LIMA, Peru — Peru announced a sharp increase in its COVID-19 death toll, saying there have been more than 180,000 fatalities since the pandemic hit the country early last year. The announcement was made in the presidential palace during the presentation of a report by a working group commissioned to analyze and update the death… Read More »
The NHS made a point that the “extremely rare blood clotting problem” only affects “a small number of people who have had the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine”. “For people aged 30 and over, and those with other health conditions, the benefits of being vaccinated outweighs any risk of clotting problems,” said the NHS. Those under the age… Read More »
President Joe Biden’s pleas for states to stick with mask mandates to slow the spread of the coronavirus were being largely ignored Tuesday as several Republican governors stayed on track to drop the requirement in their states. Biden and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a day earlier that this… Read More »
LATEST COVID-19 DEVELOPMENTS * Victoria’s five-day lockdown will end just before midnight on Wednesday, Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed. * A federal Health Department survey of more than 4000 people found 27 per cent were unsure if they would choose to be vaccinated against the disease. * About 12,000 people in SA will be vaccinated in… Read More »