Top news of the week: 18.05.2021.
Coronavirus
COVID-19 lab leak theory cannot be ruled out, leading scientists say
The origin of the novel coronavirus is still unclear and the theory that it was caused by a laboratory leak needs to be taken seriously until there is a rigorous data-led investigation that ...
Posts falsely claim China ditched Covid-19 jabs in favour of 'inhaled vaccines'
Facebook posts circulating in May 2021 claim that China has abandoned Covid-19 jabs in favour of a vaccine that can be inhaled. The claim is false: while a Chinese vaccine company is ...
China hits 400 mln vaccine doses following recent COVID-19 outbreaks
-- East China's Anhui Province and northeast China's Liaoning Province have seen new outbreaks of COVID-19, partially spurring the mass vaccination drive in the country. (Photo by …
Foreign expedition abandons Everest attempt citing COVID-19 risks
An international expedition abandoned its attempt to scale Mount Everest on Saturday, citing risks posed by an increasing number of COVID-19 cases at the base camp, the organisers said.
Taiwan scrambles for vaccines as domestic COVID-19 cases rise
A surge of coronavirus infections in Taiwan, one of the world's COVID-19 mitigation success stories, has left it scrambling to get vaccines as its stock of 300,000 doses starts running out ...
Thailand receives China-donated COVID-19 vaccines
Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (5th R), Chinese Embassy official Yang Xin (4th L) and other guests pose for a group photo during the …
The latest on Covid-19 and India's worsening crisis
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on CBS This Morning that people vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks outside.
4th batch of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Cambodia
A photo taken on May 16, 2021 shows a package of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. A flight carrying the fourth batch of …