Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nigeria's exhausted medics keep waiting for COVID-19 vaccines
By Abraham Achirga and Nneka Chile ABUJA/LAGOS (Reuters) - Dr Oluwajoba Oroge braced for the week ahead - another long line of coronavirus patients at Abuja's EHA clinic, and another long wait for new...
Jan 19, 2021
Around 1 in 8 people in England had COVID-19 antibodies last month: ONS
LONDON (Reuters) - An estimated 1 in 8 people in England had antibodies against the coronavirus during December, suggesting they have had COVID-19 previously, an official estimate based on samples of ...
Jan 19, 2021
Thailand defends royal company's role in vaccine strategy
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government defended its coronavirus vaccine strategy on Tuesday against opposition criticism that it is too reliant on a company owned by King Maha Vajiralongkorn. The a...
Jan 19, 2021
UK health secretary Hancock says self-isolating until Sunday
LONDON (Reuters) - British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he is self-isolating until Sunday after receiving a warning from the health service's COVID mobile phone app that he may have been in cont...
Jan 19, 2021
Rwanda re-imposes strict lockdown in capital after COVID-19 cases surge
KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda has re-introduced tough lockdown measures in its capital Kigali after a surge in coronavirus cases. The government has also banned movement into and out of the city, except f...
Jan 19, 2021
Swiss government urges voters to reject burqa ban in March referendum
By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government recommended on Tuesday that voters reject a proposal in a planned March 7 referendum to ban full facial coverings such as burqas and niqabs ...
Jan 19, 2021
Epidemics lead world's biggest short-term risks: World Economic Forum
LONDON (Reuters) - Infectious diseases and livelihood crises led the rankings of risks expected to pose a critical threat to the world in the next two years, according to a survey of more than 650 Wor...
Jan 19, 2021
EU eyes scheme to share surplus COVID-19 vaccines with poorer nations
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union wants to set up a mechanism that would allow the sharing of surplus COVID-19 vaccines with poorer neighbouring states and Africa, the EU ...
Jan 19, 2021
EU executive warns COVID economic revival plans too poor to fly - sources
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive has warned this month that national plans so far for spending a record 1.8 trillion euros from the bloc's joint coffers to rev...
Jan 19, 2021
Bitcoin overtakes "long tech" as most crowded trade: BofA fund manager survey
LONDON (Reuters) - A long position on bitcoin overtook "long tech" as the trade fund managers said was the most crowded in January, Bank of America's monthly fund manager survey showed on Tuesday. For...
Jan 19, 2021
