Top news of the week: 23.02.2021.
Coronavirus
Mainland China reports eight new COVID-19 cases vs 10 a day earlier
China on Saturday reported eight new COVID-19 cases in the mainland for February 19, compared with 10 cases a day earlier, the health authority said.
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine gets nod in South Korea from first of three expert panels
The first of three expert panels in South Korea reviewing a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech gave its recommendation on Tuesday for the government to approve the ...
Italian doctors remember night that ushered in Europe's first COVID-19 lockdown
A year ago, Laura Ricevuti and Annalisa Malara, both doctors at Codogno hospital in Italy, had a hunch that something was different about a patient in the intensive care ward.
Taiwan grants emergency authorisation for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Taiwan's government on Saturday granted emergency use authorisation for AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine, with shots expected to be administered as soon as within seven days of arrival.
China to donate 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Algeria: ambassador
Chinese Ambassador to Algeria Li Lianhe (2nd L) and Mohamed El Hadj, director general of the Health Department at Algeria's Health Ministry, take part in the handover ceremony of …
HKSAR chief executive, senior officials get vaccinated against COVID-19
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam receives her first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine in Hong Kong, China, on Feb. 22, …
Mainland-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Hong Kong
First batch of mainland-manufactured COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Hong Kong, south China on Feb. 19, 2021. The vaccines bring hope of controlling and ending the epidemic as early …
UK to launch world's first COVID-19 human challenge study
A man wearing a face mask walks by a sculpture of red telephone boxes titled "Out of Order" in Kingston upon Thames, Britain, on Jan. 21, 2021. (Xinhua/Han Yan) Britain will be …