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COVID-19 in Ukraine: ​​​​5,181 new cases, 128 new deaths, 11,310 recoveries

Ukraine has registered 5,181 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9 a.m. on Jan. 29, bringing the total number of cases in the country since the start of the …
Anna Myroniuk

Associated Press: How experts will hunt for COVID origins in China

After a two-week quarantine, the real work can begin. Maybe. Read more here.
Associated Press

RFE/RL: ‘Widespread’ corruption impacted COVID-19 responses in Eastern Europe, Central Asia

Transparency International (TI) says in an annual report that the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted “widespread corruption” in countries across …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

BBC: Germany set to limit AstraZeneca jab to under-65s

Germany’s vaccine committee has said AstraZeneca’s COVID jab should only be given to people aged under 65. Read more here.
BBC

Teacher wins court case over fine for not wearing mask in school

Zhanna Tetenova, a schoolteacher from the tiny city of Varash in Rivne Oblast, 380 kilometers west of Kyiv, convinced a regional appeals court to …
Anna Myroniuk

Ukraine’s homeless face bleak winter

Ukraine’s homeless and most vulnerable face a bleak winter. Dangerous subzero temperatures pose a serious threat, and coronavirus restrictions mean …
Austin Malloy

COVID-19 in Ukraine: ​​​​5,529 new cases, 149 new deaths, 11,946 recoveries

Ukraine has registered 5,529 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9 a.m. on Jan. 28, bringing the total number of cases in the country since the start of the …
Anna Myroniuk

Voice of America: South Africa’s president accuses rich nations of hoarding vaccines

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is calling on wealthy countries to, in his words, stop hoarding coronavirus vaccines so that poorer countries …
Voice of America

COVID-19 in Ukraine: ​​3,776 new cases, 145 new deaths, 14,250 recoveries

Ukraine has registered 3,776 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9 a.m. on Jan. 27, bringing the total number of cases in the country since the start of the …
Anna Myroniuk

Associated Press: Vaccine appointments canceled amid confusion over supply

An increasing number of COVID-19 vaccination sites around the U.S. are canceling appointments because of vaccine shortages in a rollout so rife with …
Associated Press

Daily number of COVID-19 cases up almost 6 times in Azerbaijan as testing expands

BAKU – Another 326 patients tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Azerbaijan in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases …
Interfax-Ukraine

New York Post: Scientist behind Novichok nerve agent touts his COVID-19 drug

A Russian biochemist who developed the notorious Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok has announced his latest invention — a far more benevolent medicine …
New York Post

Reuters: EU tells vaccine makers ‘stick to your word’ as supply chains wobble

Europe urged pharmaceutical companies on Jan. 26 to stand by their word in supplying coronavirus vaccines amid a series of delivery cuts and delays, …
Reuters

Agence France-Presse: Lilly COVID-19 antibodies cut hospitalizations and deaths

US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly’s combination of two synthetic antibodies against COVID-19 reduced hospitalizations and deaths by 70 percent in …
Agence France-Presse

UkrInform: Kyiv confirms 375 new coronavirus cases

Kyiv city has recorded 375 new coronavirus cases in the past day, bringing the total number to 126,639, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Read …
UkrInform

UkrInform: Zelensky says vaccination will start in February

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that there was no COVID-19 outbreak after the New Year holidays and vaccination will start in …
UkrInform

COVID-19 in Ukraine: ​​2,779 new cases, 133 new deaths, 12,538 recoveries

Ukraine has registered 2,779 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9 a.m. on Jan. 26, bringing the total number of cases in the country since the start of the …
Anna Myroniuk

Reuters: Anger and grief as UK’s COVID-19 death toll nears 100,000

As the United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll approaches 100,000, grief-stricken relatives of the dead expressed anger at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s …
Reuters
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