South Africa has temporarily halted the rollout of AstraZeneca Coronavirus vaccine after a study shows that the jab provided minimal protection against COVID-19 variant found in the country.

South Africa received over a million AstraZeneca shots

The first vaccines against COVID-19 have gone mostly to wealthier countries and now several middle-income countries are getting their shots. Many come from Chinese and Russian drug makers however, critics know that developers are not forthcoming with data on their vaccine safety and efficacy.

COVID-19 Vaccine developers are not forthcoming with data on their vaccine safety

The vaccine that has been developed by oxford university AstraZeneca remains effective against the COVID-19 new variant that has been found in the United Kingdom.

Oxford releases new data on AstraZeneca, protective against new variant

The Pandemic has led to a shutdown of most places of leisure, from Shopping complexes to restaurants, to gaming lounges. But Ukrainian took this time to embrace nature.

Ukrainians Embrace nature amid Pandemic

Residents in the Chinese city of Wuhan remember the "whistleblower" doctor who first sounded the alarm about the coronavirus outbreak before it received official recognition with fond memories.

Wuhan residents remember coronavirus 'whistleblower' doctor a year after his death

Iran will kick off its coronavirus vaccination campaign within a week, President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday, after the country received its first batch of Russia's Sputnik V jab.

Iran to start Covid vaccination within a week

New US Covid-19 cases have declined by 61 percent compared to the peak level on January 8, officials said Friday, as they announced troops were being deployed to support the national vaccine campaign.

US Covid cases down 61% since peak, troops deployed for vaccine campaign

A member of the World Health Organization-led team visiting the central Chinese city of Wuhan said he has been surprised by the complexity of getting to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and that years of research lay ahead.

Understanding COVID-19 origins will take years, says WHO team member

European Union Parliamentarians have strongly backed India and South Africa's joint proposal at the World Trade Organization for a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccine patents.

EU parliamentarians back India-South Africa proposal for COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver

Britain has agreed on a deal with German biotech firm CureVac to work to develop vaccines against coronavirus variants. The country has even, to this end, placed an initial order for 50 million doses in case they are needed.

UK plans to work with Germany's CureVac on vaccines against coronavirus variants

The number of COVID-19 infections in Tokyo may have jumped by nine-fold since last summer, coronavirus antibody tests showed, as Japan tries to rein in the country's third and most lethal wave of the pandemic ahead of the Olympics in July.

Survey: COVID-19 infections in Tokyo may have jumped nine-fold

In the recently released Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Democracy Index report, Norway has taken the top spot, while Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand and Canada have made it to the top five.

Norway tops EIU's Democracy Index, Pakistan takes 105th spot

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has said that 97 per cent people who have received COVID-19 vaccine are satisfied and the results are based on the feedback registered by vaccinated people through IT Ministry's feedback platform.

Govt says 97% of those who took Covid-19 shots are satisfied with experience

A large proportion of Indian population still remains vulnerable to novel coronavirus, the third serosurvey conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed.

Sero survey shows large proportion of India still vulnerable to covid-19: ICMR

Chinese police have arrested more than 80 suspected members of a criminal group that was manufacturing and selling fake COVID-19 vaccines, including to other countries.

China arrests suspects in fake COVID-19 vaccine ring

Britain on Thursday said that there are at least 4,000 variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, while pushing for improving inoculation measures across the globe.

World is facing around 4,000 variants of coronavirus, warns Britain

The organisers of Australian Open have decided to cancel play at Australia Open warm-up tournaments in Melbourne after COVID-19 scare. ALSO READ: 'Do you think you're funny?

Warm-up matches for Australian Open cancelled due to COVID-19 scare

Indonesia has launched a Covid screening programme at train stations using a breath analyser, known as GeNose. The breathalyser has been developed by the University of Gadjah Mada (UGM), which says it detects the reaction between the coronavirus and body tissue in the respiratory tract with at least 95 per cent accuracy.

Indonesia deploys coronavirus breath analyser at train stations

Emergency measures to curtail the coronavirus pandemic took tolls on democratic freedoms around the world last year, with setbacks in the West even as some Asian countries made progress, a report said Wednesday.

Covid responses chip away at democratic norms worldwide, study says

Finland has recommended administering the two doses of all Covid-19 vaccines at a 12-week interval, citing better protection with a longer gap. Manufacturers have so far recommended that Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines be taken three weeks apart, and the AstraZeneca/Oxford jabs four to 12 weeks apart.

Finland recommends giving Covid vaccine at 12-week interval

Indonesia is currently under the grip of COVID-19, causing problems across the Jakarta's graveyards which have been running out of space. Now, graveyards in the city are expanding space to keep up with the surge in coronavirus-related deaths.

Jakarta is expanding graveyards as coronavirus cases surge

About one in four of India`s 1.35 billion people may have been infected with the coronavirus, said a source with direct knowledge of a government serological survey, suggesting the country`s real caseload was many times higher than reported.

Over 300 million Indians may have COVID-19, source says citing government study

Coronavirus vaccines may be able to offer protection against severe diseases, Oxford Vaccine Group's head Andrew Pollard said on Wednesday. Currently, COVID-19 is evolving with new variants popping across the world, including places like Britain and South Africa.

Inoculation may provide protection from severe diseases, says Oxford's vaccine head

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday (February 1) defended her government against criticism that Germany's vaccine roll-out was too slow, saying that there had been a good reason for Europe's modest pace compared to other regions.

Merkel vows to offer all Germans COVID-19 vaccine by end-summer

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