Mon 14 September 2020: In the seventh month of the coronavirus response, the actions undertaken by the Cameroon government and its partners have achieved satisfactory results, authorities said on Monday. The Health Ministry said in a statement that the recovery rate stands at 94.12% in the Central African country, while the fatality rate at 2.08%. The […]
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Mon 14 September 2020: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said it’s likely the US will deploy a Covid-19 vaccine to the public before the end of the year and that the company is prepared for that scenario, pushing back against more tepid expectations shared by health authorities. Mr Bourla said Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation that he’s “quite comfortable” […]
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Mon 14 September 2020: All restrictions on departures and returns to be removed with new year RIYADH – Saudi Arabia will lift a coronavirus-related travel ban at the beginning of the new year, its official news agency said Sunday. The Ministry of Interior announced that as of Jan. 1, 2021, all restrictions on the entry […]
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Sun 13 September 2020: New fatalities and coronavirus cases were reported across major European nations Saturday. UK At least nine new fatalities from the virus were reported, bringing the country’s death toll to 41,623, according to the Health Ministry. Another 3,497 infections were registered in the past 24 hours, bringing that number to 365,174. France […]
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Sat 12 September 2020: Nation experiencing record of more than 95,000 daily cases in past 3 days NEW DELHI, India – India continued to record a massive increase in coronavirus cases Saturday, as it registered nearly 98,000 new infections. According to health ministry figures, 97,570 cases, the largest single day jump, and 1,201 deaths were […]
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Fri 11 September 2020: This is second day in a row that country reported all-time high of daily confirmed infections OVIEDO, Spain – Spain’s Health Ministry reported more new coronavirus infections on Friday than any other day since the pandemic began – 12,183 cases, bringing the total to above 566,300. The latest surge broke the […]
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Fri 11 September 2020: Restrictions have been tightened in Birmingham, England’s 2nd largest city, as Wales warns of ‘gathering storm’ LONDON-The British government’s scientific advisory board announced on Friday that the reproduction number of coronavirus transmission across the UK was now over 1.0. The Science and the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) said the […]
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Fri 11 September 2020: Cyril Ramaphosa wants vaccine available to all countries, not just developed economies JOHANNESBURGS– South African cc President Cyril Ramaphosa told an international health meeting Thursday that clinical testing for COVID-19 vaccines needs to include African populations to ensure they are appropriate for Africans. “It is essential that African countries benefit from the […]
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Thu 10 September 2020: Portugal, Hungary added to list of countries where travelers returning to UK have to quarantine LONDON – The number of people who tested positive for the coronavirus in England rose 43% in one week, according to figures released Thursday from the National Health Service. The week ending Sept. 2 saw 9,864 […]
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Thu 10 September 2020: Mark Zuckerberg told “Axios on HBO” that Facebook currently doesn’t plan to take the same kind of strong action against anti-vaccination misinformation that it has for the coronavirus pandemic. “If someone is pointing out a case where a vaccine caused harm or that they’re worried about it – you know, that’s a […]
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