Sat 28 August 2021: Researchers in Uzbekistan are testing an “edible transgenic tomato vaccine” as part of the efforts to contain the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Scientists from the Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics of the Academy of Sciences are working to develop an edible vaccine against the virus by changing the genetics of tomatoes, a […]
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Sat 28 August 2021: According to the findings of a detailed review requested by President Joe Biden, the US intelligence community remains split on whether COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese facility or emerged in nature, despite the fact that it does not believe the virus was produced as a biological weapon. The coronavirus was not […]
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Fri 27 August 2021: The International Air Transport Association has asked governments throughout the world to adopt the European Union’s Digital Covid Certificate as the worldwide vaccine certification standard. IATA Deputy Director General Conrad Clifford said in a statement on Thursday that the EU’s vaccine passport could serve as a model for other countries. […]
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Fri 27 August 2021: According to the European Commission, more than 350 million COVID-19 Digital Certificates have been granted in the European Union, accounting for 78.4 percent of the bloc’s total population. “More than 350 million EU Covid Certificates have already been issued. An #EUCovidCertificate is a proof that a person has either been: vaccinated […]
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Fri 27 August 2021: Due of the severe and extended COVID-19 epidemic, Malaysian firms are more gloomy about their business prospects in the third quarter of 2021, according to an official survey released on Thursday. In its Business Tendency Report, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) stated that the confidence index dropped to minus 21.3 […]
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Fri 27 August 2021: South Africa is expecting to receive at least 2.2 million more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses at the weekend. This was announced by Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla on Friday. The doses were donated by the United States of America via the COVAX facility – an international group lobbying for the equal […]
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Fri 27 August 2021: COVID-19 vaccinations in Africa tripled over the past week, though protecting even 10 percent of the continent by the end of September remains “a very daunting task,” the Africa director of the World Health Organization said Thursday. Meanwhile, the continent saw 248,000 new confirmed cases over the past week, with at least 24 […]
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Fri 27 August 2021: Fatigue and shortness of breath still afflict many patients a year after their hospitalization for COVID-19, according to a new Chinese study calling for a better understanding of the pandemic’s long-term health effects. Around half of patients discharged from hospital for COVID still suffer from at least one persistent symptom – […]
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Fri 27 August 2021: New Zealand’s statewide lockdown was extended for another four days on Friday as the country faces a new COVID-19 outbreak, according to state-run media. After the country reported 70 new cases in the past 24 hours, the decision was made. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told reporters during a Cabinet meeting that […]
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Thu 26 August 2021: The White House announced Thursday that the US is sending more than two million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Algeria, Ghana, and Yemen, bolstering efforts to prevent a third wave of the pandemic across Africa. The supplies, which will arrive before the end of the week, according to a White House […]
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