Omicron is the new COVID kid on the block: five steps to avoid, ten to take immediately
SOUTH Africa reacted with outrage to travel bans, first triggered by the UK, imposed on it in the wake of
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Delta variant
Global COVID-19 deaths hit 5 million as Delta variant sweeps the world
KAVYA B and ROSHAN ABRAHAM WORLDWIDE deaths related to COVID-19 surpassed 5 million with unvaccinated people particularly exposed to the
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Uganda loosens anti-coronavirus restrictions as pandemic ebbs
UGANDA’S President Yoweri Museveni has eased anti-coronavirus restrictions, including allowing resumption of education for universities and other post-secondary institutions, citing
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‘Give vaccines to Africa, ditch unproven third shot’
TIM COCKS RICH nations would do better to send vaccines to Africa to help fight the global COVID-19 pandemic rather
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SA detects new coronavirus variant
ALEX WINNING SOUTH African scientists have detected a new coronavirus variant with multiple mutations but are yet to establish whether
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COVID-19 herd immunity? It’s not going to happen, so what next?
ANY notion that COVID-19 was going to last for just a few months was very much misplaced in 2020. Especially
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Delta variant spreads ‘like wildfire’
DEENA BEASLEY WITH a new wave of COVID-19 infections fueled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are
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‘Nigeria isn’t ready to deal with rising cases’
WITH rising cases of the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Nigeria, there is heightened concern about how well
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Delta variant rampant in Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record COVID infections
THE Olympics host city Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, has announced record COVID-19 infections, mostly driven by the
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Hard-won gains at risk as Delta variant spreads- WHO
STEPHANIE NEBEHAY and MICHAEL SHIELDS THE world is at risk of losing hard-won gains in fighting COVID-19 as the highly
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