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EU to monitor vaccine exports, but says it's not a ban
The bloc did require exports of protective equipment, including masks, to be authorised by individual EU countries
Mubadala Health network to support UAE’s Covid-19 Vaccination Programme
The vaccines are made available at locations in Abu Dhabi City, Al Ain and Mussafah
Biden to reopen healthcare.gov, ease Medicaid rules amid COVID-19 -report
The moves to expand access to health insurance coverage comes just days into the Biden administration
Spain extends rent moratorium amid worsening COVID-19 crisis
Both special measures were put in place in March
UK minister declines to "speculate" on COVID-19 hotel quarantine plan
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he was looking at the option of introducing quarantine hotels for those coming to Britain
Morocco prepares to launch COVID-19 vaccination programme
Morocco on Friday received 2mln doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by India's Serum Institute
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What is behind fears that UK coronavirus variant is more lethal?
The UK variant - known as B.1.1.7 - is also up to 70% more contagious than other coronavirus variants
India's rise as the 'world's pharmacy'
Both the UAE and India were exemplary in controlling the spread of the pandemic with the critical help of the frontline healthcare staff
U.S. goal to squeeze more COVID-19 shots from Pfizer vials hampered by syringe production
If healthcare providers can reliably extract the sixth dose it would allow supplies to be stretched 20% further
Alphabet's Verily bets on long-term payoff from virus-testing deals
Coronavirus pandemic offered an immediate business opportunity
Hidden hazard of the COVID-19 pandemic
If the hazardous waste situation was near-catastrophic before the outbreak of the pandemic, it has since deteriorated to cataclysmic
From factory to faraway village: behind India's mammoth vaccination drive
Skepticism about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 shots is high in India, particularly in rural areas
