On Thursday, a group of 26 House Democrats urged President Joe Biden to review U.S. policy toward Cuba, to ensure sanctions don’t impede its global vaccination campaign. They cited the “enormous potential” of Cuban COVID-19 vaccines to tackle enduring global inequities. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Steve Cohen said in the letter “Cuba’s goal of ...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – Benin has decided to lift the measures required for the crossing of its borders as part of its management of the coronavirus pandemic. “As of Thursday, June 16, 2022 at midnight, entry into Beninese territory, both by land, air and sea borders, is free of the presentation of any document related […]
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Domestic and internationally bound air travelers will no longer need to be vaccinated for the coronavirus beginning June 20, the Canadian government has announced. Those arriving internationally and Canadians returning from abroad will still face quarantine upon re-entry. “Today’s announcement is possible bec...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AA): Saudi Arabia has lifted all precautionary measures imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, including the requirement to wear face masks in closed places. An Interior Ministry statement said the decision to drop the restrictions was based on the follow-up of the epidemiological situation of the COVID-1...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – At least 65 people have died in northern Nigeria’s Jigawa state from an outbreak of meningitis. Around 280 confirmed cases of the disease have also been reported in the state since the beginning of May, Malam Samaila Mahmud, the chief epidemiologist in the state Ministry of Health, has said. Mahmud added […]...
GENEVA – There is a “real” risk of monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries, the World Health Organization has warned, while also reiterating that the COVID-19 pandemic “is not over.” “More than 1,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox have now been reported to WHO from 29 countries that are not endemic for the disease,” said WHO [&he...
GENEVA – Unless the world immediately shifts its total focus away from the war in Ukraine, there will be an explosion of child deaths in the Horn of Africa, a UN official has warned, urging the international community to act immediately. Rania Dagash, UNICEF’s deputy regional director for Eastern and Southern Africa, spoke at a […...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany’s foreign minister has tested positive for COVID-19 and cut her Pakistan visit short, the ministry said Tuesday. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Christofer Burger said the result of the rapid antigen test Annalena Baerbock took was positive and she canceled her planned appointments, according to the German news agency...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US capital Washington, D.C. on Sunday reported its first case of monkeypox, a viral illness that can spread through direct contact with bodily fluids or monkeypox lesions. The case was confirmed Saturday in a resident who recently traveled to Europe, said the health authority, DC Health. “The collected samples...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The first suspected cases of monkeypox have been detected in the US cities of Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia, local health agencies announced Thursday. All of the cases have been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for verification. The case in Los Angeles stems from a resident who [&hell...
