Mon 07 February 2022: The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) announced on Monday that it has registered the MC Pharma also known as Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. Initially developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products, the local drug watchdog said the Chinese two-dose COVID-19 jab is administered at an interval of two to […]
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Mon 07 February 2022: Australia’s borders will reopen to fully vaccinated travelers on February 21, according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, lifting arguably of the world’s toughest and longest-standing pandemic travel restrictions. “It’s almost two years since we took the decision to close the borders to Australia,” Morrison said during a media briefing on Monday. […]
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Sun 06 February 2022: Thousands of people protesting vaccine mandates have marched in cities throughout Canada, as protests over COVID-19 restrictions spread from the nation’s capital. On Saturday, police reported some 5,000 people demonstrated in Ottawa, with hundreds more in Toronto, Canada’s largest city, as well as Quebec City, Fredericton, and Winnipeg. “We’re all sick […]
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Sat 05 February 2022: The World Health Organization (WHO) chief met with China’s premier to discuss COVID-19, particularly the stalling inquiry into the pandemic’s origins. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Li Keqiang met on Saturday as the origin of the coronavirus strained relations between China and the West. The WHO director-general, who is in Beijing for […]
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Sat 05 February 2022: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and first lady Emine Erdoğan tested COVID-19 positive with mild symptoms, the president’s official personal Twitter account announced Saturday. Erdoğan was due to attend an inauguration ceremony in northern Turkey’s Zonguldak on Saturday, but instead, he attended it via videoconference earlier in the day. During his address […]
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Sat 05 February 2022: Since the Covid pandemic hit the United States, most Americans have developed a ‘germaphobes’. According to a recent survey conducted by Xlear and OnePoll, more than two-thirds of Americans have developed a fear of germs. Around 69 percent of those polled indicated they had changed their hygiene habits to avoid getting […]
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Sat 05 February 2022: Beijing reported a pickup in new COVID-19 cases among those in China for the Winter Olympics on the day the games kicked off, highlighting challenges to contain the virus as more participants arrive. Official data showed 45 new cases were identified on February 4, more than double the previous day’s tally and compared […]
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Sat 05 February 2022: It’s official, Starting this Saturday, Austrians over the age of 18 must get vaccinated against Covid-19 or face a large fine, a first in the European Union. The new law, which was approved by Parliament on January 20, was signed into law by President Alexander Van der Bellen on Friday, capping […]
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Sat 05 February 2022: The US COVID-19 death toll topped 900,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, less than two months after the country surpassed 800,000 fatalities. Friday’s somber milestone comes 13 months into a US vaccinations campaign hampered by disinformation and political wrangling, despite the fact that the vaccines have proven to be […]
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Fri 04 February 2022: The number of COVID-19 infections has reached a plateau, with the increase in infection rates driven by school-age children, Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, announced on Friday. According to the Minister, the past 14 days have given a “confusing” picture and shown a slow drop in infections. “The picture has been that of […]
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