Fri 11 March 2022: Africa’s top public health agency has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pfizer to bring supplies of the pharmaceutical firm’s Paxlovid antiviral COVID-19 pills to the continent. “The memorandum of understanding is with the legal office at the AU [African Union]”, John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control […]
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Tue 08 March 2022: According to the presidency, the US biotechnology company Moderna Inc plans to invest more than $500 million in a planned vaccine and drug manufacturing facility in Kenya. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was in Nairobi on Monday to witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding between his country and Moderna. The […]
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Fri 04 March 2022: Rules requiring people to show a Covid-19 vaccine passport to access venues will be lifted in France on March 14 – about a month before the presidential election – said French Prime Minister Jean Castex, as the country gradually eases Covid health protocols amid signs the virus is receeding in France. […]
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Fri 04 March 2022: Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says a team of senior government officials is ready to make recommendations to the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) on COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Addressing a virtual media briefing on government efforts in the fight against COVID-19, Phaahla on Friday said the issue of vaccination mandates remains […]
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Fri 04 March 2022: According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 93% of the population in the US lives in areas where the coronavirus level is so low that people do not need to wear masks indoors. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) relaxed its standards on when […]
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Fri 04 March 2022: The World Health Organisation on Wednesday said that cases of anxiety and depression have surged by over 25 per cent globally as Covid has taken a severe toll on the mental health of people. During a scientific brief, the organisation revealed that there was a 25.6 per cent hike in cases […]
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Wed 23 February 2022: Finance chief admits businesses facing ‘intense pressure’ amid restrictions that have shut down much of the economy. Hong Kong, China – Hong Kong announced a HK$170 billion ($21.79bn) budget to boost its flailing economy on Wednesday, as the territory battles a fifth wave of coronavirus infections with its harshest pandemic restrictions yet. […]
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Tue 22 February 2022: On Monday, the Canada’s House of Commons voted 185 to 151 to approve Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s use of the Emergencies Act last week to calm disruptive protests that stalled parts of Ottawa for 23 days by blocking border crossings with trucks and other heavy vehicles. The parliament on Monday also […]
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Mon 21 February 2022: Following nearly two years of strict coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on international travel and lockdown, Australia fully reopened its international borders to individuals who have been vaccinated against the deadly virus on Monday (February 21). More than 50 international flights will arrive in the country on the first day following reopening. At […]
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Mon 21 February 2022: The Department of Health has announced changes to the vaccination programme as part of ongoing efforts to increase uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa. The changes, which have been guided by scientific evidence, include the reduction of the time interval between the first and second doses of Pfizer from […]
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