3 months ago
*Chinese Scientists Create Apocalyptic Covid Variant in Terrifying Mice Experiments* https://ioinews.org/chines...
Chinese Scientists Create Apocalyptic Covid Variant in Terrifying Mice Experiments! - ioiNEWS.org
In a recent study conducted by a team of scientists in China, a new strain of Covid-19, GX-P2V, has raised concerns due to its killing rate
https://ioinews.org/chinese-scientists-create-apocalyptic-covid-variant-in-terrifying-mice-experiments/
2 yr. ago
Britain to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing
14 Apr
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will seek to move on from the uproar caused by his Covid-19 lockdown fine by announcing a plan to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda to be processed.
#britain #borisjohnson
14 Apr
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will seek to move on from the uproar caused by his Covid-19 lockdown fine by announcing a plan to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda to be processed.
#britain #borisjohnson
2 yr. ago
Rate of school dropouts tripled in South Africa due to Covid-19 - Unicef report
The number of out-of-school children in South Africa tripled from 250 000 to 750 000 between March 2020 and July 2021, a new Unicef report says.
#southafrica #schooldropout #unicef
The number of out-of-school children in South Africa tripled from 250 000 to 750 000 between March 2020 and July 2021, a new Unicef report says.
#southafrica #schooldropout #unicef
2 yr. ago
African software developers in high demand globally
The demand for African computer software developers skyrocketed in 2021 due to the global economic crisis, and of course, Covid 19 also played a role, a new Google report reveals.
#africa #softwaredevelopers
The demand for African computer software developers skyrocketed in 2021 due to the global economic crisis, and of course, Covid 19 also played a role, a new Google report reveals.
#africa #softwaredevelopers
2 yr. ago
Algeria introduces unemployment grant, as president moves to curb potential social instability
By providing unemployment benefits to people between 19 to 40, the Algerian government seeks to contain growing discontent as the country continues to suffer from a series of shocks such as the Covid-19 pandemic and re-occurring food shortages.
#algeria #unemployment
By providing unemployment benefits to people between 19 to 40, the Algerian government seeks to contain growing discontent as the country continues to suffer from a series of shocks such as the Covid-19 pandemic and re-occurring food shortages.
#algeria #unemployment
2 yr. ago
Africa 'on track' to control the Covid-19 pandemic, WHO says
African countries are on course to control the coronavirus and its emerging variants this year, the World Health Organization's regional head for the continent has said.
#africa #africancountries #who
African countries are on course to control the coronavirus and its emerging variants this year, the World Health Organization's regional head for the continent has said.
#africa #africancountries #who
2 yr. ago
Botswana has stockpile of 3 million Covid-19 vaccines, starts offering booster jabs
Botswana has a stockpile of more than three million Covid-19 vaccines that will enable the country to go beyond community immunity, as well as administer booster shots. By 20 January, Botswana - with a national population of 2.37 million - had fully vaccinated 45.9% of the population, and 50.8% of the population had received their first dose.
#botswana #covidvaccines
Botswana has a stockpile of more than three million Covid-19 vaccines that will enable the country to go beyond community immunity, as well as administer booster shots. By 20 January, Botswana - with a national population of 2.37 million - had fully vaccinated 45.9% of the population, and 50.8% of the population had received their first dose.
#botswana #covidvaccines
2 yr. ago
More South African and sub-Saharan African children dying of Covid-19 than elsewhere - researchers
Researchers have found that six African countries have substantially higher morbidity and mortality rates among children and adolescents hospitalised for Covid-19 than countries like the United States and the United Kingdom.
#southafrica #subsaharaafrica
Researchers have found that six African countries have substantially higher morbidity and mortality rates among children and adolescents hospitalised for Covid-19 than countries like the United States and the United Kingdom.
#southafrica #subsaharaafrica
2 yr. ago
Billionaire Soon-Shiong launches 1 billion-dose vaccine plant in Cape Town
US biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Wednesday launched a plant that will produce a billion Covid-19 vaccine doses in Cape Town by 2025, fulfilling a longtime plan to help bring greater health equity to the country of his birth.
#soonshiong #capetown #covidvaccine
US biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Wednesday launched a plant that will produce a billion Covid-19 vaccine doses in Cape Town by 2025, fulfilling a longtime plan to help bring greater health equity to the country of his birth.
#soonshiong #capetown #covidvaccine
2 yr. ago
The world's 10 richest men could pay for every Covid-19 vaccine from pandemic gains, Oxfam says
The wealth of the top 10 richest men in the world has grown so much during the pandemic that even a one-time 99% tax on their gains would be able to pay for the production of all the Covid-19 vaccines the world needs and more, according to charity Oxfam.
#covidvaccine #oxfam
The wealth of the top 10 richest men in the world has grown so much during the pandemic that even a one-time 99% tax on their gains would be able to pay for the production of all the Covid-19 vaccines the world needs and more, according to charity Oxfam.
