Nursing staff prepare for mass vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden February 21, 2021. TT News Agency/Jonas Ekstromer via REUTERS STOCKHOLM, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Sweden is likely to see COVID-19 infections gain momentum in the coming months…

BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters) – China’s health authority reported on Monday that there were no new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 for the first time since July, offering more signs that the current outbreak which began late last month may be tapering off soon. The latest outbreak was driven mainly…

VICTORIA Premier John Horgan, along with the health minister and provincial health officer, will be holding a briefing on COVID-19 vaccinations in British Columbia this afternoon. Specific details on the update or what would be announced were not immediately available. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Friday that B.C.…

TUNIS, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia pledged on Sunday to provide the necessary support for Tunisia, which is suffering a political, economic and health crisis, the Tunisian presidency said on Sunday. Saudi State Minister for African Affairs Ahmed Abdul Aziz Kattan met President Kais Saied in Tunis and senior…

Passengers were fully distancing themselves, almost shunning this conspicuous item. (It looked fine, actually.) I broke the ice. Look, a T-bone. The couple next to me supposed that someone had dropped it. Managers special, the man noted. It was 1.03 lbs., $7.99/lb., from Ideal Marketplace. The couple got up to…

PARIS, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Thousands demonstrated across France for a sixth consecutive weekend on Saturday against a COVID-19 health pass required for daily activities, highlighting a simmering political risk for President Emmanuel Macron. The Interior Ministry said around 175,500 people in total demonstrated on Saturday – down from roughly…

Thanks for reading Startups Weekly. Want the weekly digest in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here.  When COVID-19 first began to infect the world, my interviews with venture capitalists all somewhat fit into the same mold. Investors would tell me that theyre triaging their own portfolio to understand how…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Malaysia swore in a new prime minister, Ismail Sabri Yaakob, on Saturday as the Southeast Asian nation battles its worst COVID-19 surge and public anger grows over mismanagement of the pandemic. The appointment of Ismail Sabri, 61, restores the role to a party tainted…

medical worker in protective suit collects a nasal swab from a woman for nucleic acid testing at a centralised quarantine facility for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China August 19, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS SHANGHAI, Aug 21 (Reuters) – China reported on Saturday 20 new confirmed…

Almost three-quarters of Vancouver Island residents 12 and over are fully vaccinated, so it’s time to downsize immunization clinics. Island Health announced in a press release Friday, Aug. 20, that it is preparing to “scale back” its clinics starting this weekend. Anyone in need of a first or second dose…