Covid-19

Mauritius battles alarming explosion in Covid infections, deaths ahead of tourism reopening

Port Louis – Hospitals are overwhelmed, ventilators are hard to find, and there’s no longer enough space at the... Read more

14 Sep, 2021

Coronavirus

PICTURES | DRC’s sceptical president Felix Tshisekedi finally gets Covid jab

Kinshasa – Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, who criticised the AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19 as inoculations began, received a first... Read more

14 Sep, 2021

Coronavirus

No need for a vaccine third jab booster – study

Paris – Vaccines are effective enough at preventing severe cases of Covid-19 that there is no current need for... Read more

13 Sep, 2021

Coronavirus

UK drops plan for vaccine passports in England

London – The UK government has dropped a plan to make people in England show vaccine passports to enter crowded... Read more

13 Sep, 2021

Coronavirus

South Africa’s ‘vaccine passport’ plans as it eases restrictions

Johannesburg – South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced plans to introduce Covid-19 “vaccine passports” amid widespread scepticism... Read more

13 Sep, 2021

Coronavirus