Australia to Trial Home Quarantine for Vaccinated Arrivals
(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s most-populous state will trial home quarantine for people returning from overseas if they are fully vaccinated, signaling an easing of one of the most hardcore...
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Italy Introduces Sweeping Covid Pass Mandate in EU First
(Bloomberg) -- Italy will require all workers to have a valid Covid passport, as the government led by Prime Minister Mario Draghi moves to set the toughest vaccination requirements in...
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The WHO studies Mu, a new variant with "risk of resistance to vaccines"
By Laura Sánchez Investing.com - The World Health Organization (WHO) is already studying a new variant of the coronavirus, called 'Mu', which was first identified in Colombia last January...
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Crude Oil Lower on Slowing Global Growth Concerns
By Peter Nurse Investing.com -- Crude oil prices weakened Tuesday, continuing the sharp losses of the previous session on concerns slowing global growth will hit demand in the second half...
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New Zealand Investigates One New Community Case of Covid-19
(Bloomberg) -- New Zealand officials said they are investigating a new community case of Covid-19 in largest city Auckland, prompting some investors to pare bets on an interest-rate increase...
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FDA Clears Shot for Some With Poor Immune Defence: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- U.S. regulators cleared giving a third Covid-19 vaccine dose to people with weakened immune systems to improve protection for those with impaired responses to standard shots....
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China Partly Shuts World’s Third-Busiest Port on Covid Outbreak
(Bloomberg) -- China partly shut the world’s third-busiest container port after a worker became infected with Covid, threatening to further disrupt global trade. All inbound and outbound...
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Sydney Delta Cases Rise With Australia’s Capital Facing Lockdown
(Bloomberg) -- The delta-variant virus outbreak roiling Sydney is worsening as it spreads into regional areas of Australia, with several media outlets reporting Thursday that national...
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NICD Reports 13 025 New COVID-19 Cases
The NICD reports 13 025 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 435 036. This increase represents a...
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SA Records 17 351 New COVID-19 Cases
The NICD reports 17 351 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 408 525. This increase represents...
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Sydney’s Delta Surge Prompts Tougher Lockdown Restrictions
(Bloomberg) -- Sydney’s delta-outbreak cases have reached a new peak even as the Australian city nears the end of its fifth week under strict stay-at-home orders, triggering authorities to...
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Oil Steadies Near Two-Week High After U.S. Stockpiles Decline
(Bloomberg) -- Oil steadied near a two-week high after U.S. crude and fuel stockpiles posted strong declines, signaling peak summer demand remains robust despite a resurgence of...
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SA Reports 7 773 New COVID-19 Cases
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases reported 7 773 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2...
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SA Reports 8 436 New COVID-19 Cases
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has reported that 8,436 new COVID-19 cases have been identified in South Africa, representing in an 17,8% positivity rate. This brings the...
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18-34-Year-Olds Next In Line For Jab
There is good news about the country’s vaccination drive. 18- to 34-year-olds will be next in line for the jab and if you are eligible for the vaccine, you no longer have to wait for an...
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SA Reports 14 858 New COVID-19 Cases
Share with your network! Today the institute reports 14,858 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to...
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Pfizer And BioNTech Announce Collaboration With Biovac To Manufacture And Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Within Africa
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced the signing of a letter of intent with The Biovac Institute (Pty) Ltd, known as “Biovac”, a Cape...
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More People With Medical Aid Have Been Vaccinated
More people with medical aid have been vaccinated than those without. The Health Department says almost 18-percent of people with health cover have received the jab. In contrast, just...
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SA Reports 8 929 New COVID-19 Cases
The NICD reported 8,929 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,311,232. This increase represents...
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‘Significant Risk’ To Vaccination Progress
While the looting has been confined to two provinces, there is concern of a national knock-on effect. The Western Cape says the violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal poses a significant risk...
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NICD Reports 17 489 New Cases In SA
Share with your network! The NICD reported 17 489 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 236 805. This...
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Unrest Causes Vaccination Challenges
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the country has been hit by challenge after challenge. Just as the pace began picking up, the present unrest is now affecting the vaccination programme. Some...
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South Africans Urged To Get Vaccinated
President Cyril Ramaphosa says just over four million people have received at least one vaccine dose. Ramaphosa has encouraged all South Africans eligible to register to do so and get...
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Liquor Industry Disappointed By Alcohol Ban
The liquor industry has expressed dissatisfaction with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to extend Level 4 of lockdown as alcohol sales have been prohibited for another 14 days. The...
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NICD Reports 22 910 New COVID-19 Cases In SA
Share with your network! The NICD reports 22, 910 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2, 135,...
