coronavirus

The clinical trial of a Russian COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the Siberian Vektor research centre is due to be completed in September, the RIA news agency cited Russia’s healthcare watchdog as saying on Friday.

Italy reported 845 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday, marking the highest daily increase since May, when the government eased its rigid lockdown measures. Despite the rise in…

Mass testing of Russia’s first potential COVID-19 vaccine to get domestic regulatory approval will involve more than 40,000 people and will be overseen by a foreign research body when it starts next week, backers of the project said on…

On Thursday, Germany reported 1,707 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the highest daily toll since April. Data Robert Koch Institute’s department for infectious diseases shows that the total number of infections raised to…

On Thursday, Russia’s death toll from the new coronavirus surpassed 16,000, as the country reported 110 new deaths in the past 24 hours. The death toll now stands at 16,099. The country’s coronavirus crisis response center registered…

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday recorded its highest daily number of COVID-19 infections in over a month, a day after the health minister warned cases may rise. UAE saw 435 infections and one death in the past 24 hours, the…

On Wednesday, Iran’s death toll from the new coronavirus surpassed 20,000 with 153 deaths in the past 24 hours, the health ministry spokeswoman told state TV, as the number of total cases hit 350,279. “The death toll has reached 20,125…

On Wednesday, the Philippine health ministry confirmed 4,650 new coronavirus infections and 111 additional deaths. The ministry said total confirmed cases have risen to 173,774, the highest in Southeast Asia, while deaths have increased…

Britain plans to bring in regular, population-wide testing for COVID-19 so it can suppress the spread of the virus and limit restrictions that have crippled one of the worst hit countries in the world. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said…

On Wednesday, Indonesia reported 1,902 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of cases in the country to 144,945, data from the country’s health ministry showed. The data recorded an additional 69 deaths, taking the total to…