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[ad_1] By Reuters 20h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland Wimington, Delaware / Washington – Democrat Joe Biden began preparing Sunday to deal with the coronavirus and other problems he will face as president of a divided United States, while President Donald Trump planned campaign-style rallies …

[ad_1] The Herald US President-elect Joe Biden will make fighting the coronavirus pandemic his top priority after his victory over Donald Trump, his team says. Announcing the first steps in his transition plan, his team said there would be more testing and that Americans would be asked to wear masks. …

[ad_1] The utmost vigilance from all of us is required to keep the coronavirus at bay, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday when calling on South Africans to be responsible for helping combat the spread of Covid-19. With the holiday season approaching, and after eight months of battling the coronavirus, …

[ad_1] By mid-October, the WHO had identified 42 “candidate vaccines” in the clinical trial stage, up from 11 in mid-June. GENEVA – The director of the World Health Organization hailed as “encouraging” Monday’s announcement by Pfizer and BioNTech that their vaccine has been shown to be 90% effective in trials …

[ad_1] The Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE prevented more than 90% of infections in a study of tens of thousands of volunteers, the most encouraging scientific advance yet in the battle against the coronavirus. Eight months after the worst pandemic in a century, preliminary results …

[ad_1] Research and analysis group Intellidex has published a new report on the salary of public sector workers in South Africa, The report, which was commissioned by Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), uses the same calculations as the IMF, which views the public sector as “general government.” This corresponds to …

[ad_1] On Wednesday a sentence will be handed down in the state’s case against a former bodyguard accused of stealing a painting worth millions. The painting was taken from the Free State Prime Minister’s Officer. The former bodyguard alleges that the painting was a gift. A man who once served …

[ad_1] Pfizer and BioNTech said that based on preliminary findings, patient protection was achieved seven days after the second of two doses and 28 days after the first. FILE: President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden. Image: AFP WILMINGTON – US President-elect Joe Biden praised news that a COVID-19 vaccine …

[ad_1] FRANCE – A vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 infections in ongoing phase 3 trials, the companies announced Monday. Protection in patients was achieved seven days after the second of two doses and 28 days after the first, according to preliminary …

[ad_1] A worker sanitizes a classroom. Matric students who tested positive for Covid-19 will take tests in isolation in a church room, clinic, hospital room or community room. Social distancing in a place of isolation can extend beyond the 1.5 meter requirement. Students who show symptoms of Covid-19 and with …