Sat 23 April 2022: The number of daily Covid-19 infections in South Africa hit 4, 631 on Friday, with the majority of cases reported in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The coronavirus cases in the country have been on the rise for the first time in months. The country’s COVID-19 tracking agency said 4,631 infections were reported […]
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Fri 22 April 2022: The numbers of new COVID-19 cases and fatalities worldwide have continued to decline since the end of March, the World Health Organization said Thursday, with more than 5 million infections and 18,000 deaths reported in the last week. “During the week of April 11 to 17, over 5 million cases and […]
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Mon 18 April 2022: It seems every few weeks we hear about a new COVID variant, and it’s hard to know how concerned we ought to be. A “recombinant” variant has emerged, dubbed “Omicron XE”, which is the result of two Omicron strains merging together in a single host and then going on to infect others. […]
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Sat 16 April 2022: As the number of cases in Shanghai increases, more Chinese cities are imposing covid curbs. On Saturday, Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases, while other areas around China imposed restrictions as the country maintained its “dynamic clearance” strategy aimed at eliminating the highly transmissible Omicron COVID-19 strain. On […]
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Sat 16 April 2022: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization Thursday for the first ever COVID-19 diagnostic test using breath samples. Through the InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer, the test “can be performed in environments where the patient specimen is both collected and analyzed, such as doctor’s offices, hospitals and mobile testing […]
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Thu 14 April 2022: Covid-19 is far from becoming an endemic disease and could still trigger large epidemics around the globe, the World Health Organization said Thursday. WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan said it was also wrong to think that if Covid-19 did settle down and become endemic, that would mean the end of […]
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Sun 10 April 2022: After a surge in cases in Shanghai caused the American consulate to let some workers leave the city, China blasted the US for making “groundless accusations” regarding its Covid-19 policy. Since March, over 100,000 cases in Shanghai’s 25 million residents have been locked down in phases, causing food shortages and conflicts […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: If new Covid variations and sub-variants arise, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hinted at a fresh lockdown. Johnson downplayed the possibility of imposing another strict lockdown, but said he’d be willing to take any actions necessary if new variants of concern arise that have a negative impact on the children. […]
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Thu 07 April 2022: According to the Xinhua news agency, Shanghai has transported 12,111 people who were close connections or had come into touch with COVID-19 positive patients to the province of Zhejiang. According to a Xinhua report, the two neighboring Chinese provinces reached an agreement in the aftermath of the recent spike in cases […]
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Wed 06 April 2022: The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says there is a need for intensive campaigning for more people to vaccinate against COVID-19, despite the lifting of the National State of Disaster (NSD). SAMA welcomed the lifting of the National State of Disaster by President Cyril Ramaphosa, describing it as a positive step […]
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