Health

Globe sees drop in COVID-19 cases and deaths

[ad_1] The number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths reported worldwide is declining, according to the World Health Organization. Although many countries are still seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths, the WHO says that globally, there is a ray of hope with the pandemic. New COVID-19 cases reported …

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Kenya: civil servants and KQ among the big winners of the mini budget

[ad_1] Public officials, cash-strapped Kenya Airways, security officers and the Kenyan railways are the main winners of the expansion proposed by Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani of the current year’s budget by 120 billion shillings. A supplemental budget presented in Parliament yesterday will see the 2020/21 budget reach Sh3 trillion, a …

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UK variant of coronavirus spreads rapidly in US, study shows

[ad_1] Issued on: 08/02/2021 – 17:16Modified: 08/02/2021 – 17:14 Washington (AFP) A variant of the coronavirus first identified in Britain is spreading rapidly in the United States, threatening to cause an increase in new cases, doubling roughly every 10 days, according to a new study. The document was posted online …

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Orthodox Jew in the UK disproportionately affected by COVID-19

[ad_1] Researchers have conducted a study showing an extremely high prevalence of severe acute respiratory coronavirus disease 2 (SARS-CoV-2) within a strictly Orthodox Jewish community in the UK. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is the agent responsible for the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that has caused 105 million infections and …

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