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Mexico’s coronavirus czar in hospital with COVID-19, as death toll nears 186,000 | ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) –

Mexico’s coronavirus czar has been hospitalized over the past five days for COVID-19 treatment but is...

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More than 20 million in Britain get first COVID-19 vaccine dose | ReutersLONDON (Reuters) –

More than 20 million people across the United Kingdom have now received their first COVID-19 vaccine...

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Brazil registers over 1,300 COVID-19 deaths for fifth straight day | ReutersRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) –

Brazil registered 1,386 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday and 61,602 additional cases, according to data released by...

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(This FEB. 26 story corrects throughout to make clear that Sandu’s office did not deny the Sputnik V vaccine had been approved)CHISINAU (Reuters) –

Moldova’s medicines agency on Friday approved Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine while President Maia Sandu was accused...

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All English households with school children offered twice weekly COVID tests | ReutersLONDON (Reuters) –

All households in England with school or college aged children will be offered two rapid COVID-19...

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U.S. authorizes Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine | Reuters(Reuters) –

The U.S. government on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, enabling millions more Americans...

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New Zealand’s Auckland starts second lockdown in month | ReutersMELBOURNE (Reuters) –

Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest city, woke up on Sunday morning to a second lockdown in a...

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Italy reports 280 coronavirus deaths on Saturday, 18,916 new cases | ReutersROME (Reuters) –

Italy reported 280 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 253 the day before, the health ministry said,...

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Children in Burkina Faso undergo historic heart surgeries | ReutersOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) –

At the end of an empty hallway in a Burkina Faso teaching hospital, a group of...

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WHO team probing COVID-19 visits Wuhan lab, meets ‘Bat Woman’ | ReutersWUHAN, China (Reuters) –

A team of investigators led by the World Health Organization visited a virus research laboratory in...