Thu 03 June 2021: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Vice President Kamala Harris spoke by phone on Thursday about COVID-19 vaccine supplies to India as part of the US strategy for global vaccine-sharing. “I deeply appreciate the assurance of vaccine supplies to India .. . I also thanked her for the all […]
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Thu 03 June 2021: Africa’s healthcare system is “far from ready” to cope with a fresh surge of coronavirus infections with vaccine deliveries at a near standstill and cases surging in many countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. “Many African hospitals and clinics are still far from ready to cope with a huge […]
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Thu 03 June 2021: President Bashar al-Assad was among those to be vaccinated after Syria received a first shipment of Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported on Thursday, citing the Syrian ambassador to Russia. Ambassador Riad Haddad did not say how big the shipment was but said the vaccine was now […]
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Thu 03 June 2021: The number of COVID-19 shots administered in Brazil has topped the landmark of 100 million, the Ministry of Health has announced. WHO announced on Tuesday that it granted CoronaVac an emergency use listing, a step that should speed the vaccine’s use in many low-income countries. Brazil has the world’s second deadliest […]
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Wed 2 June 2021: The International Labor Organization said Wednesday the COVID-19 crisis is far from over, and it estimates that in the first quarter of this year, 4.8% of working hours were lost, amounting to 140 million full-time jobs. The ILO released its World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2021, 15 months after the […]
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Wed 2 June 2021: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 4,854,455 as of Wednesday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic stood at 131,138 while 4,395,809 patients across the […]
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Wed 2 June 2021: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that he would wait “a bit longer” before confirming that all COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted on June 21, as data on the success of vaccination is still “ambiguous.” “I’m sorry that’s frustrating for people, I know people want a clear answer about […]
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Wed 2 June 2021: US billionaire Bill Gates on Wednesday pushed for more support for the COVAX facility, asking developed countries to share their excess shots to ensure more equal access to coronavirus vaccines around the globe. According to the businesses magnate, who is also a co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, more […]
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Wed 2 June 2021: World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom called on Wednesday for global effort to vaccinate at least 10 percent of the global population against COVID-19 by the end of September and at least 30 percent by the end of the year. “At the World Health Assembly last week, I called […]
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Wed 02 June 2021: South Africa has topped the one million COVID-19 vaccination mark, as the country works around the clock to speed up its inoculation rollout plan. According to Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, the country has vaccinated 479 768 people under the Sisonke Programme, while at least 565 336 elderly people have received their first […]
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