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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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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Mon 02 August 2021: According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, the number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States has surged by more than 25% in the last seven days. “Seven-day average daily deaths have also increased to 300 per day, an increase of more than 25 percent from […]
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Mon 02 August 2021: After more than a year of attending school on a rotational basis to curb the spread of COVID-19, all primary school learners are back in class on a full-time basis from today. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) said the decision to allow Grades 1 to 7 to return to school […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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