Thu 25 November 2021: Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has confirmed that a new COVID-19 variant has been detected in South Africa. The Minister, who was speaking during a media briefing on Thursday, believes that the new COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529, may have been tied to the recent cluster outbreaks in Gauteng. “You can be rest […]
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Thu 25 November 2021: South Africa on Wednesday recorded over 1 000 new COVID-19 cases, of which 80% were logged in Gauteng. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), 1 018 infections were detected in Gauteng after the province reported 605 cases on Tuesday. The data shows that the second hardest-hit province was […]
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Thu 25 November 2021: The Americas marked a 23 percent jump in cases last week, though most cases were recorded in the US and Canada. New coronavirus infections jumped 23 percent in the Americas last week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said, warning that the region could potentially be on track to follow trends […]
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Thu 25 November 2021: The delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has swept the planet, becoming the dominant variant within just a few months. A new study from Boston Children’s Hospital, published in Science, explains why delta spreads so easily and infects people so quickly. It also suggests a more targeted strategy for developing next-generation COVID-19 vaccines and […]
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Wed 24 November 2021: Coronavirus incidence rates among minors aged 6-10 years have increased by 148% in a week, according to media reports citing the country’s health agency, Sante Publique. According to the Sortir a Paris outlet, the average number of infections in the age group in question has reached 340 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, […]
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Wed 24 November 2021: The revival of global air travel to pre-pandemic levels requires that governments develop practical and predictable measures to mitigate the threat of COVID-19, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday. “Specifically, IATA urged governments to focus on three key areas: 1. Simplified health protocols; 2. Digital solutions to process […]
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Tue 23 November 2021: In the Belgian region of Wallonia, a doctor is accused of registering 2,000 false COVID-19 vaccinations. The practitioner, who has not been identified, is being investigated on forgery and false documentation charges. Authorities claim he lied about people’s vaccine status in order to help them avoid coronavirus-related restrictions. Christie Morreale, Wallonia’s […]
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Tue 23 November 2021: The World Health Organization has warned that another 700,000 COVID-19 deaths could occur in Europe and Central Asia by March 1. The same body warned two and a half weeks ago that excess fatalities could reach 500,000 by February 1. It reported that COVID-19-related deaths increased to nearly 4,200 per day […]
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Tue 23 November 2021: The Department of Health has announced that rapid antigen tests will now be included in the COVID-19 statistics with effect from Tuesday. Initially, all COVID-19 positive cases were diagnosed through the “gold standard” of a laboratory-confirmed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. However, since the approval of rapid antigen tests by the […]
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Tue 23 November 2021: On Tuesday, Prince Charles will formally launch a new AstraZeneca research and development (R&D) center worth 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion), as the company seeks to expand its medication pipeline. AstraZeneca has distributed two billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, which was developed at Oxford University, and is also working on […]
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