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Biden Opens Winter Battle Against COVID-19 Amid Omicron Concerns

adminDecember 3, 2021

by adminDecember 3, 2021061

US President Joe Biden addresses a press conference at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on November 2, 2021. Brendan Smialowski / AFP US President Joe Biden announced Thursday a winter campaign against Covid-19, with new testing requirements for travelers and a surge in vaccination efforts as the......

Five Cases Of Omicron Variant Confirmed In New York

adminDecember 3, 2021

by adminDecember 3, 2021037

A sign for a vaccine site stands in Staten Island on November 29, 2021, in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP The state of New York has confirmed five cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant, Governor Kathy Hochul said Thursday, bringing the total number of US detections of the new......

DR Congo Struggles With COVID-19 Vaccine Push

adminDecember 3, 2021

by adminDecember 3, 2021053

A file photo of a DR Congo flag. A year ago, the world kicked off one of the greatest initiatives in medical history: the rush to vaccinate Earth’s human population against Covid-19. Since the launch of mass vaccination in Britain on November 8, 2020, billions of jabs have since poured......

Deer Test Positive For COVID-19 In Canada

adminDecember 2, 2021

by adminDecember 2, 2021050

A picture of the Canadian flag used to illustrate the story. Canada has confirmed its first cases of coronavirus in wildlife — in three white-tailed deer. The National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease said the samples were collected in early November from the free-ranging animals in the Estrie region of......

Facebook Takes Down Anti-Vaccine Posts Harassing Doctors, Journalists

adminDecember 2, 2021

by adminDecember 2, 2021050

Facebook’s parent company Meta said Wednesday it had derailed an anti-vaccine campaign that harassed medical workers, journalists, and elected officials, in a signal of the ongoing pressure from coronavirus pandemic-tied misinformation. The social media giant took down accounts in France and Italy that were linked to a conspiracy movement called......

US Confirms First Omicron Case In Traveler Returning From South Africa

adminDecember 1, 2021

by adminDecember 1, 2021050

In this file photo passengers are seen at Dulles Washington International Airport (IAD) in Dulles, Virginia, on August 14, 2021. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) The United States on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant had been detected in California, in a fully vaccinated......

Just Like Nigeria, Ghana Confirms Omicron Variant Cases

adminDecember 1, 2021

by adminDecember 1, 2021043

PHOTO: Sodiq Adelakun/Channels TV Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, on Wednesday confirmed its first cases of the new Covid-19 variant, saying it had been found among three passengers who had travelled to South Africa. West African neighbour Ghana also said it had recorded the new Omicron variant, tracing cases to......

Saudi Arabia Reports First Case Of Omicron Variant In Gulf

adminDecember 1, 2021

by adminDecember 1, 2021044

File photo of Saudi policemen manning a checkpoint on King Fahd road in the capital Riyadh. PHOTO: FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP. Saudi Arabia has recorded the Gulf’s first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a citizen returning from North Africa, a health ministry official said Wednesday.......

How HIV Can Be Stopped In Nigeria – NACA DG

adminDecember 1, 2021

by adminDecember 1, 2021044

The Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Gambo Aliyu, speaks during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on December 1, 2021. The Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Gambo Aliyu has highlighted ways the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can be stopped......

105 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Amid Omicron Variant Emergence In Nigeria

adminDecember 1, 2021

by adminDecember 1, 2021044

A health worker wearing a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit tests a swab sample for COVID-19 at a primary health centre. NOAH SEELAM / AFP Nigeria has confirmed 105 new cases of COVID-19 in eight states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) amid the emergence of a new variant of......