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[ad_1] On Tuesday, the UK reported a record number of new COVID-19 infections. Public health officials have expressed “extreme concern” about the strain being placed on hospitals. The number of patients in English hospitals is now higher than during the first peak in April. Ambulances have been piling up outside …

[ad_1] The official Premier League logo (Getty Images) Premier league The bosses postponed a third English top flight match due to coronavirus outbreaks on Wednesday, but said they had full confidence in their protocols despite requests for a “circuit breaker.” Tottenham’s home game against Fulham was canceled just three hours …

[ad_1] Ambulances with Covid-19 patients have been seen queuing outside hospitals in England as the Health Secretary prepares to announce tighter restrictions amid a surge in cases. Images on social media appeared to show emergency vehicles lined up in front of the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel and the Queen’s …

[ad_1] By Reuters 5h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare ZURICH – Swiss police said Wednesday they are investigating 12 cases in which British tourists ignored quarantine orders intended to contain new variants of the COVID-19 virus after hundreds of compatriots are believed to have fled the country. On December 21, …

[ad_1] By Mayibongwe Maqhina December 29, 2020 Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Cape Town – COOPERATIVE Minister for Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, said there was a strong presentation from the Eastern Cape government, traditional leaders and many people calling for circumcision to be allowed. Dlamini Zuma was answering …

[ad_1] Western Cape Prime Minister Alan Winde disagrees with the closure of beaches on the Garden Route, which includes resort towns such as George, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay. (Photo: Gallo Images / Netwerk24 / Adrian de Kock) The 18 days of the adjusted Level 3 lockdown are key to protecting …

[ad_1] Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, the minister said his department would deploy an additional 160 staff to six of the country’s busiest ports of entry to handle a large influx of people entering and leaving the country. FILE: Minister of the Interior Aaron Motsoaledi. Image: EWN JOHANNESBURG …

[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG – The Health Department insists it is doing everything it can to secure a COVID-19 vaccine for South Africa, but it looks like it will be months before the country begins widespread inoculations. About 28,000 people have died from the virus in South Africa and that number continues …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The US state of Colorado recorded what is allegedly the first US case of the particularly infectious variant of the coronavirus that emerged recently in Britain, the governor said Tuesday. “Today we discovered Colorado’s first case of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK,” …

[ad_1] About 4.4% of the city’s 11 million residents had developed antibodies against the pathogen that causes COVID-19 in April, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control (CDC) report. Workers stand next to Wuhan residents wearing face masks waiting in line to get tested for COVID-19 in a neighborhood …