#covidvaccine #oxfam
2 yr. ago
North Koreans told to make 150kg of manure each from their own excrement
North Korea is asking its citizens to use their own faeces to make manure as the country faces widespread food shortages. The country has long sourced its agricultural manure from China, but that trade, along with a number of other goods, ceased after North Korea closed its borders at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
#covid #northkorea #foodshortage
North Korea is asking its citizens to use their own faeces to make manure as the country faces widespread food shortages. The country has long sourced its agricultural manure from China, but that trade, along with a number of other goods, ceased after North Korea closed its borders at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
#covid #northkorea #foodshortage
2 yr. ago
Australia vows to enforce Covid rules ahead of Djokovic decision
Australia on Friday vowed to enforce its Covid-19 vaccine border rules "rigorously" as a decision loomed on the deportation of unvaccinated tennis superstar Novak Djokovic.
#australia #novakdjokovic #tennis
Australia on Friday vowed to enforce its Covid-19 vaccine border rules "rigorously" as a decision loomed on the deportation of unvaccinated tennis superstar Novak Djokovic.
#australia #novakdjokovic #tennis
2 yr. ago
Australia vows to enforce Covid rules ahead of Djokovic decision
Australia on Friday vowed to enforce its Covid-19 vaccine border rules "rigorously" as a decision loomed on the deportation of unvaccinated tennis superstar Novak Djokovic.
#australia #novakdjokovic #tennis
Australia on Friday vowed to enforce its Covid-19 vaccine border rules "rigorously" as a decision loomed on the deportation of unvaccinated tennis superstar Novak Djokovic.
#australia #novakdjokovic #tennis
2 yr. ago
Australian PM says no decision yet on Djokovic visa
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday his government has yet to decide on cancelling tennis superstar Novak Djokovic's visa. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke's earlier statement that he is pondering whether to tear up the visa "has not changed", Morrison told a news conference in Canberra on the Covid-19 pandemic.
#australia #pandemic #covid19
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday his government has yet to decide on cancelling tennis superstar Novak Djokovic's visa. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke's earlier statement that he is pondering whether to tear up the visa "has not changed", Morrison told a news conference in Canberra on the Covid-19 pandemic.
#australia #pandemic #covid19
2 yr. ago
Quebec says it will tax those who remain unvaccinated against Covid without a medical reason
Quebec's Premier François Legault announced on Tuesday that the province plans to tax people who are unvaccinated against Covid-19 for non-medical reasons.
#quebec #francoislegault #covidvaccine
Quebec's Premier François Legault announced on Tuesday that the province plans to tax people who are unvaccinated against Covid-19 for non-medical reasons.
#quebec #francoislegault #covidvaccine
2 yr. ago
The Chinese city of Xi'an intensifies its lockdown and closes its international airport
China is ramping up the intensity of its Covid-19 lockdown on the northwest city of Xi'an, closing its international airport and barring travelers from entry altogether. The city of 13 million first locked down on December 23, after recording around 1,000 Covid-19 cases between December 9 and December 23.
#china #xian #covid
China is ramping up the intensity of its Covid-19 lockdown on the northwest city of Xi'an, closing its international airport and barring travelers from entry altogether. The city of 13 million first locked down on December 23, after recording around 1,000 Covid-19 cases between December 9 and December 23.
#china #xian #covid
2 yr. ago
Polish president tests positive for Covid-19
Polish President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating, his chief of staff Pawel Szrot said on Wednesday. "The president is fine, has no severe symptoms and is under constant medical care," Szrot said on Twitter.
#andrzejduda #covidvaccine
Polish President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating, his chief of staff Pawel Szrot said on Wednesday. "The president is fine, has no severe symptoms and is under constant medical care," Szrot said on Twitter.
#andrzejduda #covidvaccine
2 yr. ago
Trump says Twitter a boring disgrace to democracy. But he’s headed to court to get his account back
Former US President Donald Trump on Monday slammed Twitter as a "disgrace to democracy" after it suspended Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of his most vocal supporters in Congress, for spreading misinformation about Covid-19.
#donaldtrump #twitter #democracy
Former US President Donald Trump on Monday slammed Twitter as a "disgrace to democracy" after it suspended Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of his most vocal supporters in Congress, for spreading misinformation about Covid-19.
#donaldtrump #twitter #democracy
2 yr. ago
New Covid records in US, UK, France as Omicron runs rampant
The US, Britain, France and Australia have all announced record numbers of daily Covid-19 cases as the WHO warned Tuesday that Omicron's dizzying spread increased the risk of newer, more dangerous variants emerging.
#us #UK #france #britain
The US, Britain, France and Australia have all announced record numbers of daily Covid-19 cases as the WHO warned Tuesday that Omicron's dizzying spread increased the risk of newer, more dangerous variants emerging.
