Mon 20 September 2021: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Monday that Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, will remain in a COVID-19 lockdown for at least another two weeks, though some restrictions may be eased. Ardern said the city of two million would move down to level three on New Zealand’s four-tier coronavirus response system by […]
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Mon 20 September 2021: Researchers in northern Cambodia have been on a mission to collect samples from bats, as they try to understand the origins of the coronavirus pandemic by tracking down a very similar virus that had been discovered in the animals of the region a decade ago. Two samples from horseshoe bats were collected […]
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Sun 19 September 2021: Researchers from Israel told a panel of US vaccine experts weighing a potential COVID-19 booster dose from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE on Friday that it’s unclear how long the benefit of such a shot would last. A big part of the case for booster shots is data from Israel showing […]
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Sat 18 September 2021: Hundreds of protestors were arrested and several police officers were injured in violent clashes at an anti-lockdown march in Australia’s second-largest city on Saturday. In Melbourne, officers used pepper spray and made over 200 arrests as hundreds of people defied stay-at-home orders and marched through an inner-city area. The illegal gathering […]
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Sat 18 September 2021: A panel of expert outside advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted against approving COVID-19 booster shots for Americans, but may vote on a narrower approval for older adults later on Friday. The panel voted overwhelmingly against approving boosters for Americans age 16 and older, potentially undermining the Biden administration’s plan […]
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Fri 17 September 2021: Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says the planned COVID-19 vaccine certificates will not be used to deny unvaccinated citizens access to public services. “I want to emphasise that this certificate will not prevent people from accessing essential services, especially public services. You will not be required to show a certificate to […]
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Fri 17 September 2021: COVID-19 health cards are now required for all workers in Italy, making it the first European country to do so. On Thursday, the Italian government approved a new law that makes digital vaccine certificates mandatory in both the public and private sectors. The duty will take effect on October 15 and […]
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Fri 17 September 2021: Indonesia’s navy has increased patrols around its Natuna islands in the South China Sea after Chinese and US vessels were detected nearby in international waters, despite saying there the vessels had not caused any disturbance, a navy official said. Five navy vessels, assisted by an air patrol, have been deployed in […]
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Fri 17 September 2021: The African continent is facing a 470 million COVID-19 vaccine shortfall due to the cuts in the COVAX facility deliveries, with enough doses to vaccinate only 17% of the population versus the target 40%, the WHO reported on Thursday. “With the cutback COVAX is now expected to deliver 470 million doses […]
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Fri 17 September 2021: Officials at Atlanta’s zoo said Tuesday that at least 18 of the zoo’s 20 gorillas have tested positive for COVID-19, an outbreak that began only days before the institution intended to get a veterinary vaccine for the primates. Employees noted the gorillas were coughing, had runny noses, and showed changes in […]
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