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Global coronavirus cases exceed 155 million
May 7, 2021, 6:28 pm
MOSCOW – The total number of coronavirus infections worldwide has surpassed 155.9 million, according to TASS’ calculations based on data by authorities, experts and media. Thus, the share of the infections makes up more than 2 percent of world population, which the UN Population Fund estimated… Read More
Indonesia adds 5.6K new infections to overall 1.6M Covid-19 cases
May 7, 2021, 3:12 pm
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s daily coronavirus cases climbed by 5,647 on Thursday, taking the total tally since the start of the pandemic in March, 2020 to 1,697,305, according to data from the Health Ministry. The highest number of daily cases was recorded in West Java (1,038), followed by Jakarta… Read More
Pfizer, BioNTech donate Covid vaccines to Olympic athletes
May 7, 2021, 1:19 pm
ISTANBUL – Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech have agreed to donate coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines to athletes and staff of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, which will be held this year after being postponed due to the pandemic, the International Olympic Committee… Read More
EU ready to discuss waiver on Covid-19 vaccine patents
May 7, 2021, 11:24 am
BRUSSELS – The European Union (EU) is willing to discuss the proposal to waive the patent rights for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines, its top official said on Thursday. The EU is “ready to discuss how the US proposal for a waiver on intellectual property protections for Covid-19… Read More
India's Covid-19 tally crosses 21M with 412K new cases
May 7, 2021, 8:20 am
NEW DELHI – India's Covid-19 tally surpassed 21 million on Thursday as 412,262 new cases were registered across the country in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said. This is the second time this month that more than 400,000 cases have been registered in a single day. Besides, as many as… Read More
Mali woman gives rare birth to 9 babies
May 6, 2021, 8:46 pm
ANKARA – A young Malian woman became a phenomenon in a single day by safely giving birth to nine babies at once in a hospital in Morocco on Tuesday. Halima Cisse, 25, from the West African country wrote her name in history as a mother of nonuplets – five girls and four boys – and she and… Read More
Kuala Lumpur to be placed under 2-week virus lockdown
May 6, 2021, 7:56 pm
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Malaysia will put its capital Kuala Lumpur and the city of Johor Bahru under a two-week Covid-19 lockdown amid soaring Covid-19 cases, an official said late Wednesday. “After evaluating the Health Ministry's presentation and suggestions, the government has agreed to… Read More
Advisor says third wave of Covid-19 inevitable in India
May 6, 2021, 2:45 pm
NEW DELHI – A third wave of Covid-19 outbreak is inevitable in India given the higher levels of the circulating virus, said Principal Scientific Advisor to India's Federal Government K. Vijay Raghavan on Wednesday. "But it is not clear on what time scale this phase three will occur. We should… Read More
Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech jab highly effective: study
May 6, 2021, 1:46 pm
ANKARA – Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are highly effective against Covid-19 infection, hospitalization and death, according to the first nationwide assessment in Israel. The study, published in The Lancet medical journal, found that two doses of the vaccine provide more than 95… Read More
India tallies yet another world record 412K single-day cases
May 6, 2021, 1:41 pm
NEW DELHI – India set a new global record Thursday after the country registered its biggest single-day rise in coronavirus cases of over 412,000 in the last 24 hours. The Health Ministry reported 412,262 new cases, taking the country’s total number of infections to over 21 million. With a… Read More
More than 1.16B vaccine jabs done across world
May 5, 2021, 11:06 am
ANKARA – More than 1.16 billion coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine jabs have been given worldwide so far, according to data gathered by the Our World in Data website. China is the world's most vaccinated country with 275.3 million vaccine jabs, the site said, followed by the US with… Read More
US to approve Pfizer vaccine for children next week
May 5, 2021, 7:43 am
ANKARA – The US Food and Drug Administration will approve Pfizer/BioNTech's coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 next week, according to a report on Tuesday. The FDA is currently reviewing scientific data provided by the US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer about the… Read More
G7 diplomats discuss Myanmar coup, other global issues
May 4, 2021, 9:51 pm
LONDON – The foreign ministers of G7 countries are discussing a range of "critical global issues" including the coup in Myanmar, an official statement said on Tuesday. The G7 Foreign and Development Ministers Meeting in London is the first major in-person diplomatic gathering since the beginning… Read More
India's Covid-19 tally crosses 20 million; deaths at 222K
May 4, 2021, 4:36 pm
NEW DELHI – India's Covid-19 tally crossed the 20-million mark, reaching 20,282,833 on Tuesday, as 357,229 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, confirmed the federal health ministry. Another 3,449 deaths were reported since Monday morning, taking the death toll to 222,408. There… Read More
Turkey Covid-19 cases now at 4.9M after 24.7K new infections
May 4, 2021, 3:24 pm
ANKARA – Turkey reported over 24,700 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the Health Ministry said. A total of 24,733 infections, including 2,501 symptomatic patients, were confirmed in the last 24 hours. Turkey’s overall Covid-19 tally is now over 4.9 million, while the nationwide death toll rose… Read More
Economy slumped as Covid-19 second wave batters India
May 4, 2021, 1:46 pm
NEW DELHI – India is going through the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic as the single-day spike crossed 400,000 cases last week, and the total tally almost reached 20 million. Amid the prevailing conditions, the overall Indian economy, mired in a recession since last year due to Covid-19,… Read More
Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce after 27 years
May 4, 2021, 1:28 pm
WASHINGTON – Bill and Melinda Gates are getting a divorce following nearly three decades of marriage, the couple announced on Monday. "After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," Bill and Melinda Gates said in a statement.… Read More
Covid-19 killing India’s journalists, too
May 3, 2021, 1:20 pm
ANKARA – India’s top television journalist was busy recording the sufferings of people at hospitals and cremation grounds during the second wave of the coronavirus when she received news of the death of her 80-year-old father. “I myself became a story and experienced all that I had been… Read More
Turkey reports nearly 26K new coronavirus cases
May 3, 2021, 11:08 am
ANKARA – Turkey reported nearly 26,000 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the Health Ministry said. A total of 25,980 infections, including 2,587 symptomatic patients, were confirmed in the last 24 hours. Turkey’s overall Covid-19 tally is now over 4.87 million, while the nationwide death toll… Read More
India Covid-19 cases now 19.5M after 392K new infections
May 2, 2021, 7:17 pm
NEW DELHI – India on Sunday recorded more than 392,000 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, official figures reveal. A total of 392,488 cases were registered taking the total to 19.5 million. With a record 3,689 deaths in the last 24 hours, the total virus-linked deaths stand at 215,542,… Read More
