Covid

Egypt confirms two cases of EG-5.2 coronavirus strain

The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed on Tuesday that two positive cases of the COVID-19 virus variant EG-5.2 have entered the country. The infected showed mild symptoms and are recovering from infection, the ministry added. Assistant Minister of Health for Preventive Medicine, Amr Qandil, reassured citizens that this new strain does not require any …

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Egypt Independent August 22, 2023

COVID-19 inquiry to access UK govt WhatsApp files

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government must hand over potentially embarrassing WhatsApp messages sought by its own public inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic after it lost a legal battle at … Continued

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The New Daily July 7, 2023

Analysis: Britain’s Covid inquiry has become a political farce

London CNN — Britain’s Covid inquiry was supposed to give closure to people who lost loved ones in the pandemic. It’s instead become a political circus that could hurt both Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. The inquiry, which began taking evidence on Tuesday, had for weeks been overshadowed by a series of spats between Sunak, …

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Egypt Independent June 17, 2023

Boris Johnson deliberately misled UK Parliament over Covid lockdown breaches, inquiry finds

London CNN — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled lawmakers over breaches of his own Covid-19 lockdown rules, a parliamentary committee has found, in a devastating and unprecedented report that lambasts Johnson’s conduct and recommends he is refused a pass to enter the parliamentary estate. The committee’s report found that Johnson “committed a …

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Egypt Independent June 15, 2023

We’re in another COVID wave. But it’s not like the others

Each Omicron wave so far in Australia has had distinguishing features – the sharp rise and fall of BA.1, the widespread transmission among children and families in BA.2, a shift … Continued

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The New Daily June 13, 2023

World moving out of COVID-19 emergency phase: WHO

The virus causing COVID-19 is here to stay but the world is beginning to transition out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, the World Health Organisation’s chief says. Tedros … Continued

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The New Daily April 27, 2023

Class action filed over aged care home COVID-19 deaths

Shine Lawyers have launched a class action against the operators of a NSW aged care home in which 19 residents died during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The … Continued

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The New Daily April 21, 2023

Covid may have originated from humans, Chinese scientist claims

Taipei, Taiwan CNN — The Covid-19 virus may have originated from humans, a Chinese scientist has claimed. The genetic sequences of viral samples taken from the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan – thought to be the ground zero site of the pandemic – were “almost identical” to those of patients infected with the coronavirus, suggesting …

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Egypt Independent April 9, 2023

Vaccination, Paxlovid decrease risk of long Covid, studies show

People who are vaccinated or who take Paxlovid during a Covid-19 infection have a lower risk of developing long Covid, new research shows. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines long Covid as new, returning or ongoing health issues more than four weeks after an initial infection. According to the CDC, 1 in …

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Egypt Independent March 29, 2023