Sat 02 September 2023: UK health officials reported a surge in cases of the highly mutable ‘Pirola’ COVID-19 variant. According to Public Health Scotland (PHS), PCR testing on a sample taken on August 16 led to the initial discovery of the BA.2.86 variant. According to British media, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will soon […]
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Fri 18 August 2023: The National Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed the first case of the new COVID-19 “Eris” variant from a sample taken in Gauteng. The department has since used this opportunity to remind citizens that they can still access life-saving vaccines at public healthcare facilities, although the World Health Organisation (WHO) has […]
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Wed 16 August 2023: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has advised Umrah pilgrims to wear face masks while visiting Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday, August 14, the authorities said, “Wearing a mask in the two holy mosques, in Makkah and Madinah […]
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Wed 26 July 2023: Richer countries should be asked to better pull their weight in helping the world cope with pandemics, according to a new draft of a treaty being negotiated at the World Health Organization. Countries with more “capacities and resources” should bear a “commensurate degree” of responsibility for preparing for and responding to global […]
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Tue 13 June 2023: Following a petition by a plaintiff’s lawyer, the first court hearing in Germany on the alleged side effects of BioNTech’s COVID vaccine was postponed on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. According to a representative for the Hamburg Regional Court, the plaintiff’s counsel requested that the court be heard by a panel of […]
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Sat 27 May 2023: The Chinese authorities are rushing to push out vaccines to combat an ongoing new wave of the coronavirus that is expected to peak in June and infect as many as 65 million people a week since the new XBB variants of the virus are evolving to overcome the immunity developed after […]
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Fri 05 May 2023: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday announced the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a global health emergency, Anadolu News Agency reports. “Yesterday, the Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice,” […]
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Sat 22 Apr 2023: Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 7,030 over the past day to 22,803,875, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Saturday. A day earlier, 7,116 daily cases were recorded. As many as 958 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia over the past day, down 13.5% from a day earlier. The […]
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Fri 21 Apr 2023: The Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on Thursday instructed all staff members, litigants and lawyers to wear a mask and avoid being gathered in groups while in court premises. The direction has been issued in view of the rising number of covid cases in the national capital, which on Thursday […]
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Thu 20 Apr 2023: The World Health Organization (WHO) has formally opened its mRNA vaccine technology centre in Cape Town, which was built during the COVID-19 pandemic to assist poorer countries with gaining access to life-saving drugs. The WHO selected South African biotech firm Afrigen Biologics for a pilot project in 2021 to provide low- […]
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