UN agencies warn of ‘explosion’ in Gaza child deaths
Twenty weeks into Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, UN agencies warned that food and safe water had...
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Saudi Arabia: Unvaccinated employees to face axe
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Etihad: Flight ban from India, Pakistan may stretch beyond Aug 7
Etihad extends suspension of passenger travel from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka from Aug 2 to Aug 7.
- Etihad extends suspension of passenger travel from four South Asian countries from Aug 2 to Aug 7.
- Emirates said on Friday it was reviewing plans to resume flights from India, Pakistan from Aug 8.
Covid-19 infection: 12 die in Saudi Arabia, two in UAE
The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 507,374 after 1,285 more patients recovered from the virus.
Saudis queue up for vaccines as delta variant strikes world with force
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CEOs of listed Saudi firms resign in unusual numbers
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Delta variant causes more severe disease, US documents sound alarm
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WHO urges action to suppress Covid before deadlier variants emerge
The highly-transmissible variant, first detected in India, has now surfaced in 132 territories and is partly to blame for an...
Elderly Israelis to receive third jab of Pfizer vaccine
Much before the US begins to administer a third jab of the Pfizer/Biontech Covid-19 vaccine, Israel will start to give...
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UN agencies warn of ‘explosion’ in Gaza child deaths
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Syria health workers launch cholera vaccine drive in rebel-held northwest
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Covid-19 ‘most likely’ caused by incident in Wuhan lab: FBI head
Washington, United States--FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday his agency believes the Covid-19 pandemic was "most likely" caused by an incident...
- The comments come after a report earlier this week said the US Department of Energy said that a leak from a Chinese lab was the most likely cause of the Covid-19 outbreak
- FBI head also accused the Chinese government of trying to stall US efforts to investigate the causes of the pandemic
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US agency says Covid likely emerged from China lab leak: reports
Washington, United States--The coronavirus pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, the US Department of Energy now says according to...
- The department now joins the Federal Bureau of Investigation in believing that the pandemic was the result of a mishap in a Chinese laboratory
- The World Health Organization in mid-February pledged to do everything possible "until we get the answer" on Covid's origins
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Nations closer to global guidelines on disease outbreaks, says WHO
NEW YORK, US - Governments agreed on a way forward to update disease outbreak regulations ahead of meetings to draft...
- A total of 307 amendments to the WHO International Health Regulations came in response to challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Governments had focused on making their countries, and the international community, better prepared for future emergencies.