First wave of COVID-19 vaccine syringes start journey to Maldives

Feb 24, 2021, at 04:40 pm

New York: The critical task of ensuring that all countries have enough medical equipment to vaccinate people safely against COVID-19 gathered pace on Tuesday, with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announcing that 100,000 syringes have been sent to the Maldives, ahead of an inoculation drive there.

Joe Biden vows to get 100 mln COVID-19 vaccine shots in first 100 days of presidency

Dec 09, 2020, at 02:50 pm

Washington/Sputnik: US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said his administration will obtain 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots in the first 100 days of his presidency.

Pakistan: Key opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari tests positive for COVID-19

Nov 26, 2020, at 10:25 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19.

COVID-19: Philippines reports 156 new cases

May 02, 2020, at 05:11 pm

Manila/Xinhua/UNI:  The Philippines on Saturday reported 156 new COVID-19 cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 8,928.

UN launches major humanitarian appeal to keep COVID-19 from ‘circling back around the globe’

Mar 26, 2020, at 01:30 pm

New York/IBNS: To confront the unprecedented worldwide challenge posed by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, top UN officials on Wednesday, launched a massive humanitarian appeal to mitigate its impact, particularly on fragile countries with weak health systems.

Enable Iran to fight COVID19 pandemic, end sanctions: China to US

Mar 24, 2020, at 05:12 pm

Beijing/UNI: Chinese envoy to the United Nations Zhang Jun on Tuesday urged US to end sanctions it has imposed on Iran so as to enable them to fight the coronavirus pandemic.