Herald section
The latest health reporting from The Belfast Herald.
Tonga has enacted a nationwide lockdown following the detection of its first locally transmitted cases of COVID-19, with the prime minister citing the need to contain the virus and restrict inter-island travel.
The European Union restricts the validity of the EU Digital COVID certificate to nine months after the second vaccine dose, effective 1 February 2022.
Norway lifts almost all remaining COVID-19-related restrictions except for face mask rules due to the country's high vaccination rate.
The Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products has approved the final phase of clinical trials for Hipra's domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Russia reports a record for the 11th consecutive day of 124,070 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11.86 million.
The U.S. FDA issues a full approval for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use in adults.
Qatar begins administering the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 5 to 11 years. It comes after the Ministry of Public Health approves the use of the vaccine for this age group.
Russia reports a record for the tenth consecutive day of 121,288 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11.37 million.