China suspends more flights over COVID-19, Shanghai curbs tours
CHINA suspended dozens of international flights amid a global surge in Omicron cases, while the city of Shanghai curbed tourist
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Delta variant
T-cells: the superheroes in the battle against omicron
OMICRON is spreading rapidly throughout the world, with experts claiming that 40% of the global population will be infected within
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South African and UK hospitalisation data: what it tells us about how deadly omicron is
RECENT official South African medical reports and countrywide COVID data have indicated that since early November, when omicron was first
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WHO’s Tedros concerned about ‘tsunami of cases’ from COVID-19 variants
THE simultaneous circulation of the Delta and Omicron variants of the coronavirus is creating a “tsunami of cases”, World Health
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South Africa study suggests Omicron could displace Delta
RESEARCH by South African scientists suggests that Omicron could displace the Delta variant of the coronavirus because infection with the
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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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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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