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Dec
04
2021
By The African Mirror
Omicron may throw wrench in companies’ plans to return to office

Omicron may throw wrench in companies’ plans to return to office

BUSINESS
BEN KLAYMAN COMPANY executives are beginning to consider different permanent work models for their employees as the coronavirus pandemic, and the spread of the Omicron variant, destabilize their latest return-to-office plans. With Omicron so new, companies are struggling to understand how the variant might affect their operations and profits. Most have taken a wait-and-see stance as they weigh how fast the variant may spread and its potential harmfulness, although Alphabet Inc's Google was indefinitely delaying its return-to-office plan around the world. Luxury toilet maker Lixil Corp's chief people officer, Jin Montesano, told the Reuters Next conference this week that the…
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Dec
02
2021
By The African Mirror
For stranded father, bittersweet reunion as Singapore-Malaysia border reopens

For stranded father, bittersweet reunion as Singapore-Malaysia border reopens

WORLD
EBRAHIM HARRIS and JOSEPH CAMPBELL BEFORE the coronavirus pandemic, Mohammad Faris Abdullah's daily commute between his home in Malaysia and his job in Singapore took just 30 minutes. But when the countries' border shut without warning in March 2020, the 37-year-old food delivery driver was left stranded and homeless in the city-state. Almost two years later, an easing of restrictions this week finally allowed him to see his family again. "It is like you have been locked up in the prison... then you finally get to see your son and family," said Mohammad Faris, speaking from Singapore before heading to…
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Sep
29
2021
By The African Mirror
Algeria to start Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine production

Algeria to start Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine production

COVID-19
ALGERIA will start production of COVID-19 vaccine Sinovac in partnership with China with the aim of meeting domestic demand and exporting the surplus, the prime minister's office has announced. The government has said production capacity will stand at one million, two million and three million doses in October, November and December respectively, before reaching five million doses per month from January. The North African country has been importing vaccines, mainly Sinovac, since the coronavirus pandemic began in March 2020. The government aims to vaccinate 70% of Algeria's 45 million people. The Sinovac vaccine will be produced in the eastern city…
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Jul
30
2021
By The African Mirror
In Haiti, COVID pandemic rages amid political crisis

In Haiti, COVID pandemic rages amid political crisis

WORLD
DAVID ALIRE GARCIA LAYING on her side in a sleeveless peach-coloured dress, an elderly patient groaned as she gasped for air in one of the Haitian capital's few medical units equipped to care for those hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The 81-year-old wore a clear plastic mask on her face attached to a metal tank providing 21 liters of oxygen per minute, the maximum reserved for the most serious COVID-19 cases at St. Luke's Hospital on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince. "Each breath she takes, every respiratory movement, is very painful," said Dr Nathalie Colas, the hospital's medical director, on…
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Jul
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Olympics-Naomi Osaka lights flame as Tokyo’s ‘games of hope’ open

Olympics-Naomi Osaka lights flame as Tokyo’s ‘games of hope’ open

WORLD
ANTONI SLODKOWSKI, ELAINE LIES and KIYOSHI TAKENAKA JAPANESE tennis star Naomi Osaka on Friday lit the Olympic cauldron to mark the formal start of Tokyo 2020, in an opening ceremony shorn of glitz and overshadowed by a pandemic but celebrated as a moment of global hope. Organisers also paid tribute to medical workers as athletes from across the world paraded into an almost empty stadium, their smiles hidden behind masks for the first time. Normally a star-studded display teeming with celebrities, the ceremony was low-key, with fewer than 1,000 people in attendance, strict social distancing rules and signs calling on…
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Jul
22
2021
By The African Mirror
SA aims to vaccinate 35 million by Christmas

SA aims to vaccinate 35 million by Christmas

COVID-19
SOUTH Africa aims to have given at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 35 million of its 60 million people by Christmas, a senior health official has disclosed. The Department of Health's Nicholas Crisp added during a briefing to a parliamentary committee that roughly 25,000 vaccine doses had been either stolen or destroyed during riots last week. The country is the worst affected by the coronavirus pandemic on the African continent in terms of recorded infections and deaths, and is experiencing a "third wave" of infections. Its vaccination campaign started slowly due to a mix of bureaucratic failures, bad…
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Jul
21
2021
By The African Mirror
FACTBOX-COVID-19 outbreaks at the Olympics

FACTBOX-COVID-19 outbreaks at the Olympics

COVID-19
THE Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be held under unprecedented conditions including tight quarantine rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infections. Nevertheless, a number of cases have emerged among athletes and other people involved with the Games. Following is a list of cases, in chronological order. JUNE 20 - A coach with Uganda's squad tests positive on arrival at Narita airport and is quarantined at a government-designated facility. The rest of the team heads by bus for their host city, Izumisano, near Osaka in western Japan. JUNE 23 - A Ugandan…
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Jul
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Delay to SA local govt elections advised

Delay to SA local govt elections advised

NEWS
AN inquiry has recommended delaying local government elections planned in South Africa on October 27, saying it doubted they could be free or fair during the coronavirus pandemic. It was not immediately clear what impact a delay would have on the outcome of the elections. The governing African National Congress (ANC) is widely expected to win them though recent unrest has highlighted frustration with its achievements. Voters are due to choose local, district and metropolitan councillors in the elections. South Africa is in the grip of a severe "third wave" of COVID-19 infections and has fully vaccinated only around 3%…
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Jul
16
2021
By The African Mirror
COVID-19 incidents at the Tokyo Olympics

COVID-19 incidents at the Tokyo Olympics

COVID-19
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be held under unprecedented conditions and tight quarantine rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infections. Yet a number of cases have emerged involving athletes and other people involved with the Games. The following is a list to date, in chronological order. JUNE 20 - A coach with Uganda's squad tests positive on arrival at Narita airport and is quarantined at a government-designated facility. The rest of the team heads by bus for their host city, Izumisano near Osaka in western Japan. JUNE 23 - A…
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Jul
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Americans celebrate July Fourth with a bang after pandemic cancellations

Americans celebrate July Fourth with a bang after pandemic cancellations

WORLD
BARBARA GOLDBERG AMERICANS have marked their nation's 245th birthday with fireworks that may look brighter, hotdogs that may taste juicier and marching bands that may sound jauntier after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of nearly all celebrations last year. As always, fireworks displays are the highlight of the July Fourth holiday. Two of the biggest pyrotechnic shows in the country will blast off over the National Mall in Washington, and over a mile stretch of New York City's East River, separating Manhattan from the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn. Some classic July Fourth events such as Nathan's Famous Hot…
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