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The UAE has now given out more than a million doses of the coronavirus vaccine, the Ministry of Health and Prevention announced. It was announced on January 10 that as many as 78,793 doses were given in the past 24 hours.  The rate at which the vaccine is being distributed is now 10.32 doses per 100 people - which is second in the world rates behind Israel.  Since December l...

Health Canada has approved a Covid-19 treatment drug which was rejected by the Canadian province of British Columbia.  They have approved an antibody drug called bamlanivimab which was engineered by a Vancouver biotech company which aims to treat the virus. However, this is not being used in British Columbia as they rejected the use of the drug.  The drug was given emergency...

Here at Odyssey Recruitment, we help medical professionals around the world secure their dream job in their choice of location. We offer many different professions in a range of different countries overseas.  In this series, we will take a look at what it is like to work as a medical professional in the countries our clients are based in to help you decide whether it suits y...

New Zealand has been known for having good quality healthcare. The country is full of well-trained doctors, fully equipped hospitals and prompt emergency care. The government-provided health insurance scheme covers most accident-related injuries whether you have any type of insurance so everyone is covered and won’t be left untreated.  However, the healthcare system in New Z...

New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, reported zero local coronavirus cases on January 4 which is the first time in almost three weeks. This comes after Sydney battled multiple outbreaks of the virus and authorities urged thousands of people to get tested. The daily testing numbers have dropped to around 20,000 in the last two days which is down from a peak of ar...

Saudi Arabia has lifted its temporary travel ban which was introduced in December as a precautionary measure against the mutated strain of Covid-19. The Ministry of Interior made the announcement early on January 3 after introducing the ban just a month before.  In a statement from the Saudi Press Agency, they confirmed that entry into the Kingdom by air, land and sea would ...