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Singapore health minister: ‘We have crossed another milestone, where 80% of our population has received their full regimen of two doses’

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Singapore Ministry of Health reported today the confirmation of 124 cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection and 9 imported cases. 414 cases are currently warded in...

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DRC top doc: ‘The third wave is behind us’, ‘Must remain vigilant’

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, during his weekly press briefing held this Friday, August 27, 2021 in Kinshasa, affirmed that the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has passed in...

Chile COVID-19: 15 regions have a positivity less than or equal to 1%

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, reported that “672 new cases are reported, a positivity of 1.11% in the last 24 hours nationwide with 60,920 examinations, PCR and...

Gamma variant detected in Antigua and Barbuda, All four VOC found in twin island state

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Recently, the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment of Antigua and Barbuda reported the first case of the COVID-19 gamma variant. Confirmation was performed by the...

Delta variant case reported in Dagupan for 1st time in a overseas Filipino worker (OFW)

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In Dagupan City, the northwest-central part of the island of Luzon, the Public Information Office (PIO) reported today via Facebook on the first Delta variant case in the city: The...

Dengue fever in Taiz, Yemen: 4,770 cases since the beginning of the year

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Yemen said this week that 4,770 cases of  dengue fever had been detected in Taiz governorate in the southwestern part of the country since the beginning of...

Anthrax case reported in North Kazakhstan

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 A man was sickened with anthrax in the North Kazakhstan region, according to a report in Sputnik News (computer translated). Deputy head of the regional department of sanitary...

Oxford study: Vaccines still effective against Delta variant

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Obtaining two vaccine doses remains the most effective way to ensure protection against the COVID-19 Delta variant of concern dominant in the UK today, according to a study from...

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COVID-19: Delta variant doubles risk of hospitalization compared to alpha variant, according to study

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 People infected with the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant have approximately double the risk of hospitalisation compared with those infected with the alpha variant, a study of more than...

New Zealand: Meningococcal disease death reported in University of Canterbury student

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Canterbury District Health Board reported Friday a fatal case of meningococcal disease. Canterbury DHB Medical Officer of Health, Dr Cheryl Brunton, confirmed today that a...