Tue 19 January 2021: Up to 70% of adults in the European Union should be vaccinated against the coronavirus by summer, according to the European Commission. The Brussels-based body plans to publish a corresponding proposal on Tuesday, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) learned in advance. By March, the commission wants an interim goal of 80% of people […]
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Mon 18 January 2021: Higher education is the latest sector to delay its re-opening dates with 16 universities still finalising their academic year. Addressing the media on Monday, Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, announced that universities will start the academic year between early-March and mid-April. The re-opening of higher education institutions […]
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Mon 18 January 2021: With the green light from the FDA, Rockefeller scientists started human trials this week for a new monoclonal antibody drug as a potential treatment for COVID-19. Monoclonal antibodies are mass-produced replicas of natural antibodies made by the immune system to fight viruses. Designed to prevent people with early COVID-19 from developing […]
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Mon 18 January 2021: China’s economy grew more than expected last year, even as the rest of the world was upended by the coronavirus pandemic. China on Monday said its economy grew by 2.3% in 2020 compared to a year earlier, and its economic and social development goals were accomplished better than expected despite the […]
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Mon 18 January 2021: COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Last updated: January 18, 2021, 08:17 GMT Coronavirus Cases: 95,518,512 Deaths: 2,040,457 Recovered: 66,933,328 Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ Ghana president warns of health system overload as Covid cases soar Ghana’s virus infection rates are skyrocketing and include new strains of the virus not before seen in the country, filling treatment […]
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Sun 17 January 2021: Waning trust in governments and all types of media is threatening to limit the rollout of coronavirus vaccines around the world, particularly in the United States, according to a survey conducted by communications firm Edelman. In an annual assessment on the state of trust in institutions, the firm found that this […]
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Sat 16 January 2021: Twenty-three people died in Norway within days of receiving their first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine with 13 of those deaths apparently related to the side effects of the shots, New York Post reported citing the health officials. All 13 were nursing home patients and at least 80 years old. […]
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Sat 16 January 2021: COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Last updated: January 16, 2021, 19:04 GMT Coronavirus Cases: 94,642,344 Deaths: 2,024,554 Recovered: 66,933,328 Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in COVID-19 cases China on Saturday finished building a 1,500-room hospital for COVID-19 patients to fight a surge in infections the government said are […]
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Sat 16 January 2021: The U.K. variant of the coronavirus could become the predominant strain in the United States by March, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Friday. “The modeled trajectory of this variant in the U.S. exhibits rapid growth in early 2021, becoming the predominant variant in March,” the […]
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Sat 16 January 2021: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday it was opposed “for the time being” to the introduction of certificates of vaccination — so-called “vaccine passports” — against COVID-19 as a condition for allowing international travellers entry into other countries. Several countries have already signalled their interest in producing vaccine passports […]
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