Sat 03 April 2021: India has confirmed 89,129 new cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, with the total number of those infected having reached 12,392,260, the country’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. Of the total number of covid-19 cases registered so far, the active case tally stands at 6,58,909, while 1,15,69,241 people have […]
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Sat 03 April 2021: Turkey’s top religious body said Friday that taking the COVID-19 jab will not break the Ramadan fast. Ahead of the Muslim holy month, Idris Bozkurt, a top official of the Turkish Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), told Anadolu Agency: “There is no nutritious vitamin or food substance in any vaccine, including the […]
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Thu 01 April 2021: UNICEF is calling on wealthier countries to stop “vaccine nationalism” and share coronavirus vaccines through the COVAX facility, middle East and North Africa Regional Director Ted Chaiban said during the World Health Organization (WHO) EMRO Press Conference on Thursday. “It is important that we address the vaccine holistically. Protecting high-income countries […]
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Thu 01 April 2021: Germany is in the midst of a third wave of the pandemic, with case numbers increasing rapidly. Germany has reported a total of 24,300 new COVID cases within 24 hours, according to the country’s Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases. This is around 1,600 more than the same time last week. In addition, the […]
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Thu 01 April 2021: Israel plans to start vaccinating teenagers aged 12-16 as soon as necessary permissions are received, Israeli Health Ministry spokeswoman Anat Danieli told Sputnik. “After obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals (from EMA, FDA) confirming that the vaccine is effective and safe for children, the vaccination process will begin, given the availability of […]
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Thu 01 April 2021: The majority of the UK population supports introducing “vaccine passports” for certain activities and professions despite recognizing ethical and legal concerns, an Ipsos MORI UK KnowledgePanel poll published on Wednesday found. “Our … findings show that the public are once again prepared to do what it takes to get out of […]
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Wed 31 March 2021: Global airline industry body IATA said on Wednesday a digital travel pass for COVID-19 test results and vaccine certificates would be launched on the Apple platform in mid-April. The digital travel pass, currently in the testing phase, had been planned to be launched by the end of March. IATA Regional Vice […]
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Wed 31 March 2021: Yemen on Wednesday received 360,000 coronavirus vaccine doses via the COVAX Facility, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund announced in a statement. The AstraZeneca vaccines will enable health workers and other vulnerable groups to be protected against COVID-19, UNICEF said. “Yemen received 360,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped via the COVAX […]
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Wed 31 March 2021: Given the relatively low transmission levels, President Cyril Ramaphosa in consultation with experts, representatives of provincial and local government and traditional leaders have decided to keep the country on Coronavirus Alert Level 1, with a few adjustments. The President confirmed this during a much-anticipated national address on Tuesday evening. This comes […]
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Wed 31 March 2021: A group of 14 countries has raised concerns over a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) into the origin of the coronavirus, citing delays and a lack of full access to data, while the agency’s own chief called for further investigation into a theory the outbreak was the result […]
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