Health

TOKYO — Japan confirmed on Tuesday its first case of the new omicron coronavirus variant, a Namibian diplomat who recently...

GENEVA  — The World Health Organisation is opening a long-planned special session of member states to discuss ways to strengthen...

CAIRO - No infections with Omicron have been detected in Egypt so far, the spokesman for the Health Ministry assured...

JERUSALEM  — Israel on Sunday approved barring entry to foreign nationals and the use of controversial technology for contact tracing...

HONG KONG — Australian officials confirmed Sunday that two overseas travelers arriving in Sydney are the first to test positive...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - With each passing hour, new restrictions were being slapped on travel from countries in southern Africa...

Doctor online, the leader of virtual clinic solutions specialises in video consultations and EMR keeping, announced its partnership with Vida...

WASHINGTON - An anti-Covid pill developed by Merck has proved effective in treating the disease, the US Food and Drug...

WASHINGTON - Novavax Inc said it had started working on a version of its COVID-19 vaccine to target the variant...

LONDON – Britain's health minister Sajid Javid said that Covid-19 vaccines might be less effective against a newly identified variant...