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UkrInform: Nearly 115,000 people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Ukraine on July 9

As many as 114,660 COVID-19 vaccinations were performed in Ukraine on Friday, July 9, the Ukrainian Health Ministry has reported on Facebook. Read …
UkrInform

Reuters: Russia reports record high daily COVID-19 deaths, over 25,000 new cases

MOSCOW – Russia on July 10 reported 752 coronavirus-related deaths, the most confirmed in a single day since the pandemic began, pushing the national …
Reuters

BBC: Heart inflammation link to Pfizer and Moderna jabs

Heart inflammation is a “very rare” side-effect of the COVID vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna, according to regulators in Europe. Read more here.
BBC

New York Times: How the IMF plans to build a $650 billion fund to fight the pandemic

The International Monetary Fund’s executive board approved a plan to issue $650 billion worth of reserve funds to help troubled countries buy …
New York Times

COVID-19 in Ukraine: 507 new cases, 20 new deaths, 809 recoveries

Ukraine has registered 507 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9 a.m. on July 10, bringing the total number of cases in the country since the start of the …
Max Hunder

Euronews: France has warned its citizens to avoid Portugal and Spain

Due to concerns about rising cases of the Delta COVID variant, France says avoid travel to Portugal and Spain. Read more here.
Euronews

Group of authors: When your optimism can hurt you during the pandemic

A new research shows that people who believe in conspiracy theories are also overly optimistic: they evaluate their chances to get infected during the …
Tymofii Brik
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Maria Chayinska
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Ozden Melis Ulug

Euronews: Fake COVID vaccine certificates sold on dark web for 150 euros

Italy says it has seized control of 10 channels on the encrypted messaging service Telegram linked to anonymous accounts in marketplaces on the dark …
Euronews

Associated Press: Hungarian capital offers tests amid vaccine efficacy worries

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s capital city is offering free antibody testing to its elderly residents in a bid to ratchet up pressure on the …
Associated Press

The Moscow Times: Russia’s Black Sea resorts to require tourists to vaccinate

Russia’s Black Sea coastal resorts including Sochi will require visiting tourists to vaccinate against the coronavirus within three days of arrival, …
The Moscow Times

Washington Post: What you need to know about the highly contagious Delta variant

The highly transmissible coronavirus variant called delta is present in all 50 states and is already dominant in many parts of the United States. Read …
Washington Post

Associated Press: Lockdowns in Asia as some nations see 1st major virus surges

BANGKOK — Several countries around Asia and the Pacific that are experiencing their first major surges of the coronavirus rushed to implement tough …
Associated Press

Russia registers highest number of new COVID-19 cases since early January

MOSCOW – Russia has registered 25,766 new cases of COVID-19 and 726 deaths in the past 24 hours, the coronavirus response headquarters said on July …
Interfax-Ukraine

COVID-19 in Ukraine: 655 new cases, 12 new deaths, 109,160 new vaccinations

Ukraine has registered 655 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9 a.m. on July 9, bringing the total number of cases in the country since the start of the …
Max Hunder

The Moscow Times: Putin overturns 2015 ban on flights to Egyptian resorts

Russian President Vladimir Putin has overturned a 2015 decree banning charter flights to Egyptian resorts, ending a six-year hiatus on travel to a …
The Moscow Times

Kuleba: No political grounds to keep Europe ‘closed’ for Ukrainians

VILNIUS – There are no political grounds to keep Europe closed for Ukrainians, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said. “We are working to …
Interfax-Ukraine

The Economist: COVID-19 deaths in Russia are soaring

For the past year the Kremlin has trumpeted its success in fighting COVID-19. It eschewed lockdowns and hailed its home-grown Sputnik V vaccine. In …
The Economist

Over 104,500 Ukrainians vaccinated against COVID-19 over past day

A total of 2.178.592 people have been vaccinated in Ukraine against coronavirus infection COVID-19 since the beginning of the vaccination campaign, of …
Interfax-Ukraine
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