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  • Sinopharm: Chinese Covid vaccine gets WHO emergency approval

    Date: 2021-05-07 18:40:51 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:81 - ID:8946920

    GENEVA, May 7 (MENA) - World Health Organization has listed the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for this vaccine to be rolled out globally. The Sinopharm vaccine is produced by Beijing Bio-Institute of ....

  • Pfizer, BioNTech seek full FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine

    Date: 2021-05-07 17:51:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:8946825

    WASGHINGTON, May 7 (MENA) – Pfizer and its German collaborator BioNTech on Friday submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration for full approval of their COVID-19 vaccine, US Today reported. They announced that they will be ....

  • 6,049 new COVID-19 cases, 120 deaths in Japan

    Date: 2021-05-07 17:29:36 GMT - Japan - World - SN:76 - ID:8946823

    TOKYO, May 7 (MENA) – The number of reported COVID-19 cases in Japan reached 6,049. After Osaka and Tokyo, the prefectures with the most cases were Hyogo (493), Fukuoka (472), Aichi (443), Hokkaido (248), Saitama (238), Kanagawa (230), Kyoto ....

  • Belarus reports 1,354 new Covid cases

    Date: 2021-05-07 14:46:12 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:66 - ID:8946613

    MINSK, May 7 (MENA) - Belarus confirmed 1,354 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 311 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital, BelTA reported, quoting the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry. A total of 356,842 patients ....

  • Austria reports 1,333 new coronavirus infections, 18 deaths in past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-05-07 14:32:35 GMT - Austria - World - SN:63 - ID:8946565

    VIENNA, May 7 (MENA) - The Health Ministry reported 1,333 new coronavirus cases and 18 fatalities in the past 24 hours. In a statement on Friday, the ministry added that the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country reached 817,628, out ....

  • Azerbaijan confirms 722 new COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths

    Date: 2021-05-07 14:06:56 GMT - Azerbaijan - World - SN:59 - ID:8946611

    BAKO, May 7 (MENA) – Azerbaijan recorded 722 new coronavirus cases over the past day, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers said as quoted by Azeri news agency. Meanwhile, 1,854 people recovered from the infection, and 15 patients ....

  • Romania reports 1,400 new Covid-19 cases, 89 deaths

    Date: 2021-05-07 13:53:52 GMT - Romania - World - SN:56 - ID:8946498

    BUCHAREST, May 7 (MENA) - Romania reported more than 1,400 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Romania Radio International reported on Friday. As many as 89 new deaths were reported. The southeastern European country has exceeded the ....

  • Georgia reports 1,547 new coronavirus cases, 18 deaths

    Date: 2021-05-07 12:57:45 GMT - Georgia - World - SN:51 - ID:8946375

    TBILISI, May 7 (MENA) - Georgia reported on Friday 1,547 new coronavirus cases and 18 deaths over the past 24 hours, according to Inter Press Service news. The total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the ....

  • Thailand reports 2,044 new coronavirus cases, 27 deaths

    Date: 2021-05-07 11:57:14 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:43 - ID:8946370

    BANGKOK, May 7 (MENA) - Thailand on Friday reported 27 more Covid-related deaths, for a toll of 363, and 2,044 new cases, raising the total to 78,855. Over the past 24 hours, 2,377 patients were declared recovered and were discharged from ....

  • Special mission to repatriate Malaysians from India

    Date: 2021-05-07 11:42:22 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:41 - ID:8946291

    KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (MENA) - The Malaysian government will embark on a special mission to repatriate Malaysian citizens in India, following concerns over the Covid-19 situation there which is now facing the second wave, said Malaysia’s Foreign ....

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