered from the virus and need a health...
- The testing centres are aimed at the non-vaccinated and those who have recovered from the virus and need a health pass
- Over the past week, Israel has been recording an average of more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases a day
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Iran records over 500 Covid deaths, hits new high
Iran registered 39,619 new infections in the 24 hours to Sunday, taking the total since the pandemic started to 4,158,729
- Iran registered 39,619 new infections in the 24 hours to Sunday, taking the total since the pandemic started to 4,158,729
- Iranian health officials have acknowledged that the Islamic republic's Covid figures underestimate the real toll
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Children to be vaccinated in quake-hit northwest Syria
CAIRO/AMMAN, EGYPT/JORDAN - Measles and polio vaccination campaign will be launched on Saturday across northwest Syria to protect some 800,000...
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UAE’s health sector witnesses digital transformation
The Gulf country has an influential and effective international presence and continues to fulfil its obligations in enhancing the efficiency...
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Regular, medium-risk adults don’t need extra Covid jabs: WHO
The WHO's vaccine experts are no longer recommending additional Covid-19 vaccine booster doses for regular, medium-risk adults because the benefit...
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Global cocaine supply reaches record levels, says UN drug agency
VIENNA, AUSTRIA - Coca cultivation hit a record high by soaring 35 percent from 2020 to 2021, a UN report showed...
- Bolivia, Colombia and Peru altogether cultivated coca leaves in an area of more than 300,000 hectares in 2021.
- Demand for the drug, which is sold for about US$74 per gram, is concentrated in Americas and parts of Europe.
Syrian women in rebel-held northwest face ‘reproductive health crisis’
Beirut, Lebanon - Syria's conflict and attacks on hospitals have had a "disproportionate impact" on the reproductive health of women and...
- The report was compiled by aid and campaign groups including the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Physicians for Human Rights
- A devastating earthquake that killed tens of thousands in Turkey and Syria last month only accelerated "the collapse of the fragile health care system."
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In UAE, Syria child quake victims unaware of heartbreak to come
Sham Sheikh Mohammed, who suffered severe crush injuries in a 40-hour ordeal under the rubble, has not yet been told...
- Sham's survival encapsulated the tragedy, hope and heartbreak of the 7.8-magnitude quake that levelled buildings across Turkey and parts of Syria last month
- After rescue of Sham, in Idlib province, captured global attention, the UAE dispatched a medical aircraft to fly her and Omar to Abu Dhabi from Istanbul