INDIA: DOGS DIGGING RIVERBED GRAVES AND EATING CORPSES OF COVID VICTIMS

Thu 20 May 2021: The nauseating scenes are being witnessed at the banks of Ganga in Prayagraj (Allahabad) where dogs are digging out the dead bodies from the makeshift graves and devouring them “This is sickening to see dogs digging the make shift graved and pulling out the dead bodies and later feasting on them. […]

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CONTACT SPORTS IN SA SCHOOLS SUSPENDED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Wed 19 May 2021: The Council of Education Ministers (CEM) has pulled the plug on all contact sports with immediate effect, following COVID-19 cluster outbreaks in public schools. According to the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the decision was taken during a virtual meeting held on Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, the department said non-contact sports training […]

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“NEVER EXPORTED VACCINES AT COST OF PEOPLE IN INDIA”: ADAR POONAWALLA

Tue 18 May 2021: Serum Institute chief Adar Poonawalla today said his firm has “never exported vaccines at the cost of the people of India”. India’s vaccination drive, he said, cannot be completed in two or three months given the huge population. It is Important to “stay united to fight the pandemic”, read his statement […]

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SA’S FIRST DAY OF MASS VACCINATION A SUCCESS, DESPITE GLITCHES

Tue 18 May 2021: Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, says it is all systems go as the country embarks on its second day of the COVID-19 mass vaccination rollout plan. Despite a successful first day on Monday, Mkhize acknowledged that some provinces experienced a few challenges.   Speaking at the Royal Showgrounds mass vaccination centre […]

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WORLD IS AT RISK OF “VACCINE APARTHEID”, SAYS WHO CHIEF TEDROS

Tue 18 May 2021: Highlighting the gap of vaccinations between high-income countries and low and lower-middle countries, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that the world is at risk of ‘vaccine apartheid’. Speaking at the Paris Peace Forum Spring Meeting, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “I think I would go one […]

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