Tue 30 March 2021: The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) on Monday refuted claims that it has authorised Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19. This comes after Afriforum, which is pushing for the use of the drug, claimed court victory in a press statement saying “doctors can prescribe Ivermectin to patients if they deem […]
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Tue 30 March 2021: Germany’s Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI) has registered 31 cases of brain thrombosis after the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, resulting in nine casualties, Der Spiegel reported on Tuesday. According to the newspaper, 31 people, mostly women under 55 years of age, had suffered from cerebral venous sinus thrombosis after being […]
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Mon 29 March 2021: The World Health Organization will publish a full report on the fact-finding mission it sent to Wuhan to research the origins of the coronavirus after holding consultations with member states on March 30, the WHO boss said on Monday. “The report was sent to member states under embargo based on their […]
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Mon 29 March 2021: The UK government will not be sharing surplus COVID-19 vaccines with other counties until all its adult population have been offered the jab, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesperson said on Monday, playing down recent media reports that the United Kingdom would be offering Ireland 3.7 million vaccine doses soon. “Our first […]
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Mon 29 March 2021: Some 30,000 doses of the Chinese vaccine Sinovac sent by Turkey arrived in Bosnia-Herzegovina on Sunday to help the country fight the coronavirus outbreak. The coronavirus vaccines, promised by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidential Council members’ visit to the capital Ankara on March 16, were arrived at the International Sarajevo […]
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Sun 28 March 2021: India recorded 312 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, as of Sunday, which is the highest registered number since December 25, local media reported. According to The Hindustan Times, around 83 percent of all death cases in the past 24 hours were reported in six states that have also showed a trend […]
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Sun 28 March 2021: Health passports will be available in the European Union within the next two to three months in digital or paper form, the EU commissioner in charge of vaccines, Thierry Breton, told the RTL broadcaster on Sunday. “As long as we can be sure that each European who wants to be vaccinated […]
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Sun 28 March 2021: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido says he has contracted the coronavirus but only has mild symptoms. “…I want to responsibly inform the country that, after four days of quarantine as a result of some discomforts and despite having taken precautions, I have tested positive for Covid-19,” Guaido said in a Saturday […]
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Sun 28 March 2021: Hundreds gathered in central Copenhagen on Saturday to protest against a controversial virus law and Denmark’s plan to create so-called “corona passports.” Marching through the streets, the crowd of mostly younger people, lit fireworks during a march which an AFP correspondent at the scene described as mostly peaceful. Police told the […]
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Sat 27 March 2021: Palestine will receive 125,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines within days to upscale its vaccination campaign, the Palestinian health minister said on Saturday. “The quantity includes 100,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine donated by the Chinese government, and 25,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine purchased by Palestine,” Mai Al-Kaila said in a statement. The […]
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