Covid-19

J&J to Resume Rollout of Covid-19 Vaccine in Europe with Safety Warning

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Tuesday it will resume rolling out its Covid-19 vaccine in Europe after the region’s…

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Brazil Senate Investigating Bolsonaro’s Handling of Covid-19

The Brazilian Senate has launched an inquiry into President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, widely condemned by medical…

4 years ago

Covid-19: Lagos Eases Restrictions on Event Centres, Sets Occupancy Limit at 500

The Lagos state government says it has pegged the occupancy limit for event centres in the Nigerian commercial capital to…

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Brazil Daily Covid-19 Deaths Top 4,000 For First Time

Brazil has recorded more than 4,000 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours for the first time, as a more contagious variant…

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Tanzania President Hints at New Measures in Tackling Covid-19, to Seek Expert Advise

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced plans for an expert task force to advise government on anti-coronavirus measures. The…

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Covid-19: Italy Begins Strict Easter Lockdown

Italy has entered a strict three-day lockdown to try to prevent a surge in Covid-19 cases over Easter. All regions…

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Pfizer Says Covid-19 Vaccine Safe, Effective On Adolescents in Trial

Pfizer and BioNTech have announced that their Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective in 12- to 15-year olds, paving the…

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Paris Mayor Calls for School Closures to Rein in Covid-19

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Wednesday that schools should be closed to rein in the spread of the Covid-19…

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Covid-19: Miami Beach Imposes Emergency Curfew Over Spring Break ‘Chaos’

A state of emergency has been declared in the US city of Miami Beach over concerns large crowds gathering for…

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Congo’s Opposition Candidate Kolelas, 61, Dies of Covid-19 a Day after Elections

Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo’s election, died on Sunday, a day after the…

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US Hits Biden’s Goal of Administering 100 Million Covid-19 Shots

The US has cleared President Joe Biden’s goal of injecting 100 million coronavirus shots, more than a month before his…

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Tanzania President Magufuli Dies Aged 61

Tanzania’s Vice President Samia Sulhu Hassan has announced the death of President John Magufuli. The announcement was made on Wednesday…

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Rwanda Eases Covid-19 Restrictions

Rwandan authorities have eased some of its restrictive measures against the spread of coronavirus, including a reduction of night curfew…

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Covid-19: Infections Rise in Kenya as Country Enters ‘Third Wave’

Kenya is experiencing a third wave of Covid-19 infections, the country's health minister, Mutahi Kagwe, has said. On Wednesday, the country…

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Uganda Begins Covid-19 Vaccinations

Ugandan Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng has received a COVID-19 vaccine jab as the first person in the country's inoculation…

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Nigeria’s Federal Government Says No Covid Vaccines for States without Cold Stores Security

Nigeria’s federal government on Thursday foreclosed access to the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine it received on Tuesday to states without adequate…

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After Months of Denial, Tanzania’s President Admits Country Has Covid-19 Problem

Tanzania’s president is finally acknowledging that his country has a coronavirus problem after claiming for months that the disease had…

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Japan Begins Covid-19 Vaccination Drive amid Olympic Worries

Months after other major economies, Japan began giving the first coronavirus vaccines to front-line health workers Wednesday. Many are wondering…

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Zimbabwe Receives First Doses of China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 Vaccine

The first coronavirus vaccines have arrived in Zimbabwe as an Air Zimbabwe jet carrying 200,000 doses arrived from China. [bc_video…

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Japan Formally Approves Its First Covid-19 Vaccine

Japan has formally approved its first Covid-19 vaccine with the health ministry giving the go-ahead to use the vaccine co-developed…

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