Thu 23 December 2021: The World Health Organization’s chief has warned that the rush to distribute additional COVID-19 vaccine doses in wealthy countries is worsening inequity in access to vaccines, which is prolonging the pandemic. On Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus insisted that getting vaccines to vulnerable people everywhere, rather than giving additional doses […]
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Thu 23 December 2021: Ottawa announced on Wednesday that it would expand support programs to assist people and businesses affected by the Omicron coronavirus variant, warning that the virus’ spread would make things worse. The country’s chief public health officer, Theresa Tam, warned Canadians to be cautious, saying at a press conference that “the situation […]
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Thu 23 December 2021: South Africa reported 21 099 new daily Coronavirus cases, the highest since the week began. This means the country now has 3 353 106 confirmed cases, while the death toll stands at 90 587 after 99 more people lost their lives. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), KwaZulu-Natal, […]
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Wed 22 December 2021: While the Omicron variant is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in South Africa, findings are showing that it is less severe, with fewer hospitalisations compared to the previous waves. The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) revealed this during a media briefing on Wednesday. According to the NICD’s Professor Cheryl […]
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Wed 22 December 2021: Nearly $100 billion at minimum has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programs set up to help businesses and people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic, the US Secret Service said Tuesday. The estimate is based on Secret Service cases and data from the Labor Department and the Small Business […]
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Wed 22 December 2021: In a series of tweets aimed at alerting the public to the alarming rise in Omicron around the world, Bill Gates warned on Tuesday of the need for extreme caution as we approach the holiday season’s peak, sharing that he, too, has canceled most of his holiday plans. The billionaire Microsoft […]
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Wed 22 December 2021: South Africa has recorded 15 424 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Tuesday, KwaZulu-Natal remains the hardest-hit province after recording 4 009 new infections. The province is followed by 3 324 cases in the Western Cape, 3 316 in Gauteng and 1 442 […]
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Wed 22 December 2021: Concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have prompted Israel to offer a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to health workers and people over the age of 60. Late Tuesday, a Health Ministry expert panel recommended the fourth shot, which Prime Minister Naftali Bennett hailed as […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: Since their introduction this summer, French police have discovered 182,000 fake COVID passes, according to the interior ministry. The latest figure is significantly higher than the government’s Friday estimate of 110,000 people. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, according to his entourage, ordered the police and gendarmerie directors general to tighten controls last […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: According to Reuters, the European Commission adopted rules on Tuesday that will make the European Union COVID-19 certificate valid for travel nine months after the primary vaccination schedule is completed. The new rules will take effect on February 1 and will apply to all 27 EU member states, according to the […]
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