ENGLAND: NEW QUARANTINE EXEMPTION FOR HIGH-VALUE BUSINESS TRAVELLERS AND SPORTS STARS

Thu 03 December 2020: England announced new quarantine exemptions for “high-value” business travelers, performing arts professionals, journalists and certain others, meaning they do not have to self-isolate on arrival in the country.   “From 4am on Sat 5th Dec high-value business travelers will no longer need to self-isolate when returning to ENGLAND from a country […]

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UK BECOMES FIRST COUNTRY TO APPROVE PFIZER-BIONTECH VACCINE, ROLLOUT DUE NEXT WEEK

Wed 02 December 2020: Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out early next week. “The government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine […]

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JOURNALIST DEATHS FROM COVID-19 RISE 500 DIED IN 9 MONTHS: NGO

Wed 02 December 2020: Like health professionals, caregivers, and other essential workers, journalists face heightened risks as they pursue stories on the pandemic.  Nearly 500 journalists have died from COVID-19 in 56 countries since March 1, the Geneva-based international media rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said Tuesday, noting the number is likely to be […]

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UK SCIENTISTS DEVELOPED NASAL SPRAY THAT PROMISES PROTECTION FROM COVID-19

Tue 01 December 2020: Masks, soap, hand disinfectant – those are the means we have to protect ourselves from COVID-19. Eventually there will be a vaccine as well, but we may have to wait for it for quite some time. However, scientists from the University of Birmingham have developed a nasal spray, which can provide […]

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COVID-19 DRIVES 40 PCT SPIKE IN VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS NEEDING ASSIST, UN SAYS

Tue 01 December 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a 40 % improve within the variety of individuals needing humanitarian help across the globe, the United Nations stated on Tuesday, because it appealed for roughly $35 billion to assist lots of these anticipated to be in want subsequent 12 months.  “If everybody who will want […]

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SINGAPORE WOMAN WHO HAD COVID GIVES BIRTH TO BABY WITH ANTIBODIES: REPORT

Sun 29 November 2020: A Singaporean woman, who was infected with the novel coronavirus in March when she was pregnant, has given birth to a baby with antibodies against the virus, offering a new clue as to whether the infection can be transferred from mother to child. The baby was born this month without COVID-19 […]

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