#us #UK #france #britain
2 yr. ago
US air travel still messy, with another 2 600 flights scrapped
Americans returning home from holiday travel had to battle another day of airport chaos Sunday, with more than 2 600 flights cancelled due to bad weather or airline staffing woes sparked by a surge in Covid-19 cases.
#usairtravel #covid19
Americans returning home from holiday travel had to battle another day of airport chaos Sunday, with more than 2 600 flights cancelled due to bad weather or airline staffing woes sparked by a surge in Covid-19 cases.
#usairtravel #covid19
2 yr. ago
Biden warns of 'winter of death' for unvaccinated as Omicron spreads
US President Joe Biden warned Thursday of a "winter of severe illness and death" for those unvaccinated against Covid-19, as the G7 called the Omicron variant the biggest threat to global public health.
#biden #us #omicronvariant
US President Joe Biden warned Thursday of a "winter of severe illness and death" for those unvaccinated against Covid-19, as the G7 called the Omicron variant the biggest threat to global public health.
#biden #us #omicronvariant
2 yr. ago
UK Removes Nigeria, 10 Countries From Red List
Following threats of retaliation by Nigeria, the UK government has removed the country and 10 other African countries it placed on the COVID-19 Red List due to the outbreak of the Omnicron variant of the Coronavirus.
#UK #Nigeria #omicronvirus
Following threats of retaliation by Nigeria, the UK government has removed the country and 10 other African countries it placed on the COVID-19 Red List due to the outbreak of the Omnicron variant of the Coronavirus.
#UK #Nigeria #omicronvirus
2 yr. ago
Boris Johnson faces another damaging 2020 Christmas revelation
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson, engulfed by a string of crises that have angered Tory lawmakers, could face more ire over a report he personally breached Covid lockdown rules a year ago.
#unitedkingdom #borisjohnson #christmasparty
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson, engulfed by a string of crises that have angered Tory lawmakers, could face more ire over a report he personally breached Covid lockdown rules a year ago.
#unitedkingdom #borisjohnson #christmasparty
2 yr. ago
Leaked video shows Downing Street staff joking about hosting a Christmas party amid UK's 2020 lockdown
In a leaked video, Downing Street staff were heard joking about hosting a Christmas party last December amid the UK's strict Covid-19 social distancing restrictions.
#UK #downingstreet #christmasparty #lockdown
In a leaked video, Downing Street staff were heard joking about hosting a Christmas party last December amid the UK's strict Covid-19 social distancing restrictions.
#UK #downingstreet #christmasparty #lockdown
2 yr. ago
One Million COVID Vaccines Wasted In Nigeria In November
Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters, one of the biggest single losses of doses that shows the difficulty African nations have getting shots in arms.
#covidvaccines #Nigeria #MissSouthAfrica
Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters, one of the biggest single losses of doses that shows the difficulty African nations have getting shots in arms.
#covidvaccines #Nigeria #MissSouthAfrica
2 yr. ago
Senate Condemns UK Travel Ban On Nigerians Over Omicron
The Nigerian Senate has condemned the travel ban imposed on Nigerian travelers by the United Kingdom over the detection of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the country. During plenary on Tuesday, the Senate called for the urgent reversal of the UK’s decision to add Nigeria to its COVID-19 red list.
#senate #Nigeria #UK #covid19
The Nigerian Senate has condemned the travel ban imposed on Nigerian travelers by the United Kingdom over the detection of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the country. During plenary on Tuesday, the Senate called for the urgent reversal of the UK’s decision to add Nigeria to its COVID-19 red list.
#senate #Nigeria #UK #covid19
2 yr. ago
Osagie Ehanire: 50% Cent Of COVID-19 Positive Cases In Nigeria Are From UK
The Nigerian government has said that 50 per cent of the COVID-19 positive arrivals that the country has had are from the UK. Minister of Health Dr Osagie Ehanire said this while faulting the UK government for red-listing Nigeria and other African countries over fears of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Ehanire described the ban as a hasty decision
#covid #UK #Nigeria #HealthIsWealth
The Nigerian government has said that 50 per cent of the COVID-19 positive arrivals that the country has had are from the UK. Minister of Health Dr Osagie Ehanire said this while faulting the UK government for red-listing Nigeria and other African countries over fears of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Ehanire described the ban as a hasty decision
#covid #UK #Nigeria #HealthIsWealth
2 yr. ago
COVID-19: MTN To Staff 'Get Vaccinated Or Lose Your Job'
MTN Group says it will enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all its employees from January 2022. In a statement on Monday, MTN said the move is part of its efforts to protect the health and safety of staff. It added that the policy would be subject to risk assessment and local laws that apply in its various operating companies and subsidiaries.
#mtn #covid
MTN Group says it will enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all its employees from January 2022. In a statement on Monday, MTN said the move is part of its efforts to protect the health and safety of staff. It added that the policy would be subject to risk assessment and local laws that apply in its various operating companies and subsidiaries.
#mtn #covid
