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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Fri 04 February 2022: On Friday, Germany recorded almost 250,000 new coronavirus cases, the highest single-day increase since the pandemic began. In the last 24 hours, the country’s disease control organization, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), has documented 248,838 new COVID-19 infections and 170 coronavirus-related deaths. The country has seen a record number of daily […]
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Fri 04 February 2022: According to a financial statement filed Thursday, Merck expects to make up to $6 billion in sales from its coronavirus medication this year. In the fourth quarter, the US pharmaceutical company reported it made $952 million from the sale of its COVID-19 oral therapy tablet, molnupiravir. Merck Chief Financial Officer Caroline […]
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Researchers at Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines are attempting to replicate Moderna’s vaccine.Credit: Afrigen Biologics. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fri 04 February 2022: South Africa’s Afrigen Biologics has used the publicly available sequence of Moderna’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine to make its own version of the shot, which could be tested in humans before the end of this year, Afrigen’s […]
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Thu 03 February 2022: South Africa has now administered more than 30 million vaccine doses, 63 390 of which were given in the past 24 hours. According to the Department of Health’s latest data, government has now distributed 30 031 894 to illegible citizens since the rollout programme. Meanwhile, the country has 16 533 662 or […]
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Thu 03 February 2022: The US Army said Wednesday it will immediately begin separating soldiers from service who refuse to get a coronavirus vaccine. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth, under a directive, asked commanders to initiate involuntary administrative separation proceedings against any vaccine refusal soldier and those who do not have an approved or […]
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Thu 03 February 2022: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the country will start reopening its borders in a phased plan beginning with its own citizens, as it relaxes a strict quarantine system that was imposed at the start of the pandemic. The five-stage plan will start with fully vaccinated New Zealanders in neighbouring Australia […]
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MINIWIZ engineer makes chargers. (Taiwan News photo, Lyla Liu). _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thu 03 February 2022: Taiwan’s Fubon Financial Holding Co. and Miniwiz are converting recycled face masks into phone chargers to accomplish the goal of a circular economy. People are frantically buying facemasks as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, which is adding a new unwanted […]
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Wed 02 February 2022: The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning about a sub-variant of the extremely contagious coronavirus Omicron (COVID-19). According to WHO, the sub-variant is significantly more contagious than the original version, and it has been found in at least 57 countries so far. The Omicron variant was discovered in November […]
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