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Dec

2020

Indian wedding takes on otherworldly feel after bride tests positive for COVID-19

TRADITIONAL Indian wedding finery gave way to hazmat suits and masks in a remote north Indian village, after the bride tested positive for the coronavirus just hours before her marriage, a local health official said. The couple, whose names were not made public, decided to go ahead with the ceremony on Sunday in the courtyard of the COVID quarantine centre in Baran in the western state of Rajasthan - their protective gear giving it an otherworldly feel. Under a bright red canopy and in front of the holy fire, the bride and groom exchanged garlands wearing matching blue hazmat suits,…

Dec

2020

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Motor racing-Hamilton ‘gutted’ after positive COVID-19 test

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ABHISHEK TAKLE SEVEN-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he was devastated after testing positive for COVID-19 and being ruled out of Sunday's penultimate race of the season in Bahrain. It will be the first time the 35-year-old Mercedes driver has missed a race in an F1 career that started with McLaren in 2007. The sport's most successful driver of all time, with a record 95 wins and 98 pole positions, said on social media that he had tested negative three times in the past week but woke up on Monday with mild symptoms. The Briton said he then…

Dec

2020

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Lewis Hamilton tests positive for COVID-19

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7TH time world Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this weekend's Grand Prix in Bahrain. His team Mercedes has revealed that Hamilton, who won last weekend’s race at a different circuit in Bahrain, had three tests which returned negative results. However, he woke up with mild symptoms on Monday and was informed that a contact he had met before last weekend’s race had tested positive. “Lewis, therefore, took a further test and returned a positive result. This has since been confirmed by a retest. Lewis is now isolating in accordance with COVID-19 protocols…

Nov

2020

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Zimbabwe shuts school after 100 students test positive for COVID-19

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ZIMBABWEAN authorities have closed a boarding school in the west of the country after at least 100 students tested positive for coronavirus, a state-owned newspaper has reported. The school in the Matabeleland North province is the first to report a significant spike in infections since schools began re-opening for end-of-year examinations in September. It is also the first to be closed over a cluster of positive cases. Authorities fear that the country could see a surge after infections increased this month. New cases jumped to 294 last week compared to 109 new cases in the previous week, according to the…

Nov

2020

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Liverpool’s Salah tests positive for coronavirus says Egyptian FA

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LIVERPOOL striker Mohamed Salah has tested positive for the coronavirus on the eve of Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo, the Egyptian Football Association has announced. "The medical swab conducted on the mission of our first national football team showed that our international player, Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool star, was infected with the Coronavirus, after his test came back positive," the federation said in a statement on its Facebook page. "The player does not suffer from any symptoms. The other members of the team tested negative. Salah underwent the medical protocol after the team's doctor coordinated with his…

Nov

2020

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Algeria says President Tebboune’s treatment nearing completion

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ALGERIAN President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is about to complete medical treatment and his condition is improving, his office said, 13 days after he was flown to a hospital in Germany. Authorities last week said Tebboune, 75, had tested positive for COVID-19. He had stayed at a military hospital in Algiers before being transferred to Germany. Elected last December, Tebboune has pushed for changes to the constitution as part of attempts to turn the page on mass protests that forced his predecessor to resign in April 2019. The constitution was backed in a referendum last weekend with 66.8% of votes but with…

Nov

2020

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Algerian president has COVID-19 but improving, presidency says

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ALGERIAN President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has tested positive for COVID-19, but his condition is gradually improving as he receives treatment in a German hospital, the presidency has disclosed. Algerian authorities had previously said Tebboune was in Germany for medical checks when he flew there last week, after saying people in his administration had the coronavirus. Tebboune, 75 and a smoker, was elected less than a year ago as Algeria faced its biggest political crisis in decades with a mass protest movement demanding the entire ruling class be replaced. Backed by the powerful military, he pushed for changes to the constitution as…

Nov

2020

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WHO chief says he is identified as contact of COVID-19 positive person

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WORLD Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has revealed that he had been identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19, but added that he was feeling well and did not have any symptoms. "I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for #COVID19. I am well and without symptoms but will self-quarantine over the coming days, in line with @WHO protocols, and work from home," Tedros said in a tweet. - Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Oct

2020

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Ramaphosa exposed to COVID-19, goes into self-quarantine

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER CYRIL Ramaphosa, the South African President and chairperson of the African Union, has gone into self-isolation after being exposed to a COVID-19 positive dinner guest. The South African presidency announced that Ramaphosa attended a Adopt-a-School dinner on Saturday, October 24, and has since been informed that one of the guests is infected with COVID-19. Ramaphosa, who has not shown any symptoms, will be in quarantine and continue with his duties. This is what the South African presidency said: “On Saturday, 24 October, the President attended a fundraising dinner of the Adopt-a-School Foundation, which is a partner entity…

Oct

2020

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Soccer-FIFA President Infantino test positive for COVID-19

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has tested positive for COVID-19, global soccer's governing body has announced. Infantino, who is 50 years old, has reported mild symptoms and is in self-isolation and will quarantine for at least 10 days, FIFA added in a statement. "All people who came into contact with the FIFA President during the last few days have been informed accordingly and they are being requested to take the necessary steps," the statement said. "FIFA sincerely wishes President Infantino a speedy recovery." - Thomson Reuters Foundation.