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Addis Ababa, March 6 : Twenty-one African countries are reporting Covid-19 fatality rates higher than the global average, according to health authorities.In a statement on Friday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the number …

San Francisco, March 6 : In yet another big cyber-attack after SolarWinds, at least 30,000 organisations across the US, including government and commercial firms have been hacked by China-based threat actors who used Microsoft’s Exchange Server softw…

London, March 6 : The UK’s coronavirus reproduction number, also known as the R number, remains still below one, the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) has announced.This week’s R number falls between 0.7 and 0.9, largely u…

Washington, March 6 : The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 116 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.57 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University’s Cente…

Santiago, March 6 : The Chilean Health Ministry reported 5,325 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest figure since June 2020, increasing the overall caseload to 845,450,In the same period, the Ministry reported 90 additional fatalities,…

United Nations, March 6 : The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has launched a new element of a data tool focusing on the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines in countries experiencing humanitarian emergencies, said the office.Th…

London, March 6 : Fashion model Lisa Snowdown has revealed that her ramp career started because she wanted to escape an abusive relationship.The 49-year old, who is also a television presenter, started her modelling career in early twenties.”I was in…

Cairo, March 6 : The number of people vaccinated against Covid-19 in Israel has surpassed 4.9 million, or 52.7 per cent of its total population.Meanwhile, the Omani health authorities announced that the second doses of Covid-19 vaccines will start to…

Ottawa, March 6 : Canada announced its approval of the use of the single-shot Johnson (and) Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, making it the fourth vaccine that can be administered in the country.”After a thorough, independent review of the evidence, the De…

Addis Ababa, March 6 : The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa has reached 3,937,028, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the 55-member African Union (A…