Trump says coronavirus vaccine could be ready in a month
AFP – US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a coronavirus vaccine may be available within a month – an
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Russia vaccine ‘passes early trial test’
LONDON (AFP) – Patients involved in early tests of a Russian coronavirus vaccine developed antibodies with “no serious adverse events”,
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Coronavirus pandemic could be over within two years – WHO head
BBC – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) says he hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be over in
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South Africa rolls out second coronavirus vaccine trial
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa will launch clinical trials of a US-developed coronavirus vaccine with 2,900 volunteers this week, the second
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President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an ease on Lockdown restrictions from Level 3 to Level 2.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the country will be moving to alert level 2 with bans on travel between
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Africa to see slower rises in COVID-19 cases after re-opening economies say WHO.
Africa last week surpassed the figure of one million infections, with the continent’s most developed economy, South Africa, accounting for
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Russia is first to approve a COVID-19 vaccine as Putin hails new Sputnik vaccine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country to grant regulatory approval
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Coronavirus: SA’s coronavirus deaths surpass 10,000
JOHANNESBURG – More than 300 people have died from the coronavirus in the past 24-hour cycle, pushing South Africa’s cumulative
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South Africa’s coronavirus cases hit more than half a million
South Africa’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 have crossed half a million, its health ministry has announced, while cases in Africa
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Russia: Mass vaccination against coronavirus scheduled for October.
Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said the Gamaleya Institute, a state research facility in Moscow, had completed clinical trials of the
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