SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCE NEW COVID RESTRICTIONS (WATCH)

Mon 14 December 2020: President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced new lockdown measures at both national, and district level for South Africa. President  announced that the sale of alcohol from retail outlets will only be permitted between 10am and 6pm from Monday to Thursday. He also announced that the national curfew has been extended from 11pm […]

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LONDON TO RE-ENTER STRICTER TIER 3 CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN

Mon 14 December 2020: London and parts of Hertfordshire and Essex will be plunged into the highest level of coronavirus restrictions, Matt Hancock has announced.   The changes will come into effect early Wednesday, just after midnight, in London and south and west of Essex and south of Herefordshire, Matt Hancock told parliament. He added that […]

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INDIA ISSUES GUIDELINES FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVE

Mon 14 December 2020: New Delhi: Vaccinating 100-200 people in each session per day, monitoring them for 30 minutes after administering the shots for any adverse event and allowing only one beneficiary at a time are among the guidelines issued by the Centre for the COVID-19 inoculation drive. According to the guidelines issued to states recently, […]

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BACTERIA CAN TRAVEL FROM ONE CONTINENT TO ANOTHER “HIDDEN” IN ATMOSPHERIC DUST: STUDY

Mon 14 December 2020: Some bacteria can travel from one continent to another ”hidden” in atmospheric dust, according to a new study which says these microbes may not only affect human and animal health, but also impact climate and ecosystems. The research, published in the journal Atmospheric Research, deciphered the mystery of the transport of […]

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RESEARCHERS DEVELOP AT-HOME CORONAVIRUS SALIVA TEST

Mon 14 December 2020: Researchers in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine announced promising results in the development of a non-invasive at-home antigen test to detect the spike of SARS-CoV-2 proteins in saliva. The team, led by Michelle Khine, professor of biomedical engineering, posted their findings on the preprint […]

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ESWATINI’S PM AMBROSE DLAMINI DIES AFTER CONTRACTING COVID-19

Mon 14 December 2020: Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, who tested positive for COVID-19 four weeks ago, has died at age 52 after being hospitalised in South Africa.   “Their Majesties have commanded that I inform the nation of the sad and untimely passing away of His Excellency the Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini,” Deputy Prime […]

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GOV’T PLANS TO VACCINATE 70% OF MALAYSIANS, HALAL ISSUE WON’T AFFECT

Mon 14 December 2020: The government is planning to buy more COVID-19 vaccines to immunize as many as 70% of Malaysians, the country’s prime minister said on Sunday. “As for Malaysia, we have already got 30%. I have instructed Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba along with Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar (Minister of Science, […]

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UK SUPERMARKETS WARNED TO STOCKPILE FOOD FOR NO-DEAL BREXIT

Sun 13 December 2020: British ministers are warning supermarkets to stockpile food amid possibilities of a no-deal Brexit, with shortages feared as talks with the European Union remain deadlocked, The Sunday Times newspaper has reported. Ministers are telling suppliers of medicines, medical devices and vaccines to stockpile six weeks’ worth at secure locations in the United Kingdom, […]

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GERMANY COULD SEE NATIONWIDE HARD LOCKDOWN AS COVID CASES RISE SHARPLY: REPORTS

Sun 13 December 2020: Germany is heading for a major new nationwide lockdown to stem the rapid spread of the coronavirus after health experts said that to wait until after Christmas to wind the country down could cost tens of thousands of lives and overwhelm hospitals. The federal government could require shops, schools and day […]

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