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South Africa detects new coronavirus variant, still studying its mutations

Summary • C.1.2 contains mutations present in WHO variants of concern • Scientists running lab tests...

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Japan finds COVID-19 infections in teachers who took students to Paralympics

TOKYO, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Japan has closed a school in the eastern city of Chiba...

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Britain reports lowest number of COVID cases in nearly 3 weeks

LONDON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Britain has reported 26,476 new cases of COVID-19, the lowest number...

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EU drops U.S. from list of COVID-safe countries for travel

BRUSSELS, Aug 30 (Reuters) – European Union governments agreed on Monday to remove the United States...

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Lagging in COVID-19 vaccinations, Brussels takes vaccination campaign to shops

BRUSSELS, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Health authorities in Brussels began offering COVID-19 jabs in supermarkets and...

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Louisiana hospitals dodge Ida catastrophe, but big challenges loom

(Reuters) – Louisiana hospitals largely escaped catastrophic damage from Hurricane Ida, but the storm created the...

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More contagious Delta variant makes people sicker; oral drug shows promise in treating COVID-19 pneumonia

(Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research...

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India’s COVID vaccine supply jumps, raising export hopes

NEW DELHI, Aug 30 (Reuters) – India’s rising output of COVID-19 vaccines and the inoculation of...

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Explainer: What we know about Japan’s contaminated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine supplies

TOKYO, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Japan’s COVID-19 vaccination push has been dealt a blow by widening...

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Japan’s Moderna vaccine contamination woes widen as 1 mln more shots suspended

Summary • Total of over 2.6 mln Moderna shots affected in Japan • Contaminants found in...