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Fire Kills 82 at Iraqi Covid Hospital, Health Minister Suspended

More than 80 people died Sunday in a fire that ripped through an Iraqi Covid-19 hospital, sparking anger and prompting the suspension of top officials in a country with a long-dilapidated health infrastructure. 

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India's Daily Covid Death Toll Hits New Record as Shortages Bite

India's daily coronavirus death toll passed a new record Saturday as the government battled to get oxygen supplies to hospitals overwhelmed by the hundreds of thousands of new daily cases.

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U.S. Approves Restart of J&J Covid Vaccinations

Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccinations can restart, US health regulators said Friday, after the shots' rollout was paused due to worries over blood clotting.

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Covid 3rd Wave Peak in France 'Appears to be Behind Us', PM Says

The peak of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in France "appears to be behind us", Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday, announcing that travel restrictions will be relaxed from early next month.

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India Posts Global Record of 315,000 Daily Covid Cases

India posted a global record of almost 315,000 new Covid infections on Thursday as hospitals in New Delhi sent out desperate warnings that patients could die without fresh oxygen supplies.

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Syria's Idlib to Get First Batch of Covid-19 Vaccines

A first batch of Covid-19 vaccine doses was expected to arrive Wednesday in war-torn northwestern Syria, where millions of people live in dire humanitarian conditions, a UN official said.

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India Covid Surge Hits New Record as Oxygen Runs Short

India's brutal new Covid outbreak set records on Wednesday with more than 2,000 deaths in 24 hours as hospitals in New Delhi ran perilously low on oxygen.

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India Covid Surge Hits New Record as Oxygen Runs Short

India's brutal new Covid outbreak set new records on Wednesday with more than 2,000 deaths in 24 hours as hospitals in New Delhi ran perilously low on oxygen.

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EU Says Will Have Vaccine Doses for 70% of Adults by Mid-July

The EU will have enough Covid-19 vaccine doses to cover 70 percent of its adult population by mid-July due to higher production within the bloc, a senior official said Tuesday.

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WHO Says against Proof of Vaccination for Travel

The World Health Organization's emergency committee said Monday it was against international travelers being required to have proof of vaccination, partly on grounds such a measure would deepen inequities.

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