France said Saturday it would require people not fully vaccinated and arriving from some European countries to show a negative Covid test taken within the previous 24 hours. Arrivals from the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and the Netherlands will be subject to the new rule, which comes into effect at midnight Saturday into […]
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Fake Covid vaccination certificates for sale in Mexico
First there were fake vaccines. Now bogus coronavirus immunization certificates are being offered for sale in the Mexican capital, aimed at people traveling to countries that require proof of inoculation. In an area of the historic district known for its printers and counterfeiters, a new service has appeared alongside documents purporting to be birth certificates, […]
Biden says social media misinformation on Covid ‘killing people’
President Joe Biden said Friday that social media disinformation about Covid-19 and vaccinations is “killing people.” “They’re killing people. The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. And they’re killing people,” he told reporters at the White House as he left for a weekend at the presidential retreat in Camp David. The White House […]
Ugandan weightlifter missing in Japan before Olympics
A Ugandan weightlifter has gone missing during an Olympic training camp in Japan after learning he would not be able to compete, Japanese and Ugandan officials said Friday. Authorities were searching for Julius Ssekitoleko, 20, who failed to show up for a coronavirus test and was not in his hotel room, host city Izumisano said […]
Canada to end Covid-related cruise ban in November
Canada said Thursday it will lift a ban on cruise ships in its waters in November, as Covid-19 restrictions loosen earlier than expected. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said the ban would “no longer be in effect if operators are able to fully comply with public health requirements.” “We will welcome cruise ships — an important […]
Bangladesh to vaccinate Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh is to start giving coronavirus vaccinations to some of the 850,000 Rohingya refugees who fled across the border from Myanmar, officials said Thursday. With infections rising across the country, refugee commissioner Shah Rezwan Hayat said about 48,000 Rohingya aged over 55 would start receiving jabs from next month with help from the World Health […]
Melbourne joins Sydney in lockdown, 12 million ordered to stay at home
Australia’s bid to quash a fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak will see its second largest city lock down late Thursday, bringing the total number of Australians under stay-at-home orders to around 12 million. Melbourne and the rest of Victoria will join Sydney in a “hard and fast” lockdown, state premier Dan Andrews said, as Australia battles an […]
Argentina surpasses 100,000 Covid-19 deaths
Argentina on Wednesday became the fifth Latin American country to record more than 100,000 deaths from Covid-19, according to data from the health ministry. The South American country registered 614 new deaths over the last 24 hours taking its total to 100,250 among a population of 45 million. It has now had more than 4.7 […]
India wicketkeeper Pant tests positive for Covid on England tour
India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has tested positive for Covid-19 as the squad prepares for a Test series in England, a cricket official told AFP on Thursday. The Indian players, led by Virat Kohli, are currently in London but will enter a bio-secure bubble and leave for Durham later Thursday for a tour match next week. […]
DR Congo reports drop in virus cases but jab shortage
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday they had run out of AstraZeneca vaccines, but also reported the numbers of new infections and deaths from Covid-19 were beginning to drop. Health minister Jean-Jacques Mbungani told AFP that there were no more doses of the AstraZeneca jab in the country since three shipments […]