Wed 13 October 2021: The Department of Health has started issuing out the country’s COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate to fully vaccinated adults. This is after the South African COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate System portal was officially launched by the Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, on Friday, 9 October 2021. The system will allow users to create a […]
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Wed 13 October 2021: According to the World Bank’s president, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a “tragic reversal” in development and pushed debt levels in poor countries to new highs. The bank’s president, David Malpass, warned that the virus had increased the gap between rich and poor countries, setting back progress by years, if not […]
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Tue 12 October 2021: According to a report, China has rejected efforts from the World Health Organization (WHO) to check bat caves and animal breeding farms in order to further investigate the origins of the COVID pandemic. WHO sought to conduct investigations in Enshi, a six-hour drive from Wuhan, which was the world’s first major […]
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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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