Thu 17 November 2022: South Africa recorded a 16.9% increase in the number of new cases detected in week 45 of 2022, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Thursday. The latest data show that the country now has 4 034 234 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 2 938 of which were logged since the […]
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Sat 12 November 2022: A cruise ship carrying around 800 COVID-19 positive passengers docked in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday, local media reported. The Majestic Princess, with approximately 4,600 passengers and crew, returned from New Zealand after a 12-day cruise, with about 20% of them suffering from COVID-19 infections, according to Sky News. “800 people are confirmed COVID-19 cases, […]
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Thu 10 November 2022: The head of the World Health Organization stated on Wednesday that there is “cause for optimism” given the over 90% reduction in COVID-19 mortality worldwide from nine months ago, but he nevertheless advised caution against the pandemic as new versions keep emerging. In the past week, the WHO received reports of […]
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Fri 21 October 2022: According to a report released Wednesday, COVID19 was responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the United States last year, a crisis that disproportionately affected Black and Hispanic women. The research outlines depressing national patterns for expectant mothers and their newborn children. According to the study, there have been an increase in pregnancy-related mortality of almost 80% since 2018, with COVID-19 being a contributing factor in 25% of the 1,178 deaths reported in 2018. In addition, following years of […]
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Thu 13 October 2022: While most people who develop COVID-19 fully recover, it is estimated that 10–20% go on to develop what is now known as long COVID. This condition involves a variety of mid- and long-term symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness and lack of mental focus. While the science behind long COVID is still […]
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Thu 29 September 2022: Nearly a year after a mandatory vaccination policy was put in place for the Canadian Armed Forces, 299 military members in Canada who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine have been expelled, according to Canadian broadcaster CTV News. Military personnel were subject to a mandate announced by the government of Prime […]
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Wed 28 September 2022: Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Candith Mashego-Dlamini, will hand over vaccines in Liberia and Sierra Leone this week. “It is envisaged that South Africa’s contribution of 79 200 doses of the COVID-19 Johnson & Johnson vaccines shall deepen the mutually beneficial cooperation with Liberia and enhance our friendship and […]
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Fri 23 September 2022: The World Health Organization’s director-general stated on Thursday that the end of COVID-19 does not mean the end of the disease, but that the world is in a better position than before as weekly pandemic deaths decline, Anadolu Agency reported. During a press webinar, WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus stated that weekly […]
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Mon 20 September 2022: A report by Lancet medical journal’s COVID-19 commission has spelt out “massive failures” in the international response to the pandemic, laying out recommendations to better prepare for future health emergencies. In its report released on Wednesday, the commission warned that governments “failed to adhere to basic norms of institutional rationality and […]
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Sat 17 September 2022: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said earlier this week that the world is now in a better position to put an end to the coronavirus pandemic. Even though the pandemic may end sooner or later, millions of people’s lives have been permanently changed, particularly children and teenagers. Over […]
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