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Vaccine Against New Coronavirus Strain Could be Ready in Six Weeks – BioNTech CEO
A new strain of the novel coronavirus disease, first identified in the United Kingdom late September, is spreading rapidly around…
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Buhari Extends Tenure of Presidential Covid Team as Cases Surge
The rise in confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus nationwide has forced the Nigerian government to extend the mandate of…
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UAE Offers Free Chinese Vaccines To Immunise Population Against Coronavirus
In Africa, widespread campaigns to distribute Covid-19 vaccines will likely only begin in the second quarter of next year because…
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70% More Infectious Coronavirus; Should Nigeria Ban Travel from the UK?
A growing list of European nations and others such as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Iran on Sunday banned travel to…
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“What Day Is It?”: Coronavirus Dominates Google Search in 2020
The 2020 edition of Google’s annual report of top trending searches shows that people broke records for the number of…
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Oil Price Rises as the World Rolls Out Mass Coronavirus Vaccination
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, cutting back losses recorded in early trading, as the news of coronavirus vaccines boosted investors’…
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Covid-19 to Push over 32m People into Extreme Poverty – United Nations
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said that the number of people living in extreme poverty…
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UK to Roll Out Pfizer-BioNTech Coronavirus Vaccine From Next Week
The United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the novel coronavirus disease, to be rolled out and…
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China Expected to Cut Back on Lending to Africa Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Africa is facing a possible loan drought from China in the medium term as lenders fear debt defaults in the…
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UK Hospitals Set For Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout in December
With regulatory approval anticipated within days, British hospitals are gearing up for the rollout of a coronavirus vaccine produced by…
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