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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it had issued an emergency use authorization for Actemra to treat adults and pediatric patients hospitalized with COVID-19

australia

Downtown Sydney, Bondi head for lockdown as Delta infections spike

The Australian Medical Association (AMA), which represents doctors, said the move was not enough and called for a complete lockdown of the country's biggest city to prevent the virus spreading and causing possible deaths

coronavirus

Japan to give 6mln doses of vaccines to Taiwan, 5 SE Asia nations

The direct donations, which should help Japan to increase its diplomatic influence in Asia, come as wealthy nations are being pushed to provide more doses to the global vaccine sharing scheme COVAX to cover a 200-million dose shortfall

china

First COVID-19 case could have emerged in China in Oct 2019 - study

The most likely date for the virus's emergence was Nov. 17, 2019, and it had probably already spread globally by January 2020, they estimated

saudi arabia

Residents in Saudi Arabia above 50 set for second vaccine dose

More than 48% of the country’s population has received at least 1 dose

united kingdom

UK's COVID-19 test-and-trace system still missing targets - watchdog

The programme, which was given $30.6bln budget, was launched by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in May 2020 to oversee testing of those who thought they had the virus and then to trace the contacts of those who tested positive

healthcare

MoHAP, EHS launch International Telemedicine Service under Visiting Consultants Programme

The launch of the service came during the MoHAP’s and EHS’s participation at the Arab Health 2021

healthcare

FDA to add warning about rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Moderna vaccines

CDC said that patients with heart inflammation following vaccination generally recover from the symptoms and do well

health

Wards filling up as Tunisian COVID cases rise rapidly - scientific adviser

COVID tsunami is hitting the country as the number of positive tests is very high

healthcare

UAE Ministry of Health launches 'Public Health Management' system

The new system works as a national platform and future database

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Residents in Saudi Arabia above 50 set for second vaccine dose

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