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Worldwide coronavirus cases have surpassed 90 million as nations around the globe scramble to procure vaccines and continue to extend or reinstate lockdowns to fight new coronavirus variants. The new COVID-19 varia
The United Kingdom has mobilised US$1 billion from global donors to support vulnerable countries including Fiji access coronavirus vaccines. They helped raise the money for the COVAX Advance Market Commitment which
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have received COVID-19 vaccinations. BBC News reports the vaccinations were administered yesterday by a household doctor at Windsor Castle. The Queen who is 94 and Prince Ph
A further 1,325 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid test - the biggest figure reported in a single day since the pandemic began. BBC News reports this means there have been just short of
Lab studies have shown the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine can still target a key mutation that has emerged in two new strains of coronavirus. This is only one of many mutations that are found in the new forms of the virus
There were four new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand in the last two days and two of the cases are linked to the new strain of COVID-19 recently identified in the UK. Radio NZ reports the NZ Ministry of Health says
Tokyo 2020 organisers say they will be ready to host the Olympic Games - despite the city declaring a state of emergency over COVID-19. The rescheduled Olympic Games is set to take place between 23 July and 8 Augus
All 618 personnel onboard HMAS Adelaide have tested negative for COVID-19 after their compulsory Day 12 tests and they have also completed their mandatory 14-day quarantine period. They can now disembark their ship
A World Health Organisation team due to investigate the origins of COVID-19 in the city of Wuhan has been denied entry to China. Two members were already en route, with the WHO saying the problem was a lack of visa
The Ministry of Health has today announced four new border cases of COVID-19. Permanent Secretary Dr. James Fong says the 1st case is a 35-year-old man who travelled from the United Kingdom and arrived in Fiji on f
A hospital in Poland is facing a fine of $US67,000 for allowing a group of actors, media executives and a former prime minister to jump ahead of the queue and receive a coronavirus vaccination. There has been consi
The Ministry of Health says all COVID-19 vaccines that have been approved for use are effective in preventing a person from getting severely sick if infected by the disease however they are less useful when it comes to
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus. Johnson says people must stay at home a
Experts have raised concerns over India's emergency approval of a locally-produced coronavirus vaccine before the completion of trials. Delhi approved the vaccine - known as Covaxin - as well as the global AstraZen
The Head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis has condemned people who travelled abroad for a vacation and avoid COVID-19 lockdowns, adding that holidaymakers were not considering the effect of their actions on others.
India has formally approved the emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines as it prepares for one of the world's biggest vaccination drives. The drugs regulatory authority gave the green light to the jabs developed
The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines has arrived in Palau. The Health minister Emais Roberts told Radio NZ 2,800 doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived on a special flight from the United States. He said health
Israel has given vaccinations against coronavirus to more than one million people, the highest rate in the world, as global immunisation efforts step up. Israel has a rate of 11.55 vaccination doses per 100 people,
Chinese authorities have given conditional approval for general public use of a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm. The move came a day after the firm said interim data showed its lead
After a challenging 2020 with the impacts of COVID-19 and TC Yasa, many people are keeping their hopes high for this year as some want to get married while some are hoping to better their exam results. Panapasa Tui
