Sun 16 January 2022: There is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of the pandemic and even if there are new waves, closing schools should be the last resort, according to the World Bank’s Global Education Director Jaime Saavedra. Saavedra, whose team has been tracking the impact of COVID-19 on the education […]
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Sun 16 January 2022: Is it true that the coronavirus has only brought misery to the world? The correct answer is, of course, no. Although the Covid pandemic has resulted in several deaths, restrictions, hospitalizations, and economic hardships, it has also had some positive effects on the world. According to British academics, one of them […]
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Sat 15 January 2022: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday revised its guidance for Americans on wearing masks to protect against COVID-19, recommending donning “the most protective mask you can” while stopping short of advocating nationwide usage of N95 respirators. The CDC clarified on its website “that people can choose […]
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Sat 15 January 2022: Rwandan authorities on Friday told public sector workers to get vaccinated against Covid or resign, further tightening the strict pandemic measures which have seen people flee the country. “Rights of people have limits,” said local government minister Jean Marie Gatabazi. “We have given them (public servants) time to think. Those who […]
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Sat 15 January 2022: Alphabet Inc’s Google is temporarily mandating weekly COVID-19 tests for any person entering Google offices or facilities in the United States, CNBC reported on Friday, citing a memo obtained by the news channel. Anyone who comes into a Google’s U.S. work sites will require a negative test, be required to report […]
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Fri 14 January 2022: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has Gazetted the extension of the National State of Disaster on COVID-19 until 15 February 2022. The extension was in terms of section 27(5)(c) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002). In a statement, the Ministry on […]
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Fri 14 January 2022: The number of new COVID-19 cases in Africa is continuing to decline despite the Omicron variant overtaking Delta as the leading variant on the continent. This is according to World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Region Emergency Director, Dr Abdou Salam Gueye. Cumulative COVID-19 cases across the continent have crossed the 10 […]
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Fri 14 January 2022: On Friday (January 14), the World Health Organization approved two new coronavirus (COVID-19) treatments, amidst a sharp increase in the virus’s cases around the world. Experts and scientists from all over the world are working to find treatments to reduce the risk posed by COVID-19 and its variants. The latest approval […]
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Fri 14 January 2022: Poorer nations last month rejected more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed by the global programme COVAX, mainly due to their approaching expiry date, a UNICEF official has said. The figure shows the difficulties of vaccinating the global population despite growing supplies of jabs, with COVAX getting closer to […]
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Thu 13 January 2022: According to federal health officials in the United States, the Omicron COVID-19 form is so contagious that it will infect the majority of the country, and the pandemic has been compared to a “natural disaster.” Authorities are optimistic that the surge will subside quickly, even as Omicron continues to set new […]
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