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North Korea: Fighting Covid with traditional medicine
North Korea is grappling with the spread of Covid in an unvaccinated population, without access to effective anti-viral drugs. In…
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Gazette on Fully Vaccinated regulation reversed
The Gazette that prevented people from accessing any public place without having the proof of being fully vaccinated against the…
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First woman believed to be cured of HIV after stem cell transplant
A US patient is believed to be the third person in the world, and first woman, to be cured of…
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Pfizer and BioNTech start trials of new Omicron-specific jab
Pfizer and BioNTech have started clinical trials of a new Covid vaccine which targets the Omicron variant. The companies plan…
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International
Covid: Don’t panic about Omicron variant, WHO says
The world should not panic about the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 but it should prepare, the World Health Organization…
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We have now spent nearly two years battling with COVID 19 and during this time it was established that over…
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International
WHO says not yet clear if Omicron causes more severe disease
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on countries to “urgently” reverse “scientifically unjustified” travel bans linked to the discovery…
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International
Australia pauses next phase of border reopening
Australia has paused plans to reopen its borders to some foreign nationals amid fears over the new Covid variant. The…
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Local
WHO labels new Covid strain ‘omicron’
The World Health Organization on Friday assigned the Greek letter omicron to a newly identified Covid variant in South Africa.…
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International
New heavily mutated variant B.1.1.529 in South Africa raises concern
The latest is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far – and it has such a long list of…
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