Bloodied St. Vincent PM hospitalized with head injury after rioter hurls rock amid chaotic protest against vaccine mandate (VIDEO)

The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines was hospitalized after he was struck in the head by a stone during a protest against a proposed vaccine mandate, with images online showing him bloodied by the injury. … Read More >Bloodied St. Vincent PM hospitalized with head injury after rioter hurls rock amid chaotic protest against vaccine mandate (VIDEO)

Covid restrictions in Japan extended to over 70% of the country as Tokyo hospitals struggle to cope with surging cases

Japanese officials have extended Covid restrictions to more than 70% of the country’s population, amid a surge in infections that is threatening to overwhelm hospitals across the nation, including the Olympics hub of Tokyo. … Read More >Covid restrictions in Japan extended to over 70% of the country as Tokyo hospitals struggle to cope with surging cases

Hundreds of Malaysian contract doctors stage protest for better working conditions as country battles rising Covid infections

Hundreds of Malaysian doctors have staged walkouts from major hospitals, demanding that the government offer better job security and wages. The protests come amid a spike of coronavirus infections. … Read More >Hundreds of Malaysian contract doctors stage protest for better working conditions as country battles rising Covid infections

$21,000 per bed: State hospital workers arrested in Peru for charging desperate Covid patients to access ICU

Nine people have been arrested in Lima for having allegedly illegally profited from patients suffering from the deadly coronavirus. The state hospital workers are suspected of selling access to intensive care unit (ICU) beds. … Read More >$21,000 per bed: State hospital workers arrested in Peru for charging desperate Covid patients to access ICU

More than 40 killed, scores injured as blaze ravages Iraqi hospital’s Covid-19 ward (VIDEOS)

A hospital fire has broken out in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, reportedly killing at least 44 people, injuring 67 and marking the country’s second deadly blaze this year at a medical facility for Covid-19 patients. … Read More >More than 40 killed, scores injured as blaze ravages Iraqi hospital’s Covid-19 ward (VIDEOS)

‘Catastrophic’: Tunisia’s health system has ‘collapsed’ amid Covid-19 outbreak, bed, and oxygen shortages – ministry

The Tunisian health system has collapsed under the pressure of Covid-19, the country’s health ministry has said, with overwhelmed hospitals struggling to provide care amid a chronic shortage of beds and oxygen. … Read More >‘Catastrophic’: Tunisia’s health system has ‘collapsed’ amid Covid-19 outbreak, bed, and oxygen shortages – ministry

Indonesia ‘on edge of catastrophe’ as coronavirus Delta variant floods hospitals – Red Cross

Indonesia is on the verge of a coronavirus “catastrophe,” the Red Cross has warned, as the country endures a rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 that has already overwhelmed its hospitals. … Read More >Indonesia ‘on edge of catastrophe’ as coronavirus Delta variant floods hospitals – Red Cross