Tue 12 October 2021: A WHO spokesman said on Tuesday that the World Health Organization is awaiting comprehensive clinical data on Merck & Co Inc’s antiviral pill for treating mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients, a day after the firm announced it has requested for emergency use authorisation in the United States. WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier, asked at […]
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Tue 12 October 2021: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other prevailing circumstances, has prolonged the negative impact of the Public Investment Corporation’s (PIC) future financial results. The warning has been fired by the PIC’s board of directors in the corporation’s 2020/21 Integrated Annual Report released last week. The PIC, which is […]
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Tue 12 October 2021: Six member states of the East African Community (EAC), a regional bloc, lost 92 per cent revenues in the tourism sector due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a top official said here. Peter Mathuki, the EAC Secretary General, said that tourist arrivals to the region fell from 6.98 million before the pandemic […]
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Tue 12 October 2021: According to a parliamentary report, the government’s early handling of Covid-19 “amounted in practice” to herd immunity, and the delayed decision to lock down in spring last year rates as one of the “most important public health failures the United Kingdom has ever experienced.” Ministers have denied that the government intended […]
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Mon 11 October 2021: On Sunday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro could not enter a football stadium to attend a Brazilian league match because he refused to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Bolsonaro, who was on holiday in Sao Paulo, was reportedly prohibited from watching the Santos vs. Gremio match due to the 66-year-failure old’s to […]
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Mon 11 October 2021: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has gazetted the amendment of Disaster Management Act regulations, to allow spectators at sports venue. Amended on Sunday, the Minister in the gazette said the move comes after government eased lockdown restrictions following a drastic decline in COVID-19 infections in […]
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Mon 11 October 2021: To combat the spread of Covid-19, New Zealand issued a sweeping “no jab, no job” policy for most healthcare personnel and teachers on Monday. On Monday afternoon, prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced the government would be delaying the reopening of schools, and Auckland would maintain its current level of restrictions for […]
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Mon 11 October 2021: South Africa has now administered 19 041 535 COVID-19 vaccines after new 21 867 jabs were distributed in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, according to the Department of Health, 911 989 adults are now fully vaccinated. The latest data show that 17 487 eligible vaccinees either received Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot or the two-dose […]
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Sun 10 October 2021: According to a statement, Saudi Arabian authorities have announced that beginning Sunday, Umrah permits will only be issued to people who have received two doses of approved COVID-19 vaccines in the Kingdom. The rule will take effect at 6 a.m. on Sunday, October 10, according to Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj […]
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Sun 10 October 2021: Russia has recorded a new record daily coronavirus death toll, continuing a persistent rise that has brought new records almost daily in October. Russia recorded 28,647 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, down from 29,362 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 7,775,365, the Federal response center said […]
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