Wed 17 November 2021: Russia on Wednesday registered another record number of daily coronavirus fatalities — 1,247 people died over the past day, pushing the overall count to 259,084. Over the same period, 36,626 people contracted the virus, taking Russia’s caseload to 9.18 million and active cases to 1.04 million, the country’s emergency task force […]
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Tue 16 November 2021: Pfizer and the Medicines Patent Tool (MPP), a UN-backed group that provides life-saving pharmaceuticals to developing countries, signed an agreement on Tuesday that will allow other manufacturers to make Pfizer’s experimental COVID-19 pill. “Pfizer Inc. and the MPP … announced the signing of a voluntary license agreement for Pfizer’s COVID-19 oral […]
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Mon 15 November 2021: London: Statins, which are used to lower the cholesterol levels in the body, may be associated with a slightly reduced risk of death from COVID-19, according to a study conducted in Sweden. Statins are a recommended and common intervention for preventing cardiovascular events by reducing levels of lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood. […]
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Mon 15 November 2021: After experts given the go-ahead on Monday, Britain’s booster program for Covid-19 vaccinations will be expanded to include younger people. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation of the UK government recommended that all healthy individuals aged 40-49 be administered a booster six months following their second dose. The JCVI also […]
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Mon 15 November 2021: According to reports, thousands of students in China’s Liaoning province have been confined following an epidemic of coronavirus, with authorities apparently moving people who had come into touch with them to hotels. According to reports, almost 7,000 students have been isolated. The Dalian region of China has been the hardest hit […]
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Mon 15 November 2021: India is allowing quarantine-free entry to fully inoculated travelers from 99 reciprocating countries after halting tourist visas in March last year. The government only requires such tourists to monitor their health for 14 days after arrival. After a 20-month ban due to the Covid-19 epidemic, India reopened its doors to foreign […]
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Sun 14 November 2021: The Austrian government has ordered a statewide lockdown for anyone who have not been immunized against COVID-19, in an effort to stem the disease’s rapid spread in the country. In recent weeks, the country has faced a worrying trend in coronavirus infections. On Sunday, it reported 11,552 new cases, up from […]
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Sun 14 November 2021: Three snow leopards at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in the US state of Nebraska, have died of complications from Covid-19, zoo officials announced Friday. “It is with deep sadness that we inform our community that three snow leopards at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo have passed away due to complications of COVID-19,” a statement released […]
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Sat 13 November 2021: Deputy President David Mabuza has expressed concern that the country could fail to vaccinate close to 40 million citizens by the end of 2021, as South Africa races to reach herd immunity. “I’m not very sure whether we are going to reach our targets, the 70% that we are yearning for. […]
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Sat 13 November 2021: A large-scale French study suggesting symptoms of so-called long COVID may be more due to psychological factors than to infection with the virus has sparked debate among patients and scientists. The report that appeared earlier this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association focused on nearly 27,000 participants across France who […]
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