TALIBAN AGREES TO ENSURE SAFE VACCINATION ACROSS AFGHANISTAN – COMMUNIQUE

Mon 19 July 2021: The delegations of the Afghan government and the Taliban movement (banned in Russia) have agreed to allow safe access to vaccines for people across the country, and to ensure safety for medical workers giving the shots, a communique released after the two-day talks in Qatar says. “The sides agreed that because […]

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CHINESE SCIENTISTS POINT TO NATURAL ORIGINS OF COVID-19

Mon 19 July 2021: Multiple Chinese scientists have come to the conclusion that the novel coronavirus has natural origins and could not have been artificially created, a new report published by the Science China Life Sciences academic journal says. “In the comparison with SARS-CoVof 2003, SARS-CoV-2 is extremely well adapted to the human populations and […]

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UK: ALL ADULTS NOW INOCULATED WITH AT LEAST ONE COVID VACCINE DOSE

Mon 19 July 2021: All adults in the UK have received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, reaching the target ahead of schedule, as well just hours before Monday’s controversial “freedom day,” on which nearly all coronavirus restrictions will be dropped. According to statistics published by the Department of Health and Social Care on […]

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SOUTH AFRICAN HEALTH REGULATORY BODIES CONDEMN LOOTING

Mon 19 July 2021: South Africa’s statutory health regulatory bodies, together with the National Health Department, have denounced the ongoing looting and violence, especially acts targeting healthcare facilities and the medicines supply chain. “We appeal to citizens looting and destroying the healthcare infrastructure and disrupting the provision of health care to consider the long-term consequences […]

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INDONESIA REPORTS RECORD NUMBER OF DOCTOR DEATHS FROM COVID-19 IN JULY

Sun 18 July 2021: Deaths of doctors from COVID-19 in Indonesia rose sharply in the first half of July, according to the profession’s association, as the Delta variant of the coronavirus fuelled a surge in infections across the country. A total of 114 doctors died during July 1-17, the highest number reported for any period […]

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TENS OF THOUSANDS PROTEST AGAINST COVID PASS, VACCINATION IN FRANCE

Sun 18 July 2021: Thousands protest on Saturday against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to force vaccination of health workers and require a COVID-19 free certificate to enter places such as bars, restaurants and cinemas, Reuters reported. After rapid surge in coronavirus infections, President Macron this week announced sweeping measures, which protesters say infringe the freedom […]

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‘THEY’RE KILLING PEOPLE’: BIDEN ACCUSES SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ALLOWING COVID MISINFORMATION

Sat 17 July 2021: US President Joe Biden on Friday criticized social media platforms like Facebook for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus and vaccines, as his administration has blamed them for stalling U.S. vaccine rates. “They’re killing people. The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. And they’re killing people,” Biden told reporters at the White House, as he left for […]

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WHO PROPOSES CHINA TO SUPPORT NEXT PHASE OF PROBE INTO CAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS

Sat 17 July 2021: The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said Friday he expects China to support the next phase of the scientific process to identify the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus, after the first part was criticized.  Tedros Ghebreyesus addressed representatives of the health organization’s member states on the origins […]

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UK CORONAVIRUS DAILY CASES PASS 50,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JANUARY

Sat 17 July 2021: Britain has recorded more than 50,000 new daily coronavirus cases, the highest number since mid-January, according to official data released on Friday. The country reported another 51,870 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 5,332,371, official figures showed. The country also recorded […]

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