Richer countries and southern African nations have had around double the mortality rates of poorer ones in other parts of Africa. Deaths on the African continent from COVID-19 are expected to fall by nearly 94 percent in 2022 compared…
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An estimated 8.5 million Americans have lost a close family member to COVID-19 The torrent of coronavirus deaths, along with prolonged social isolation and financial hardship, have traumatised many. Warning: The story below contains descriptions of suicidal thoughts.…
The COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai has fuelled an outpouring of anger on social media on a scale not seen since 2020 after the virus first began to spread. April was, by all accounts, a cruel month for the residents…
Residents line up for COVID mass testing near tents set up at a plaza in the Haidian district on Tuesday Beijing residents ‘extremely nervous’ about a Shanghai-style lockdown as authorities order most of city’s 21 million people to undergo…
Lawmakers triggered an investigation into whether Johnson lied to the UK Parliament about breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a blow to his authority when lawmakers ordered a parliamentary investigation into his past denials that…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson offers an apology for attending a party during the coronavirus lockdown and says it did not occur to him that a birthday gathering was a party. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered what he…
The latest victims were aged between 60 and 101 and had not been vaccinated, according to officials. China has reported seven more deaths from COVID-19 in the locked-down city of Shanghai, a day after announcing its first fatalities from…
Hip-Hop icon, Keith Grayzon, better known as DJ Kay Slay, has succumbed to medical complications resulting from a lengthy battle with COVID-19. The 55-year-old American DJ passed away on Easter Sunday, April 17. Rumors of Kay Slay’s passing began to circulate…
The Federal government has scrapped post-arrival PCR COVID tests for fully vaccinated travelers entering Nigeria. According to a revised travel protocol released by the Boss Mustapha, the chairman of the presidential steering committee (PSC) on COVID-19, fully vaccinated passengers…
Former US President Barack Obama announced Sunday March 13, that he has tested positive for Covid-19. Obama revealed that while he’s down with mild symptoms, his wife, Michelle tested negative for the disease. He tweeted; I just…
The US convoys follow the recent Canadian truckers’ protests which shut down Ottawa and the busiest US Canadian border crossing. Modelled after recent trucker protests in Canada, truck drivers in the United States are planning on setting off on a…
No fewer than 115,500 health workers died from COVID-19 in 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, linked to a “systemic lack of safeguards”, according to UN agencies. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Labour Organisation (ILO) on…
The queen has received three jabs of the coronavirus vaccine British monarch tests positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms, Buckingham Palace says. Britain’s 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID and has…
Drugmaker, Pfizer has reported having more than double of annual profits due to its sales of vaccines in 2021, forecasting that the company will make more than $50 billion in 2022 for its Covid-19 vaccine and therapeutic. Pfizer, whose…
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Anti-vax Catholic Priest, 51, Who Thought Covid Jabs Contained The Cells of Aborted Embryos Dies From Coronavirus
An anti-vax priest in Italy who said Covid jabs contained the cells of aborted embryos has died from coronavirus. Rev. Don Paolo Romeo, 51, was a parish priest at Santo Stefano Abbey in Genoa, northern Italy. He died of…
Three MPs from the governing Conservative Party join efforts to remove Johnson over lockdown parties at Downing Street. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced three new calls to resign from within his own Conservative Party on Wednesday, adding to…
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Novak Djokovic To Finally ‘Take COVID-19 Vaccine’ After His Deportation From Australia
Novak Djokovic’s biographer has claimed that the Serbian will finally take his Covid-19 vaccination after watching Rafael Nadal win a record 21st Grand Slam at the Australian Open. Djokovic was deported from Australia earlier this year before the tournament after he had arrived…
The singer called on Spotify to remove his songs or ditch the podcaster, who has spread dubious coronavirus claims. Spotify will remove singer-songwriter Neil Young‘s songs from the platform after he objected to being featured on the same platform as…
Authorities in US to cut some flights by four Chinese carriers after Beijing stopped some services by US carriers after the discovery of COVID cases. The government in the United States has said it will suspend 44 China-bound flights…
Three US studies offer more evidence that third dose of COVID vaccine is highly effective against Omicron. Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have proven highly effective at preventing Omicron-related hospitalisations, according to three new studies by the US…