Tag: Covid-19
Malaysia kicks off vaccination drive for children aged 5-11
The move to vaccinate the age group came as 147,282 were infected in the past six months, with 26 deaths…
Placenta may protect fetus from COVID: Study
The placenta may be sensing the maternal COVID-19 infection "and possibly putting in place this mechanism to help shed off…
32 new COVID cases related to Beijing Olympics confirmed
Seventeen cases were found in the "closed loop" bubble that separates all event personnel from the public.
Nigeria records 159 new COVID-19 infections
NCDC added that the additional infections brought the total number of discharged COVID-19 cases in the country to 229,650 and…
Hong Kong home affairs chief Caspar Tsui resigns
Caspar recently attended the birthday party of a delegate to China's legislature, where two of the nearly 200 guests tested…
New Zealand PM Ardern tests negative, still in isolation
Ardern took a COVID-19 test on Sunday after being exposed to an infected person on a flight to Auckland from…
Spotify to add content advisory to COVID podcasts
Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan had also expressed their concern to Spotify about COVID-19 misinformation on its platform
New Zealand PM Ardern self isolates
Ardern was exposed on Jan 22 during a flight to Auckland from the town of Kerikeri, the government said in…
Beijing Olympics: China records 36 new COVID-19 cases
The Games are to run from Friday to Feb. 20, its bubble sealed off from the rest of China, where…
Nigeria records 87 new COVID-19 infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 87 new cases of COVID-19 in nine states and the Federal…
COVID-19 finally hits remote island of Kiribati, 2 years after pandemic outbreak
Kiribati and several other small Pacific nations were among the last places on the planet to have avoided any virus…
Fake news, disinformation on COVID human rights violation: Pope
Francis decried a spreading "infodemic," which he said was a distortion of reality based on fear, falsified or invented news…
646 people recover from Covid-19 in 24 hours – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported that 646 people recovered from Coronavirus in the last 24 hours,…
German coach Anfang banned over fake COVID-19 vaccination paper
Anfang initially dismissed the allegations but stepped down as boss of second division Bremen in late November.
Lagos slashes cost of COVID-19 PCR test
Abayomi said the reduction in cost was to cut the expenses to be incurred by citizens who need the PCR…