Sat 25 December 2021: The World Health Organization issued a warning on Friday, stating that the omicron variant of coronavirus is spreading at a much faster rate than the delta variant. According to the UN agency, consistent evidence shows that omicron has a significant growth advantage over delta. “It is spreading significantly faster than the […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: The British government has decided to send out mobile alerts to all customers on Boxing Day in order to encourage residents to get a Covid booster shot. Mobile operators in the United Kingdom, including EE, O2, Three UK, and Vodafone, will be required to send a pre-determined message to all users […]
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Fri 24 December 2021: The United Kingdom declared a new record number of viral cases caused by the Omicron type on Friday. The authorities reported 122,186 new cases in the last 24 hours, over 2,000 more than on Thursday. With 147,857 viral deaths, the United Kingdom is among the worst-affected countries in Europe. Cases increased […]
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Fri 24 December 2021: Travel restrictions on travelers from Southern African countries, which were imposed last month due to concerns about the spread of the Omicron coronavirus type, will be eased, according to a Biden administration official. Kevin Munoz, the White House’s assistant press secretary, stated in a tweet on Friday that the restrictions would […]
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Fri 24 December 2021: Ecuador is the first country to mandate Covid vaccines for children as young as five years old. “Vaccination against Covid-19 has been made mandatory in Ecuador,” the health ministry stated in a statement. This comes when the Omicron variant is becoming increasingly feared. While speaking to AFP, the ministry said, “Compulsory […]
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Fri 24 December 2021: Researchers have cautioned that patients with a sore throat and a runny nose may have Covid as incidence of Omicron increase in the UK. Half of those with cold-like symptoms, according to the Zoe Covid study team, had Covid. The researchers describe it as a “explosion” of Covid cases, claiming that […]
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Thu 23 December 2021: Sajid Javid, the United Kingdom’s Health Minister, has confirmed that no further restrictions will be announced after Christmas. “We’re clear that there’s no need for any further restrictions of any type before Christmas but of course, we will keep the situation under review,” he said. He further added that people “should enjoy their Christmases with their families and their friends,” but at the same time, they need to […]
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Thu 23 December 2021: France’s purchase for Merck & Co’s Covid antiviral medicine was canceled on Wednesday, according to the French health minister. After the trail data revealed disappointing results, this step was taken. The order has been publicly canceled for the first time in France. Pfizer’s medication is now expected to arrive in the […]
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Thu 23 December 2021: The South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA) has approved the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) booster shot to be taken at least two months after the original dose for adults over the age of 18. In addition, the local drug watchdog has also authorised the heterologous booster, also known as mix-and-match jabs, […]
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Thu 23 December 2021: Turkey launched mass production of its domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine Turkovac on Wednesday after receiving emergency use approval following studies on volunteers that demonstrated its efficacy. Turkey quickly took action once the country’s first coronavirus case was reported in March 2020 and launched studies to develop its first vaccine to combat […]
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