Colombia extends health emergency by 3 months
BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. – – – – BOGOTA — Colombian President Ivan Duque announced a …
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Argentina authorizes emergency use of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) — The Argentine government officially approved the emergency use of an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm, according to a resolution signed …
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FDA Approves Emergency Use of Second Coronavirus Vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday approved for emergency use a second COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine, from U.S. drugmaker Moderna, was developed with the National Institutes of Health. An …
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US Nears Emergency Approval of Second COVID-19 Vaccine
The United States is on the cusp of getting a second COVID-19 vaccine. Regulators with the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that its preliminary analysis of a vaccine developed …
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India’s Serum Institute seeks permission for emergency use of vaccine
The Serum Institute of India has applied for an emergency use license of the coronavirus vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and pharma giant AstraZeneca. Adar Poonawala, 39, …
Read More Brazil to extend emergency financial aid in case of COVID-19 second wave
BRASILIA, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — Should Brazil experience a second wave of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, the government will once again grant emergency aid to the vulnerable, Brazilian Economy Minister …
Read More Pfizer, BioNTech to request emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — American drugmaker Pfizer and German pharmaceutical firm BioNTech will request Brazil’s emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine the two firms are jointly …
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Worker injured in RIO balcony collapse, Montgomery County emergency officials say
article GAITHERSBURG, Md. – A worker suffered what officials described as traumatic injuries when a third-floor balcony collapsed at the RIO Washingtonian center in Gaithersburg Friday afternoon. Download the FOX …
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El Salvador Supreme Court orders state of emergency suspended | El Salvador News
El Salvador’s Supreme Court said on Monday that it had ordered the immediate suspension of the state of emergency declared by President Nayib Bukele over the coronavirus. Salvadoran President Nayib …
Read More Bolivia’s interim gov’t declares national emergency over forest fires
LA PAZ, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — Bolivia’s Interim President Jeanine Anez declared on Wednesday a national emergency after more than half a million hectares of forest have been burnt in …
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