Is the Delta Variant Making Younger Adults ‘Sicker, Quicker’?
Recently, a 28-year-old patient died of COVID-19 at CoxHealth Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. Last week, a 21-year-old college student was admitted to intensive care....
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As COVID Cases Hit Record High in Tokyo, Can the Olympic Bubble Hold?
TOKYO — Outside the Tokyo Olympics bubble, the coronavirus situation in Japan has never been worse. Both the city and the country reported record numbers...
Study Says India’s COVID Toll Is At Least 3 Million
The number of people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic in India is likely to exceed 3 million — nearly 10 times the official...
Coronavirus Cluster Overshadows Run-Up to Tokyo Olympics
The opening ceremony is Friday and the first competitions are Wednesday. But organizers of the Tokyo Olympics, delayed one year by the pandemic, are struggling...
With Limited Access to Global Vaccine Supply, Africa’s Crisis Deepens
Africa is now in the deadliest stage of its pandemic, and there is little prospect of relief in sight....
Fiji receives Jack Ma Foundation COVID-19 protective equipment
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has handed over medical supplies to the Fiji Government as it battles a surge of COVID-19 cases. The personal protective...
Africa Marks Its ‘Worst Pandemic Week’ Yet
NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa has just had its “worst pandemic week ever,” the World Health Organization said Thursday. The continent is short of vaccines, and...
U.S. Government donates GeneXpert SARS-CoV-2 cartridges
U.S. Ambassador to PNG, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu Erin McKee, today formally handed over 5,000 GeneXpert SARS-CoV-2 cartridges to Government of Papua New Guinea officials...
COVID-19 Test NOT Required for Domestic Travel
Air Niugini advises that effective today, a COVID test for domestic travel is no longer required....
Provincial COVID-19 Screening Facility: Ineffective
Members of the public in Lae have raised concerns over the covid-19 screening centre at the Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium Volleyball court area, saying it...