Tag: Coronavirus

Categories World

S. Africa to administer globally unapproved J&J Covid-19 shot in healthcare workers trial, looks to offload AstraZeneca jab

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South Africa is set to kick off a trial of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 jab, administering the vaccine to healthcare workers after a small study showed AstraZeneca’s jab to be ineffective against the country’s dominant variant. … Read More >S. Africa to administer globally unapproved J&J Covid-19 shot in healthcare workers trial, looks to offload AstraZeneca jab

Categories Shows

CrossTalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: New normal?

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As the Covid vaccine is being rolled out, it is absolutely necessary to take stock of the economic devastation left in the pandemic’s wake. What is the fate of the working middle class? Will inequality continue to increase? How much government intervention can we expect? And finally, does the phrase ‘new normal’ mean anything? … Read More >CrossTalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: New normal?

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Washington will not reopen, fears another attack (Full show)

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A leaked email suggests that the National Guard will remain deployed in the US capital of Washington, DC into the Fall, well past the publicly acknowledged March 12 deadline for their withdrawal. A $50 million razor wire fence remains around the US Capitol and the continued presence of National Guard units will cost taxpayers $2.65 million per day. RT America’s Faran Fronczak reports from the Capitol. … Read More >Washington will not reopen, fears another attack (Full show)

Categories EU

Dutch court REINSTATES coronavirus curfew in break-neck reversal of earlier order to end ‘illegitimate’ policy

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A Dutch appeals court has revived the country’s Covid-19 curfew just moments before it came into effect, overturning a ruling handed down hours earlier ordering the government to lift the “illegitimate” measure immediately. … Read More >Dutch court REINSTATES coronavirus curfew in break-neck reversal of earlier order to end ‘illegitimate’ policy

Categories EU

Germany to offer free rapid Covid-19 antigen tests to all residents from March 1 – health minister

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German Health Minister Jens Spahn said that every resident will soon be able to get a quick Covid-19 antigen test free of charge. He added that self-test kits should also be widely available once approved by the regulator. … Read More >Germany to offer free rapid Covid-19 antigen tests to all residents from March 1 – health minister

Categories EU

The Hague court sides with activists, tells Dutch government to IMMEDIATELY lift ‘illegitimate’ curfew

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The Dutch government has been told by the court to reverse its coronavirus pandemic curfew after The Hague ruled there was no legal basis for it and called it an infringement on people’s rights. … Read More >The Hague court sides with activists, tells Dutch government to IMMEDIATELY lift ‘illegitimate’ curfew

Categories Russia

Advanced Western healthcare systems ‘collapsed’ during Covid-19 pandemic, Russia was better prepared to rapidly mobilize – Putin

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Russia did better than Western countries in mobilizing its healthcare system to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s according to President Vladimir Putin, who called the response in the EU and the US a “collapse.” … Read More >Advanced Western healthcare systems ‘collapsed’ during Covid-19 pandemic, Russia was better prepared to rapidly mobilize – Putin

Categories USA

‘Nothing to investigate’: Cuomo blames Covid-19 nursing home deaths on staff, calls accusations against him ‘conspiracy theories’

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has finally addressed allegations his administration was underreporting Covid-19 nursing home deaths, which he unequivocally denied, but still passing plenty of blame around. … Read More >‘Nothing to investigate’: Cuomo blames Covid-19 nursing home deaths on staff, calls accusations against him ‘conspiracy theories’