Sat 23 January 2021: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the country’s vaccination campaign against the coronavirus pandemic is likely to roll out in February with imported vaccines, Anadolu Agency reports. Speaking at a meeting in the capital Tehran, Rouhani said it is “necessary” to use foreign-manufactured vaccines until the homegrown vaccines are ready for mass usage. […]
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Sat 23 January 2021: Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov has confirmed that Russia and Israel are discussing the joint production of a coronavirus vaccine, RT reported on Friday. Speaking to Novosti, Viktorov denied mentioning the type of vaccine but has said that the possible joint production of a vaccine is on the agenda. Viktorov has indicated that […]
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Sat 23 January 2021: Britain vaccinated 478,248 people in the 24 hours to Saturday with a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, a daily record according to government figures, as the total death toll from the virus nears the 100,000 mark, standing at 97,329. Government data showed that the total number of people who have […]
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Sat 23 January 2021: Smoking and drinking depress the immune system and so could reduce the effectiveness of vaccines for illnesses such as the flu and coronavirus, according to a senior Turkish physician. Dr. Cevdet Erdol from the Health Sciences University in the Turkish capital Ankara told Anadolu Agency on Saturday that the use of […]
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Sat 23 January 2021: More than half of countries in the world have not received the coronavirus vaccine as part of the World Health Organization’s program to assist low- and middle-income nations. Vaccination has begun in 52 high-income countries around the world. However, 92 low- and middle-income nations have not received the vaccine as part […]
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Fri 22 January 2021: Police authorities, a forensic team and officials from the fire wings of three Maharashtra government agencies on Friday launched a probe to ascertain the cause of the fire at the Serum Institute of India’s premises, which claimed five lives. Five contractual labourers died in the fire that broke out in a […]
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Fri 22 January 2021: Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has contracted the novel coronavirus, the Spanish football club announced on Friday. “Real Madrid C. F. report that our coach Zinedine Zidane has tested positive for COVID-19,” the club said in a statement. The 48-year-old is the only manager to ever win the UEFA Champions League […]
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Fri 22 January 2021: Suicide rates in Japan have risen sharply in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly among women and young people, even though they fell in the first wave when the government offered generous handouts to people, a survey found. The situation was termed as “severe” by the Health Ministry. Data […]
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Fri 22 January 2021: South Africa will pay $5.25 per dose for 1.5 million shots of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine from the Serum Institute of India (SII), a senior official said on Thursday, more than some wealthier countries are paying. Health department Deputy Director-General Anban Pillay told Reuters that SII’s price was based on South Africa’s […]
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Thu 21 January 2021: The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) has warned Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and Co-operatives against sending proposals and paying administration fees for the preapproval of funds to agencies. “The DSBD warns SMMEs and Co-operatives against such fraudulent agencies purporting to be entities or representatives of the department,” the […]
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