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  • Malaysia to receive 3.52 mln doses of vaccine this month - Health min.

    Date: 2021-05-07 20:32:14 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:94 - ID:8947048

    KUALA LAMPUR, May 7 (MENA) - Malaysia will be receiving 3.52 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from three vaccine suppliers namely Pfizer BioNtech, Sinovac and AstraZeneca this month with more coming in the following months to expedite the process ....

  • White House press secretary Jen Psaki plans to step down next year

    Date: 2021-05-07 20:29:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:8947058

    WASHINGTON, May 7 (MENA) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday indicated she plans to step down next year, The Hill reported. "I think it’s going to be time for somebody else to have this job, in a year from now or about a year ....

  • WHO approval of China’s Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine could be significant step towards ending pandemic

    Date: 2021-05-07 20:15:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:92 - ID:8947033

    NEW YORK, May 7 (MENA) - The World Health Organization on Friday approved China’s Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, easing the way for poorer nations to get access to another much-needed shot to help end the pandemic, The New York ....

  • 100 Taliban militants killed in military operations in Afghanistan's Helmand

    Date: 2021-05-07 20:05:28 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:91 - ID:8946992

    KABUL, May 7 (MENA) - Around 100 Taliban militants were killed and scores injured in military operations in parts of Helmand province, Afghan army officials said on Friday, Bakhtar news agency reported. The operations launched in the outskirts of ....

  • Italy reports 10,554 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-05-07 19:13:02 GMT - Italy - World - SN:86 - ID:8946957

    ROME, May 7 (MENA) - Italy reported 10,554 new COVID-19 cases and 207 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, said the Italian Health Ministry. The Italian news agency (AKI) quoted the the ministry as saying that 15,580 patients were ....

  • 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 ....

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