Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

South African scientists brace for wave propelled by omicron

Worried scientists in South Africa are scrambling to combat the lightning spread across the country of the new and highly transmissible omicron COVID-19 variant as the world grapples with its emergence.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Global COVID cases surge nine percent in a week

The COVID-19 pandemic took a turn for the worse this week, fuelled by fast deteriorating situations in western Europe and the United States.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Russia marks another record number of daily COVID-19 cases

Russia reported another daily record of confirmed coronavirus cases Monday as a surge in infections has prompted the Kremlin to tell most people to stay away from work starting later this week.

Vaccination

High effectiveness of mix-and-match COVID-19 vaccines

People who had received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and received an mRNA vaccine for their second dose had a lower risk of infection compared to people who had received both doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Pandemic slows for sixth week

The coronavirus pandemic slowed for a sixth week in a row around the world.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Pandemic slows for fifth week

The coronavirus pandemic slowed down for a fifth week in a row around the world.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Pandemic slows for fourth week

The coronavirus pandemic continued to slow down for a fourth week in a row around the world.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Covid surges in US as rest of world stabilises

North America suffered a new surge in coronavirus infections this week and US deaths increased by a fifth, while the pandemic stabilised in the rest of the world.

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