CHINA TO TEST ALL WUHAN RESIDENTS AS COVID-19 RESURGES OVER A YEAR LATER

Tue 03 August 2021: At a press briefing on Tuesday, senior Wuhan official Li Tao stated the city of 11 million people is “swiftly launching comprehensive nucleic acid testing of all residents.” Wuhan, central Chinese city where the coronavirus emerged reported its first local infections in more than a year. A new wave of coronavirus cases […]

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TUNISIA: GHANNOUCHI RE-HOSPITALIZED DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF COVID INFECTION

Mon 02 August 2021: Tunisia’s parliament speaker was re-hospitalized on Sunday, just a day after being discharged, when his health deteriorated due to the effects of a recent coronavirus infection. Rached Ghannouchi, who is also the leader of the Ennahda Movement, was taken to a military hospital in Tunis, Wassim Khadraoui, the press secretary to […]

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HACKERS TARGET AN ITALIAN VACCINATION APPOINTMENT WEBSITE

Mon 02 August 2021: Authorities in Italy say a cyber gang launched a huge ransomware attack, shutting down an official website for booking Covid-19 vaccinations and endangering national security. The website of Lazio, the region of Rome, was unavailable for several hours on Sunday, the municipality confirmed on social media. The powerful hacker attack, described […]

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JAB DRIVE-THROUGH CENTRE SET UP AT HOUGHTON MOSQUE IN JOHANNESBURG

Mon 02 August 2021: The Gauteng province and the Muslim Association of South Africa have teamed up to set-up a drive-thru vaccination site in Johannesburg. The site is situated at the Houghton Mosque and has seen over 700 vaccinations administered a day with a minimal amount of available volunteers. The site only opened this week […]

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EXTROVERTED, SELF-CENTRED MEN LESS LIKELY TO COMPLY WITH COVID RESTRICTIONS, STUDY SUGGESTS

Mon 02 August 2021: According to a recent study published on Thursday, extroverted men who prioritize their own interests over others are the most likely to ignore COVID-19 regulations. Researchers at the University of Sydney studied the behaviors and attitudes of 1,575 people in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States between April […]

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‘THINGS ARE GOING TO GET WORSE’ WITH COVID, FAUCI WARNS

Mon 02 August 2021: On Sunday, US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci warned the US that it will experience “some pain and suffering in the future,” but ruled out any new Covid lockdowns. Fauci, speaking on a local media channel’s program, stated that America should brace itself for a difficult few days ahead because the Delta variant has resulted in an increase in coronaviruscases across the country. “I don’t think we’re gonna see lockdowns. I think we have enough of the percentage of people in the country — […]

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SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNALISTS ENCOURAGED TO VACCINATE

Mon 02 August 2021: The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF), in partnership with the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and the National Department of Health, is calling on all journalists to get their COVID-19 vaccination. The call follows the Health Ministry’s announcement on Friday that media practitioners can get inoculated at their nearest […]

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WORLD IN ‘MIDDLE OF EDUCATION CRISIS’ DUE TO COVID-19, UN CHIEF SAYS

Sun 01 August 2021: The world is going through an education crisis as millions of children remain out of schools due to the pandemic, the United Nations chief said on Sunday. “We are in the middle of an education crisis. 156 million students are still affected by school closures due to #COVID19, and 25 million […]

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