Tue 06 August 2024: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said the circulation of COVID-19 is rising in all countries while an “alarming decline” in vaccine coverage has been observed. “The virus is circulating in all countries,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO director for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention told a UN press […]
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Sat 27 July 2024: COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Japan, with health experts urging preventative measures during the summer holiday season, local media reported on Friday. Increase in COVID-19 Cases In recent weeks, Japan has seen an uptick in COVID-19 cases, with over ten new cases reported per week. For the week ending […]
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Mon 22 July 2024: India had nearly 1.2 million excess deaths in 2020, new data shows. The life expectancy of Muslims fell the most among all Indians – by more than five years. New Delhi, India – India’s actual death toll during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic that ravaged the world’s most populous country […]
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Sat 20 July 2024: A new COVID-19 variant, LB.1, hit Australia as health experts warned that it could spread faster than previous variants, local media said on Saturday. The country’s health department spokesperson said that there had been confirmed cases of LB.1 in Australia, SBS News reported. Health experts also warned that the new variant […]
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Thu 18 July 2024: US President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas, Nevada, the White House announced Wednesday. He exhibited “upper respiratory symptoms,” such as a runny nose, cough, and “general malaise,” but felt okay during his first campaign stop. A subsequent test confirmed the positive result. Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre […]
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World leaders pose for a photo during the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris on June 20, 2024 Fri 21 June 2024: French President Emmanuel Macron has joined several African leaders to kick off a planned $1.1bn project to accelerate vaccine production in Africa, after the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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Mon 17 June 2024: Reuters news agency investigation reveals how US military launched a clandestine programme during the pandemic to discredit China’s medical efforts. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States military launched a secret campaign to counter what it perceived as China’s growing influence in the Philippines, a nation hit especially […]
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Sun 26 May 2024: The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, May 24, that global life expectancy has reached its lowest point in over a decade, now averaging 71.4 years. This indicates that nearly ten years of progress in extending life expectancy have been lost. The WHO’s World Health Statistics report highlighted a decline […]
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Wed 01 May 2024: The National Department of Health says it has noted with concern old and fake news about the COVID-19 Omicron XBB variant circulating on social media. These fake posts further advise people to wear face masks because of an allegedly “deadly and not easy-to-detect variant”. “This is a misleading message which first […]
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Tue 30 April 2024: AstraZeneca has acknowledged that the COVID-19 vaccination may have a rare side effect for the first time since it was introduced. The pharmaceutical company acknowledged that its COVID-19 vaccine “can, in very rare cases, cause TTS”, In legal documents submitted to the United Kingdom High Court. TTS stands for Thrombosis with […]
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