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Airlines slam ‘ineffective’ Covid tests for China travelers
Paris (AFP) – The global airline association criticised Wednesday decisions by governments to impose Covid tests…
Chinese capital prepares for ‘life again’ as lockdowns lift across country
China’s capital Beijing dropped the need for people to show negative COVID tests to enter supermarkets…
Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa president being treated for Covid
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment after testing positive for Covid-19, his office says.…
Colin Powell: Former US secretary of state dies of Covid complications
Tributes are being paid to former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has died of…
Covid: UK’s early response worst public health failure ever, MPs say
The UK’s failure to do more to stop Covid spreading early in the pandemic was one…
Covid vaccine: Why these US workers won’t get jabbed
Joe Biden has been urging US employers to issue ultimatums to their staff: get vaccinated, or…
Over 80% of COVID patients in SA hospitals are unvaccinated
Vaccines, hey? The Department of Health says that over 80% of COVID patients in our hospitals…
New Zealand to stay in lockdown, outbreak ‘yet to peak’
New Zealand extended a national Covid-19 lockdown Monday, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying a Delta…
Ramaphosa issues ‘second wave warning’ for South Africans
President Ramaphosa has expressed his concerns over the possibility of a coronavirus ‘second wave’, and issued…