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The strain was first detected in January this year, but it has only now been deemed severe enough to be listed. According to the WHO classification system, variants are determined first to be designated for “further monitoring,” before being promoted to “of interest,” and then, finally, “of concern.” If the …

The ‘Level 4’ social distancing rules – the most restrictive under South Korean public health guidelines – were announced on Friday for Seoul and the neighboring densely populated Gyeonggi Province and Incheon. The decision was taken following a meeting of officials from several governmental agencies chaired by Prime Minister Kim …

A poll by the market research firm Ipsos MORI, published by the Economist on Thursday, shows overwhelming majorities of Britons supporting most of the current restrictions past the July 19 deadline and even “until Covid-19 is under control globally.” Moreover, a significant minority said they would like some measures to …

“Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster shot at this time,” the FDA and CDC said in a joint statement on Thursday, adding that the health bodies are “engaged in a science-based, rigorous process to consider whether or when a booster might be necessary.” The announcement …

Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto apologized to ticket holders and described the outlawing of any crowds as “regrettable”, taking drastic action in an attempt to avoid a new wave of infections amid a rise driven by the highly infectious Delta variant. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga described the move as essential, shelving an agreement …

“Medical freedom is an individual right that should NEVER be infringed upon and any person who thinks otherwise has no place in our government,” Owens said in a tweet stating the decision. She explained her stance as principled opposition to “fear, bribery, and coercion” by “Big Pharma” and the government. …

The IATA stated, however, that the situation in May looked a bit more cheerful than in April this year – by some 2.5%. The airline industry body said that international travel has been much more affected by ongoing mobility restrictions than domestic travel. International passenger demand in May was 85.1% below …

Cases of the Delta variant outnumbered cases of the alpha variant for the first time for the two-week period ending on July 3, making up approximately 51% of total cases. This is a sizable rise from approximately 30% of new cases, as was reported by the CDC for a two-week …

The article, published on Tuesday by Australian science journalist Bianca Nogrady, describes the formula, developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute, as “the subject of fascination and controversy since the Russian government authorized its use last year, before early-stage trial results were published.” The news that the country had become the first …

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian declared a week-long extension to Sydney’s stay-at-home order early on Wednesday, prolonging restrictions that were originally revived late last month. The new lockdown is now slated to expire no earlier than Friday, July 16. “The reason for this is as we’ve been saying, this …