Zimbabwe has received its first 200,000 coronavirus vaccines, a donation by the Chinese government. Vice President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga were at the Robert Mugabe International Airport in the capital; Harare, in the early hours of Monday for the arrival of the doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from China. “It has not been lost […]
Head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar announced the registration of the COVID-19 vaccination on Monday. He said that the government will start registration of COVID-19 vaccination for citizens over the age of 65 in March. Pleased to announce that registration for getting covid vaccine is now open for all citizens […]
New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland will go into a three-day lockdown beginning just before midnight Sunday following the discovery of three unexplained coronavirus cases in the community. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the move after an urgent meeting with other top lawmakers in the Cabinet. She said they decided to take a cautious approach until […]
The Australian state of Victoria will lockdown for five days in a bid to curb the spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant; meaning the Australian Open will go without fans. Authorities have identified 13 new cases tied to an employee of a quarantined hotel in Melbourne; who tested positive for the so-called United Kingdom […]
On Tuesday last week, Pakistan received half a million Coronavirus vaccine. the vaccine will first be given to frontline workers. Which include more than 400,000 doctors, healthcare workers, teachers, and social workers. Because they run the highest risk of exposure. Firstly the vaccine will be provided to citizens over the age of 65. Due to […]
Qatar issued an emergency use authorization for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine; the second coronavirus jab approved in the country after the one developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) said the move on Wednesday came after an extensive review of the vaccine. “The comprehensive clinical trial process on Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine […]
Frontline Health workers who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine have urged their colleagues to not be hesitant in getting the shot; saying there are no side effects. On Monday, the NCOC(National Command and Operation Center) reviewed the progress in Covid-19 vaccine administration to frontline health care workers. Went over various operational […]
Iran began its vaccination campaign against Covid-19 on Tuesday to fight the Middle East’s deadliest outbreak of the illness. The first doses were given to doctors and nurses at Imam Khomeini hospital in the capital Tehran. The recipients handed a blue card marked with “Sputnik V” and the date of the injection. However, the son […]
Facebook Inc said on Monday it will expand a list of false health claims it bans from the platform to include debunked claims about vaccines in general, such as that they are toxic or cause autism. The social media company said in a blog post it was increasing the types of false claims about the […]
The Qatari 2022 World Cup organizers have insisted that matches will be staged in stadiums operating at 100 percent of capacity even as the global fight against coronavirus drags on. In Tokyo; organizers of this year’s rescheduled Olympics have insisted their tournament will go ahead, but infectious diseases experts question the safety of hosting it […]
