Health

Covid Common in Pet Cats and Dogs, Study Finds

Covid is common in pet cats and dogs whose owners have the disease, research suggests. Swabs were taken from 310…

3 years ago

Worsening Namibia Covid Cases ‘Likely to Continue’ Until August

Namibia is facing a “dark and sombre moment” as coronavirus deaths and cases rapidly increase, the country's President Hage Geingob…

3 years ago

Uganda Unveils Herbal Medicine to Treat Covid

Health authorities in Uganda have approved a locally manufactured herbal medicine to treat Covid-19 patients and other viral infections. The…

3 years ago

South Africa Toughens Restrictions to Combat Delta Variant

  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reimposed restrictions for two weeks to combat a surge in the highly contagious…

3 years ago

Covid: Several Countries Reintroduce Restrictions Amid Struggle to Contain Delta Variant

Authorities in several countries – from Bangladesh and Indonesia to Australia and Israel – are racing to contain the spread…

3 years ago

Over a Dozen Vaccinated Doctors Dead Amid Indonesia Covid Surge

More than a dozen fully vaccinated doctors have died of Covid-19 in Indonesia, according to a medical association, as the…

3 years ago

Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Receives Local Covid Vaccine

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei has received a dose of the country’s first locally developed COVID-19 vaccine. Khamenei on…

3 years ago

Oxygen Supplies in Namibia Exhausted, Health Minister Says

Authorities in Namibia say reserves of medical oxygen have been “exhausted” with the country experiencing record numbers of daily deaths…

3 years ago

Russia Mandates Vaccinations for Some as Virus Cases Surge

They tried grocery giveaways and lotteries for new cars and apartments. But an ambitious plan of vaccinating 30 million Russians…

3 years ago

Angela Merkel Receives Moderna Dose after First AstraZeneca Shot

German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a Moderna coronavirus vaccine as her second jab, after getting the first dose of AstraZeneca…

3 years ago