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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its guidelines about masks and respirators a number of times over the past two years and gave its most recent update on Jan. 14, 2022.

Features Correspondent Covid-19 has decimated economies leaving people with little or no money to spend on basic essentials like food, health and funeral insurance among others. With prolonged lockdowns in many countries around the globe as a way of managing the pandemic, some people lost jobs, others had salary cuts, companies stopped hiring as business […]

Denmark is to lift all remaining Covid-19 restrictions, with Omicron hospital admissions and deaths remaining stable and high rates of vaccination. “Tonight we can … find the smile again. We have incredibly good news, we can now remove the last coronavirus restrictions in Denmark,” Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at a press conference, following recommendations […]

Korin Miller As Omicron continues to spread rapidly across the country—and the world—it’s become clear that some Omicron symptoms are different from those of previous COVID-19 variants. People are reporting less loss of taste and smell and more cold-like symptoms, for starters. And there’s one symptom in particular that keeps coming up with Omicron: a […]

DAR ES SALAAM- Tanzania’s Zanzibar on Friday received 200,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from China. The vaccines were handed over to the Representative of the Zanzibar Revolutionary Government, Minister for Education and Vocational Training Simai Mohammed Said, by the Chinese Consul General in Zanzibar Zhang Zhisheng at the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport. Said […]

ADDIS ABABA- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 10,708,634 as of Friday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union said the COVID-19 death toll across the continent stands at 238,241 and 9,654,002 patients have recovered from the disease so […]

The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu and Layal Liverpool Latest coronavirus news as of 12pm on […]

Staff Writer27 January 2022 The National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) and the government are expected to discuss further adjustments to South Africa’s lockdown restrictions, as the country continues to see a drop in Covid-19 cases and a return to everyday life. This includes rule changes around schools and gatherings – two of the last major […]

There are 45 new community cases of Covid-19 today, with the number of Omicron cases in the community rising to 90. coronavirus concept. Generic respiratory virus, concept of infection and prevention, health. 3d render. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said there were 34 new Omicron cases. The ministry said there were active cases […]

General view of a Dubai duty free closed shop at Dubai International Airport, as Emirates airline resumed limited outbound passenger flights amid outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dubai, UAE April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah General view of a Dubai duty free closed shop at Dubai International Airport, as Emirates airline resumed limited outbound […]

As of January 25, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 10,606,785 while over 205,275,858 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached  236,565 and 9,466,848 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases 3,582,691 and 94,265 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco ( 1,101,163 […]

Julia Ries Experts say the window of highest infectivityTrusted Source seems to occur 2 days prior to symptom onset to 3 days after symptom onset. Rapid antigen tests can detect high viral loads and are currently thought to be reliable in telling people whether or not they could still be contagious. Health officials recommend isolating […]

South Africa’s employment tribunal has issued its first decision on the dismissal of an employee for refusing to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The case, which was heard in January 2022 at the Centre for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) offices in Johannesburg, dealt with an employee who refused to get vaccinated in line with her […]

A week after COVAX delivered its billionth dose in Rwanda, UNICEF launches the first ever U-Report Challenge calling on all 13.3 million U-Reporters in Africa to help get vaccines to the unvaccinated. Through improving access and confidence in COVID-19 vaccines, the #GiveitaShot challenge aims to activate young people in motivating those eligible in their community […]

Dr Amir Khan Many of us will be familiar with this scenario: Someone we know has tested positive for Covid-19 but despite living with that person, one or more members of their household continue to test negative. How is this possible? We know that SARS-CoV-2 is mainly spread through airborne particles. We have also seen […]