Thu 05 August 2021: On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron stated on his Instagram account that the old and vulnerable would most likely require a third COVID-19 vaccine shot, which France would begin administering in September. The World Health Organization’s head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on Wednesday for a halt on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until […]
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Thu 05 August 2021: The new variants of the coronavirus may potentially be more infectious that the Delta variant, with the director of molecular pathology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre saying he “wouldn’t be incredibly surprised if something else came along that’s even more transmissible.” As the Delta variant of COVID continues to spread across the […]
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Thu 05 August 2021: Applications for the Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant will be opened from Friday, with the first payments expected to be made in the last week of August 2021. Announcing the re-introduction of the special COVID-19 SRD Grant, during a media briefing on Thursday, Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu […]
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Thu 05 August 2021: Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 200 million on Wednesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until at least 10% of the population in every country was vaccinated. (Graphic on global vaccinations) “We need an urgent reversal, […]
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Thu 05 August 2021: The US rejected a World Health Organization (WHO) call for a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot moratorium and urged wealthier countries to focus instead on supplying poorer countries on Wednesday. “We definitely feel that it’s a false choice and we can do both,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters, adding […]
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Thu 05 August 2021: In the study led by King’s College London, researchers found that children with symptoms of COVID-19 typically started to recover after six days, with only 4.4% of these children still experiencing symptoms after four weeks. The findings have been published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal. Researchers analysed data reported by parents and carers […]
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Wed 04 August 2021: WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on that the World Health Organization (WHO) is asking for a halt on booster COVID-19 vaccination doses until the end of September to ensure equal access to vaccines around the world. He said the move was to enable that at least 10% of the […]
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Tue 03 August 2021: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan approved legislative amendments on Tuesday that allow firms to fire workers who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19. A bill on the amendments was passed by the parliament last week and entered into force after it was signed by the president and published. “In case an […]
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Tue 03 August 2021: New York city Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that proof of vaccination would be required for indoor activities such as entering restaurants and attending performances. The announcement, which is likely to arouse serious controversy in some quarters, is the latest in a string of initiatives aimed at encouraging more residents […]
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Tue 03 August 2021: The Greek Olympic Committee (HOC) has announced that Greece has withdrew from the Olympic artistic swimming contests after four of their swimmers tested positive for Covid-19. One athlete tested positive yesterday, and three more tested positive on Tuesday, causing the team to be ruled out and the athletes to be placed […]
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