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Covid-19: Third wave needs our heads together | The Standard
So far the world has lost close to four million people who succumbed to the invisible Covid-19. South Africa, Namibia, Uganda, Botswana, Zambia are terribly hit with many casualties. The end seems far. It is not easy to lose companions unexpectedly, especially to something that one does not have
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Hanover Family Court closed due to COVID-19
The Court Administration Division is reporting that the Hanover Family Court will be closed today due to cases of COVID-19. It says the closure is to allow the court time to effect changes to its operation as a result of positive COVID-19 tests....
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Sierra Leone records over a thousand COVID-19 cases as calls to unlock the country grow
The total cumulative number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Sierra Leone has now reached 1,001, as 32 new cases were reported
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Do quarantine inmates have rights?
On a personal note, I will start by highlighting that in as much as the COVID-19 pandemic is a global challenge, it is also a personal
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Coronavirus Update: The IRS Accidentally Gave Money to Prison Inmates. Now They Want It Back
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in coronavirus relief payments have been sent to people in jail across the country, and now the IRS is asking state officials to help retrieve the money that the agency says was mistakenly sent. The legislation passed by Congress more than two months ago doesnt
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Uganda: Covid Vaccines Running Out This Week
[Monitor] The government has said it is increasing efforts to bring in more vaccine doses as the first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine, which it received in March, gets finished by the end of this week.
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Kenya: Gender Distribution of Covid-19 Cases Tilts Towards Women
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A day after the gender distribution of COVID-19 cases evened out, the health ministry announced a tilt towards women having recorded seventy-seven cases among females out of 151 infections registered within a period of 24 hours lapsing on Tuesday.
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Back to Business Plan - Phase III - kicks in on Monday
Shelby County Health Department officials have determined that it’s safe to move to Phase III of the Back to Business
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Passengers on route taxi asked to go for COVID-19 tests - Barbados Today
A public service vehicle driver has tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) are advising passengers who travelled on route taxi ZR 85 anytime between Monday, August 23, and Sunday, August 29, and came into
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Japan to lift Covid-19 emergency
Japan is poised to lift its nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus on Monday, gradually reopening the world's third-biggest economy after new cases slowed to
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Black Folks Have a Right to Ask Questions About the Covid Vaccine
How do we reconcile the Covid-19 vaccine with our history of medical racism? Continue reading on ZORA »
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Fogging schedule for June 7 – 11 - Barbados Today
Several communities in St Philip are scheduled to be sprayed this week, under the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Fogging Programme. Beginning Monday, June 7, the team will visit Bayfield, St Catherine, Skeetes Bay, Wiltshire Avenue, Clarkes Hill, Sealy Hill, Ragged Point, Marley Vale, Culpepper
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Ghana: Govt Hands Over 20,000 Wheelchairs to Persons With Disability
[Ghana Presidency] Government, in partnership with the World Bank, has handed over twenty thousand (20,000) wheelchairs to the Ghana Federation of Disabilities Organisations as part of ongoing interventions to improve their livelihoods and wellbeing.
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More Blacks in Oak Lawn have died of COVID-19 than most small towns outside of Chicago | The Crusader Newspaper Group
With the vibe of a suburb, Oak Lawn’s Black population has been hit harder than many predominately Black cities outside Chicago, including Country Club Hills, Chicago Heights and South
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Saint Lucia records six new cases of COVID-19
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES IS 84.
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COVID-19 black market - Gov’t inadequacy blamed for surge in underground virus testing sites
Hundreds of Jamaicans are reportedly turning to unauthorised COVID-19 laboratories and makeshift facilities for antigen (rapid) tests, as Government’s insufficiency is being blamed for a rising underground market with questionable ethical practices...
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Saint Lucia records nine new cases of COVID-19
THERE ARE NOW 88 ACTIVE CASES IN SAINT LUCIA.
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Seven more COVID deaths recorded - Stabroek News
Seven more COVID-19 fatalities were yesterday recorded, increasing the death toll for the month so far to 39. The article Seven more COVID deaths recorded appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Web Portal of the Government of Saint Lucia
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH REGRETFULLY ANNOUNCES FIVE NEW COVID-19 DEATHS.
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Asia Today: Australian state under fire for slow response - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined SYDNEY (AP) — Australia's leading medical group says the New South Wales state government has put the rest of the country at risk by its decision not to go 'hard and early' in its response to the COVID-19 outbreak on Sydney's northern beaches, which is suspected to
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China insists it was transparent with virus outbreak
Almost a year since the novel coronavirus made its way around the world, from an initial outbreak in Wuhan, China, the Chinese Government remains resolute that it was transparent from the start.Spokesman at the Chinese embassy in Kingston, Xia Shaowu said there has never been any cover up.
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State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
As testing capacity continues to increase across the state, the California Department of Public Health is working to expand access to COVID-19
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Tunisia: Covid-19 - Siliana Sees 199 More Infections Saturday
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 199 more infections of coronavirus were registered in the governorate of Siliana Saturday, said the Local Health Directorate.
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Kenya: 117 COVID-19 Cases Reported as 3,043 Samples Screened, Death Toll Rises to 119
Nairobi — The Ministry of Health confirmed 117 new coronavirus cases on Friday bringing the cumulative toll reported in the country since March to 4,374, the death toll having risen to 119 after two more deaths were
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Saint Lucia Records 22 New COVID-19 Cases
Press Release:-  Today Sunday, August 1, 2021 the Ministry of Health and Wellness received confirmation from the Ezra Long Laboratory of 22 new cases of COVID-19. This is from a total of 160 samples taken during the period July 29, 2021 to July 31, 2021. These samples were processed on July
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Trinidad: 4,416 vaccines administered in one day - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) The country’s first public/private mass vaccination drive has exceeded expectations with 2,697 employees in the manufacturing sector being vaccinated yesterday. The article Trinidad: 4,416 vaccines administered in one day appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Quarantined flight returnees ‘pushed to back of the line’
THE 200 Jamaicans who arrived via air from New York and Fort Lauderdale on May 13 are accusing the Government of giving preferential treatment to the 1,044 Adventure of the Seas cruise ship workers who have already been processed a mere week after docking in
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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EFFORTS to find 15-year-old Sanique Leachman, who is suspected to have died after a major landslide in Shooter's Hill, Bull Bay, St Andrew, flattened the home she shared with her father, Romeo Leachman, continued up to press time last night.
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Boxing association wants to resume activities - Stabroek News
In an effort to resharpen the tools of its boxers and more importantly, the four potential Olympians, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) yesterday dispatched a letter to the Ministry of Health seeking permission to restart its
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Five new COVID-19 cases - Stabroek News
Five new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recorded yesterday by the Ministry of Public Health. The article Five new COVID-19 cases appeared first on Stabroek News.
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