COVID-19 UPDATE: EUROPE SURPASSES 25M COVID CASES, LONDON “MAY RUN OUT OF BEDS”

COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Last updated: January 07, 2021, 17:54 GMT Coronavirus Cases: 87,992,439 Deaths: 1,898,356 Recovered: 63,340,169 Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ Vaccine deliveries under the Covax facility could start this month Vaccine deliveries under the Covax facility coordinated by the World Health Organization to support lower-income countries could start this month, O’Brien has said. We need about […]

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HEALTHCARE WORKERS WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY FOR COVID VACCINE: SA HEALTH MINISTER

Thu 07 January 2021: South Africa will receive 1.5 million Covid-19 vaccines from the Serum Institute of India, the country’s health minister Zweli Mkhize announced Thursday. Mkhize said the first million doses will arrive this month, with the remainder delivered in February. Vaccination priority in the first round of inoculations will be given to the nation’s more […]

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INDONESIA ISLAMIC COUNCIL AIMS FOR HALAL RULING BEFORE MASS VACCINATION

Thu 07 January 2021: Indonesia’s highest Muslim clerical council aims to issue a ruling on whether a vaccine is halal, or permissible under Islam, before the country is due to start a mass inoculation programme using a Chinese vaccine next week. The world’s largest Muslim-majority country plans to launch vaccinations on Janaury 13 after obtaining […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: WIDESPREAD CRITICISM OF INDIA’S APPROVAL OF LOCAL VACCINE, RUSSIA REPORTS 24,217 NEW CASES 

Wed 06 January 2021: The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 1.83 million lives in 191 countries and regions since it originated in China in December 2019. Over 84.76 million cases have been reported worldwide, with more than 47.70 million recoveries, according to figures compiled by the US’ Johns Hopkins University. The US, India, and […]

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UMRAH PILGRIMS ADVISED TO TAKE COVID-19 VACCINE: SAUDI ARABIA’S MINISTER OF HAJJ AND UMRAH

Wed 06 January 2021: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah Muhammad Saleh Benten said that it is advisable for those who wish to perform Umrah to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Benten made the remarks while speaking to Al-Arabiya channel after receiving coronavirus vaccine dose in Jeddah. “Anyone who registers to receive coronavirus vaccine through […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: UAE REPORTS HIGHEST DAILY INFECTIONS, “CONSPIRACY THEORIST” DESTROYED HUNDREDS OF VACCINES IN US

Wed 06 January 2021: The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 1.83 million lives in 191 countries and regions since it originated in China in December 2019. Over 84.76 million cases have been reported worldwide, with more than 47.70 million recoveries, according to figures compiled by the US’ Johns Hopkins University. The US, India, and […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: RIVAJ RAMDAS A PRACTICING HINDU WHO PROTESTED AGAINST THE BANNING OF ATHAN PASSES AWAY

The director of Umvoti Light newspaper and member of the Tactical Shooting Team (TST) Rivaj Ramdas whose initiative to broadcast the athan on loudspeakers and protest against the banning of the Athan (Islamic call to prayer) in Isipingo Beach has passed away. According to a post on social media, Ramdas passed away on Tuesday after […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: ARMENIAN PRESIDENT TEST POSITIVE, WHO “VERY DISAPPOINTED” 

Tue 05 January 2021: The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 1.83 million lives in 191 countries and regions since it originated in China in December 2019. Over 84.76 million cases have been reported worldwide, with more than 47.70 million recoveries, according to figures compiled by the US’ Johns Hopkins University. The US, India, and […]

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ONE IN 50 PEOPLE IN ENGLAND HAS CORONAVIRUS, SAYS CHRIS WHITTY

Tue 05 January 2021: About one in 50 people across England now has coronavirus, England’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty said Tuesday, calling the figure “really very high.” In a press conference with prime minister Boris Johnson and the government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance earlier today, the chief medical officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty, warned that […]

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