British nationals who have had both jabs will be able to use the NHS app as a vaccine passport for overseas travel from May 17. Those who do not use smartphones can phone 119 for a paper letter confirming their vaccine status but have …
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres encourages the staff of the global organization to get anti-COVID-19 jabs using Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine if it is allowed by medical authorities in the countries of their work. …
Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine may be supplied to Germany in June, with talks on that matter continuing, the Russian Direct Investment Fund said on Sunday on Sputnik V’s Telegram channel. "Talks with Germany on …
The European Union has not made any new orders for AstraZeneca vaccines beyond June when their contract ends, European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Sunday, after the EU signed a deal with Pfizer-BioNTech. …
The Mexican government has contacted Russia’s State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology "Vector" to discuss the potential deliveries of the EpiVacCorona vaccine developed by the center, Mexico’s Foreign Secretary …
International tourist arrivals dropped 73% globally in 2020 and nearly 62 million travel and tourism jobs have been lost globally as a result of the pandemic, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council. The G20 ministers said in …
Daily walks can become the key to longevity, scientists from the US National Cancer Institute and the Institute of Aging report. The study lasted three years. Participants in the experiment over 40 years old wore special …
The tally of coronavirus cases across the world passed a new milestone on Friday as it topped 150 million, according to the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. stands as the country with the most infected people with more than …
Tajikistan has started talks with Russia on registering and buying its Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, the central Asian nation's healthcare ministry said on Thursday. The first round of talks was on Wednesday, the …
The second Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) flight with a shipment of anti-Covid aid for India has landed in the Indira Gandhi International Airport. The first flight landed at the same airport at about 01:30 local …
U.S. President Joe Biden delivered an address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. "A hundred days since I took the oath of office, lifted my hand off our family Bible and inherited a nation — we all …
The Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune and Biological Products of the Russian Academy of Sciences has submitted a vaccine dossier to the World Health Organization (WHO) for prequalification of its CoviVac …
British scientist Andrew Steele has revealed his top tips for helping a person to slow down the ageing process. The computational biologist and longevity expert explained that interventions such as eating a healthy diet, …
U.S. President Joe Biden hailed the "stunning" progress that the United States has made in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as he addressed the nation from the White House on Tuesday. "While we still have a …
Almost 5.7 million novel coronavirus cases were registered worldwide in the past week, which is 8% more than during the previous seven-day period, the World Health Organization (WHO) said a weekly bulletin released in Geneva late on Tuesday. …
The World Health Organization (WHO) is registering "soft decrease" in the COVID-19 infection rate in Russia but not in all regions, WHO envoy to Russia Melita Vujnovic said Tuesday in an interview with Russian TV. "We are …
Ecuador’s President-Elect Guillermo Lasso has sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, asking him to help the South American country purchase COVID-19 vaccines. "I have sent a letter to the president of Russia, …
Members of a scientific and technical committee for biological safety at Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) have recognized Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine as safe, the committee’s head Paulo …
Germany is considering buying the Russian-made vaccine Sputnik V, Chancellor Angela Merkel said. However, she noted that would depend on when the European Medicines Agency approves the shot for use in the European Union. …
More than 830,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 146.05 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on …
