Fri 16 September 2022: Low vaccination rates in Africa make the COVID-19 pandemic still a threat, according to the acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). “The virus is still circulating and with the low rates of vaccination, the pandemic is still very much with us here on the […]
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Thu 15 September 2022: After more than 40 days of strict coronavirus lockdown, residents of a city in China’s far western Xinjiang region claim they have run out of food. Residents of Ghulja posted pictures of empty refrigerators and hungry kids on Chinese social media, as well as on TikTok and Twitter. Some people were […]
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Thu 15 September 2022: The number of newly reported cases of COVID-19 has dropped dramatically, according to the World Health Organization’s director-general, who urged nations to maintain their efforts against the disease, which has killed over six million people. “We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom […]
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Tue 13 September 2022: South Africa has recorded its second fatal case of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) following vaccination with the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 jab, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) announced on Monday. “Causality assessment of the reported case was conducted by the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee (NISEC) using the […]
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Thu 08 September 2022: Back-to-back global crises have set back human development by five years, a new report by a United Nations agency has warned. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) said on Thursday that, for the first time since its creation in 1990, the Human Development Index (HDI) has declined for two consecutive years straight […]
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Wed 07 September 2022: Deaths linked to COVID-19 have left nearly 150 000 children orphaned, UNICEF South Africa said. However, the number reaches 207 400 when including children who have lost their primary or secondary caregiver, such as a grandparent. These figures are contained in the latest data modelling from Imperial College London, as part […]
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Mon 05 September 2022: The world’s first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine, made by Tianjin-based manufacturer CanSino Biologics, was approved by Chinese drug regulators on Monday, boosting the company’s share price by 7%. The National Medical Products Administration approved the vaccine for use as a booster in an emergency, the company said in a statement to the […]
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Sat 03 September 2022: Russia recorded more than 50,000 new daily COVID-19 cases for the second day running on Saturday, the government’s coronavirus task force said. Over the last 24 hours, 51,699 cases were detected across Russia – the most in a single day since March 9. On Friday, Russia’s caseload passed the 50,000 mark […]
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Wed 31 August 2022: Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. A statement from Mahathir’s office said he had been confirmed to have the virus on Wednesday morning and had been admitted to the National Heart Institute “for observation for the next few days as advised […]
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Tue 30 August 2022: In order to restrict Covid-19 ahead of a significant ruling Communist Party meeting this year, officials enforced a lockdown on millions of people in the districts surrounding China’s capital on Tuesday, AFP reported. As authorities scramble to contain a small virus flare-up, nearly four million residents of Hebei province, which encircles […]
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