Coronavirus Updates
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[Insight] At a California hospital, Omicron leaves staff exhausted in body, and sometimes spirit
Alexandria Scott rests her head in her hand at the emergency room reception and hopes the worst is over after the COVID-19 Omicron variant swept into…
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[CORONAVIRUS] Pregnant women, children now getting vaccinated in Ghana
Do you know that pregnant women and children aged 15 and above can now be vaccinated in Ghana? The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Ministry of Hea…
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[CORONAVIRUS] What you need to know right now
China struggles to find exit from zero-COVID China’s “zero-COVID” stance has put it at odds with the rest of the world and is exacting a mounting eco…
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Beijing’s local COVID cases rise before Olympics; more areas find Omicron
Beijing reported 14 local confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily count in its current outbreak, less than two weeks before the Wint…
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BA.2 omicron variant ‘under investigation’ by UK health authorities
The BA.2 variant of coronavirus, a lineage of Omicron, is under investigation by UK health authorities after it was found to be behind hundreds of ne…
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WHO warns pandemic ‘nowhere near over’ as UK is expected to ease rules
The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organisation chief has said, cautioning against taking the Omicron variant lightly. Dr Tedro…
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IHU: How dangerous is the Covid new variant and where was it discovered?
Scientists have been examining a new strain of Covid-19, first discovered in France last year, to determine whether it could go on to become a “varia…
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Ghana records 508 new COVID-19 cases
Ghana has now recorded 508 additional cases of novel coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) bringing the total number of cases to 153, 514. Based on yesterd…
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Beijing reports first local Omicron case
The Chinese capital Beijing on Saturday reported its first locally transmitted infection of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant, acc…
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South African study suggests Omicron less severe even for unvaccinated
Unvaccinated people infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus may be less prone to severe illness and requiring hospital care or dying than wa…