[ad_1] A lively cafe in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa This article is a lightly edited excerpt from Standard Bank Africa Consumer Outlook 2020 Report – Third Edition. Covid-19 will trigger moderate consumer spending growth in Ethiopia, with real household spending expected to grow 3.6% year-on-year in 2020 compared to …
Read More »Ethiopia rights commission mission visits prisoners in Addis – New Business Ethiopia
[ad_1] The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (ECHR) has deployed a monitoring mission to the Kaliti Correctional Center and Kilinto Prison to monitor the situation of the accused in the Jawar Mohammed et al case, who have been on strike for hunger since January 27, 2021, and other prisoners. The Commission …
Read More »Ethiopia receives the Safe Travels seal from the World Travel and Tourism Council –
[ad_1] Ethiopia has become the latest destination to receive the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Safe Travel Seal, the world’s first global health and safety seal. Reporting to the media today, Culture and Tourism Minister Hirut Kassaw said that the UK-based WTTC has recognized Ethiopia’s efforts to prevent the …
Read More »The number of COVID-19 vaccines exceeds the number of cases: WHO chief – world
[ad_1] GENEVA, February 6 / TASS /. The number of COVID-19 vaccines has now exceeded the number of reported cases since the start of the pandemic, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. “Globally, the number of vaccines has exceeded the number of reported infections,” he said. “In a sense, …
Read More »Lebanon’s crises force Hezbollah to turn inward
[ad_1] Evaluations Global Security Analyst, Stratfor A Hezbollah flag flies on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel on September 2, 2019. (MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP via Getty Images) Hezbollah will focus more internally on Lebanon in 2021, as it grapples with a unique confluence of substantial political unrest, …
Read More »Cheap Drug Could Reduce Covid Hospital Stays, New Research Finds
[ad_1] A cheap drug typically used to treat gout has been found to have the potential to significantly reduce hospital stays among Covid-19 patients and the need for additional oxygen. The results of new research on colchicine conducted in Brazil come after an international trial published on Wednesday found it …
Read More »New Study Supports UK Delay of Second Dose of Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
[ad_1] After re-analyzing data from 500,000 people in Israel who received the Pfizer vaccine, the researchers suggest that a single dose provides sufficient immunity after approximately 21 days, supporting the UK’s decision to delay the second dose to 12 weeks. . The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe …
Read More »South African COVID Variant May Reduce Vaccine Efficacy, But Vaccine May Still Save Your Life
[ad_1] Since the emergence of several new variants of COVID-19 around the world, scientists have been quick to understand their impact on vaccines. Early laboratory experiments showed worrying signs that one variant, the one that originated in South Africa, could become a big problem. And now, two large experiments on …
Read More »UK Sees More Coronavirus Cases With Worrying Mutation – What Does This Mean For COVID-19 Vaccine?
[ad_1] UK Sees More Coronavirus Cases With Worrying Mutation – What Does This Mean For COVID-19 Vaccine? | Photo credit: iStock Images Key points The UK variant is more contagious than previous versions of the coronavirus Experts fear a coronavirus mutation could make COVID-19 vaccines less effective This mutation, which …
Read More »Explained: Why is the South African variant of COVID more contagious?
[ad_1] The strain has witnessed multiple mutations in its tip protein, through which the virus enters the human body and on which vaccines act; Scientists say the variant can make vaccines less effective. The WHO has said that new variants that are more infectious than the original virus may not …
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