Thu 15 July 2021: The count of administered COVID-19 vaccine shots applied across the world has topped 3.51 billion as of Wednesday, according to Oxford University’s ourworldindata.org. China, where the outbreak first emerged, ranks first globally with more than 1.4 billion vaccine jabs delivered within the country, according to the available data, and it is […]
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Thu 15 July 2021: As millions of people get their shots of COVID-19 vaccines on a daily basis, the question if the vaccination is safe for pregnant and breastfeeding women is still being researched. According to recent research launched by U.S. experts, women who are breastfeeding don’t have to stop after they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 […]
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Wed 14 July 2021: Austria has witnessed a surge in coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, according to the data provided by the country’s Crisis and Disaster Management on Wednesday. As of Wednesday morning, 332 fresh COVID-19 infections were identified, bringing the total to over 652,000. In comparison, the Tuesday daily number stood at […]
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Wed 14 July 2021: London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced on Wednesday that wearing face mask in the city’s public transport will remain compulsory after July 19, when the UK central government is set to lift all remaining COVID-19 restrictions in England. “If you want to use public transport in London, the rules are you’ll wear […]
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Tue 13 July 2021: The Spanish government will posthumously award the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit to healthcare workers who fell victim to COVID-19, spokeswoman Isabel Rodriguez said on Tuesday. The awards would be handed over to the victims’ relatives. Since the onset of the outbreak, more than 100 health workers have […]
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Tue 13 July 2021: Facial recognition tech linked to personal health codes has been rolled out in a Chinese city bordering Myanmar as authorities seek to squash a coronavirus outbreak. China is one of the world’s most surveilled countries, with the government rushing to install more than 200 million CCTV cameras to “cover all public […]
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Tue 13 July 2021: Thousands in France have rushed to book vaccinations after the President Macron warned curbs would be imposed on them if they did not have a health pass that covered a vaccine or negative COVID test. Macron said on Monday that a health pass required to attend large-scale events would now be […]
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Mon 12 July 2021: More than 3.42 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered worldwide, according to figures Sunday on Our World in Data, a tracking website affiliated with Oxford University. China leads the global count with over 1.37 billion jabs, followed by India with 376.32 million. The list continued with mostly Western countries, […]
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Mon 12 July 2021: South Africa will over the next two weeks remain on Adjusted Alert Level 4 of the COVID-19 regulations, albeit with minor adjustments, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced. Among the adjustments was that schools would now reopen on 26 July, a week later than initially planned. Restaurants will now be able to […]
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Sun 11 July 2021: The UK government believes that an eight-week interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses offers better protection than a shorter one, Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi told Sky news on Sunday, thus denying reports that there were plans to cut that interval. According to the Sunday Times newspaper, the government is mulling a plan […]
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