[ad_1] HONG KONG, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has ordered an inquiry into the behaviour of 13 senior government officials who attended the birthday bash of…
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Heart inflammation risk boosted slightly by vaccine, more by COVID-19 -study
[ad_1] Aug 25 (Reuters) – The use of Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech SE’s (22UAy.DE) widely used COVID-19 vaccine marginally increases the risk of heart inflammation, but the…
France to give free access to contraception for women aged up to 25
[ad_1] PARIS, Sept 9 (Reuters) – France will make access to birth control free for women aged up to 25 years old from January 1 onwards, in a new measure…
WHO chief scientist say Omicron is very transmissible
[ad_1] Dec 3 (Reuters) – The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is very transmissible but people should not panic about it, the World Health Organization’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan told…
Analysis: Risks of party revolt grow for Japan’s PM Suga after local poll loss
[ad_1] TOKYO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga looks increasingly vulnerable to a challenge from within his party for the nation’s top job after an ally’s…
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
[ad_1] Dec 15 (Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against Omicron – WHO Preliminary evidence indicates that…
S.Korea reports record-high COVID-19 cases, deaths
[ad_1] SEOUL, Dec 4 (Reuters) – South Korea reported a record daily 5,352 new COVID-19 infections and 70 deaths, while a nationwide total of nine cases of the Omicron variant…
Russian regions extend workplace shutdown, Moscow to lift curbs
[ad_1] MOSCOW, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Five Russian regions said on Wednesday they would extend a one-week workplace shutdown that took effect nationwide on Oct. 30 in response to a…
Nearly 3 mln Malawian children to get polio shot after rare outbreak
[ad_1] LILONGWE, March 3 (Reuters) – Medics will vaccinate about 2.9 million young children against polio in Malawi, the United Nations said on Thursday, after a three-year-old girl fell sick…