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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minsiter Jacinda Ardern on Sunday announced a three-day lockdown in the country’s biggest city Auckland, after three new local COVID-19 cases were reported, the first local infections since late January.Slideshow ( 2 images )Ardern said the level 3 restrictions, which require everyone to stay home except for essential shopping

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Saturday called on China to make available data from the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak, saying it has “deep concerns” about the way the findings of the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 report were communicated.FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s second most populous state Victoria entered a five-day lockdown on Saturday as authorities raced to prevent a third wave of COVID-19 cases sparked by the highly infections UK variant.Slideshow ( 5 images )One new locally acquired case was confirmed in the past 24 hours, health authorities said on Saturday, taking the

FILE PHOTO: A health worker, wearing a protective suit and a face mask, works at a testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nantes, France, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane MahePARIS (Reuters) – France’s pace of infection with the coronavirus again slowed on Friday, with 20,701 new confirmed COVID-19 cases compared to 21,063 on Thursday

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will extend its free COVID-19 vaccination programme to all foreigners residing in the country, including students, refugees and undocumented migrants, the government said on Thursday.FILE PHOTO: Foreign workers wait in line to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside a clinic in Kajang, Malaysia October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Sinovac’s vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mass vaccination for medical workers at the Istora Senayan stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Willy KurniawanMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico has authorized an emergency use approval for China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, Deputy Health Minister Hugo

Chloë Grace Moretz admitted that she used to have an unhealthy relationship with food. In the March cover story of Shape, the 24-year-old actress said, "I had quite an unhealthy relationship with food for years, always trying to create a calorie deficit and never feeling fully satisfied." The Greta star now focuses on "conscious eating,"

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s health minister said on Wednesday the government may sell or swap its doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, but it would wait for advice from scientists as it prepares to roll out an alternative U.S. shot next week.Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and sryinge are seen in front of displayed

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian state of Victoria stepped back on Wednesday from plans to let more people return from abroad each week, following a cluster of cases linked to a hotel at Melbourne Airport used for quarantining arrivals from overseas.FILE PHOTO: People depart a hotel where tennis players and personnel preparing for the Australian

FILE PHOTO: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki delivers remarks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is looking forward to scrutinizing data included in a World Health Organization report released on Tuesday that said the COVID-19 virus did not originate

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain on Tuesday passed 3 million coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic and extended controls along its 1,200-km (750-mile) border with Portugal until March 1, as both countries strive to rein in a third wave of infections.FILE PHOTO: A health worker wearing full individual protection gear works beside a meal

GROSS super-close-up footage of blackhead extraction A recent TikTok trend sparked by Korean YouTubers involves applying Vaseline and cling film to your nose to remove blackheads. We’re all desperate to extract these pesky blemishes, but will the popular lip balm really do the trick? Express.co.uk chatted to Eva Nydal Abildgaard, technical product researcher at health and beauty

As a culture, we’ve come to value growth and productivity, making paid work not only a necessity, but a central concern in peoples’ lives. Yet this attitude towards work is harming us more than it’s helping, with research showing that workaholism (also known as work addiction) is a growing problem in the industrialised world. And

Asthma: St John Ambulance explain how to help during attack Available in tablet form, capsules, syrup, and gels, as well as mousses and sprays, ibuprofen is a popular painkiller many turn to in times of need. You can even find the ingredient combined with some cold and flu remedies. Yet not everyone should be taking

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Bristol-Myers Squibb’s cell-based gene therapy, Breyanzi, to treat adult patients with certain types of large B-cell lymphoma who have not responded to, or have relapsed after, at least two other types of systemic treatment. The FDA granted approval of Breyanzi for the treatment

Shortages of many essential drugs amid the COVID-19 crisis reveal serious vulnerabilities in the systems for supplying and distributing pharmaceuticals in the United States, according to a new report led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In the report, “The Pandemic and the Supply Chain,” the researchers identify multiple problems

Shortages of many essential drugs amid the COVID-19 crisis reveal serious vulnerabilities in the systems for supplying and distributing pharmaceuticals in the United States, according to a new report led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In the report, “The Pandemic and the Supply Chain,” the researchers identify multiple problems

Pharmacist explains how paracetamol and ibuprofen work Ibuprofen is an over-the-counter painkiller that can be taken for a host of complaints, including back pain, period pain, toothache. It also treats inflammation such as strains and sprains, and pain from arthritis. Taking ibuprofen is safe for most people but taking too much can cause serious side

Sleep: Study shows how the moon phases affect your cycle Sleep plays an essential role when it comes to maintaining good health and wellbeing throughout your life. Getting enough sleep affects an array of issues, and getting enough of it at the right times can help protect your mental health, physical health and quality of

Holly Willoughby cries following emotional This Morning segment Snuggled next to little Chester, six, Holly poses for photo while reading the book Conker the Chameleon – a book her dear friend has published, one who she shares a lot in common with. Having gone to the same school and having lived together, Holly and her