Africa

Shipowners begin to divert ships going to the Suez Canal around the African Cape of Good Hope. This is an expensive alternative to avoid the ship congestion caused by the huge container ship blocking the canal.There is growing evidence…

Moderna announced on Wednesday that a new Covid-19 vaccine, which is said to offer better protection against the highly contagious variant of coronavirus that is widespread in South Africa, has been delivered to the National Institutes of…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks out on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) on November 15, 2020 at Riverside Church in Manhattan, New York City, United States.Andy Kelly | ReutersGovernor Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that a variant of…

The two burgeoning Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Guinea require swift action "to avoid catastrophic consequences," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.It is the first official White House…

This obituary is part of a series about people who died from the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here.Dr. David Katzenstein was perhaps a dreamer, "with sometimes brilliant and sometimes a little aloof ideas," said a colleague…

The dose of Oxford University / AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be displayed from its box on January 2nd, 2021 at the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, UK.Gareth Fuller | ReutersDrug maker AstraZeneca is making…

South Africa stopped using the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine on Sunday after it was found the vaccine did not protect volunteers in clinical trials from mild or moderate illnesses caused by the more contagious variant of the virus…

Funeral directors wearing personal protective equipment carry a coffin during the funeral of a COVID-19 victim amid a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nationwide lockdown at Olifantsvlei Cemetery, southwest of Joburg, South Africa, on Jan. 6,…

"This is really worrying," said Dr. Peter Hotez, vaccine expert at Baylor College of Medicine and inventor of a coronavirus vaccine. "We need to vaccinate the American people by late spring or early summer to prevent the South African and…

On January 22, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden signs Executive Orders for economic relief for families and businesses affected by Covid in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC.Nicholas Comb | AFP | Getty…