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‘Pure fear porn’: Media ‘expert’ ripped for predicting the coming of COVID-22, a much-more deadly, vax-resistant ‘super variant’

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

An immunologist alarmed by coronavirus strains, and the media that cited him, are accused of fear-mongering the masses into thinking a “super variant” called Covid-22 is on the way – a warning so far based on pure conjecture. … Read More >‘Pure fear porn’: Media ‘expert’ ripped for predicting the coming of COVID-22, a much-more deadly, vax-resistant ‘super variant’

Covid deaths in Iran climb above 100,000 as Delta variant fuels ‘5th wave’

Posted on August 22, 2021August 22, 2021By Editor

The Iranian health ministry announced on Thursday that the country had surpassed the tragic milestone of 100,000 Covid deaths despite the recent implementation of tighter restrictions amid a “fifth wave” of infections. … Read More >Covid deaths in Iran climb above 100,000 as Delta variant fuels ‘5th wave’

Iran records 4mn total Covid-19 cases as worst-hit Middle Eastern nation struggles with record daily infections

Posted on August 15, 2021August 15, 2021By Editor

Iran’s health ministry has reported that new Covid-19 infections broke its single-day record for the third day in a row on Wednesday, as total case numbers soared above 4 million amid a spike driven by the Delta variant. … Read More >Iran records 4mn total Covid-19 cases as worst-hit Middle Eastern nation struggles with record daily infections

Wuhan’s 12 million residents to be tested for Covid as Delta variant triggers concern

Posted on August 12, 2021August 12, 2021By Editor

China says it will start a city-wide testing campaign after authorities detected cases of the contagious Delta variant in Wuhan, the metropolis where the Covid-19 pandemic is believed to have started nearly two years ago. … Read More >Wuhan’s 12 million residents to be tested for Covid as Delta variant triggers concern

Indonesia reaches peak of second Covid-19 wave fuelled by Delta variant – health minister

Posted on August 10, 2021August 10, 2021By Editor

Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has announced that the country has reached the peak of a deadly second Covid-19 wave fuelled by the Delta variant, claiming over 9,000 lives in the past week. … Read More >Indonesia reaches peak of second Covid-19 wave fuelled by Delta variant – health minister

EU

Mask-free Sweden nears zero daily Covid deaths as chief epidemiologist warns against ‘far-reaching conclusions’ about Delta strain

Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021By Editor

As the CDC urges Americans to mask up against the Delta variant, Sweden’s chief epidemiologist has argued that more data is needed about the strain’s infectiousness. His mask-free nation is hovering at zero Covid deaths per day. … Read More >Mask-free Sweden nears zero daily Covid deaths as chief epidemiologist warns against ‘far-reaching conclusions’ about Delta strain

USA

‘Doesn’t change our GAME PLAN’: WHO says no evidence ‘faster & fitter’ Delta variant has higher mortality or vax resistance

Posted on August 7, 2021August 7, 2021By Editor

Though the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19 has triggered a reimposition of mask mandates in the US, the WHO still maintains that vaccines are effective against it, and that the variant isn’t any more deadly. … Read More >‘Doesn’t change our GAME PLAN’: WHO says no evidence ‘faster & fitter’ Delta variant has higher mortality or vax resistance

EU

Germany drops South Africa from ‘Covid variant area’ list as Delta becomes prevalent in both countries

Posted on August 7, 2021August 7, 2021By Editor

German authorities have removed South Africa from the country’s ‘virus variant’ list, as the extra-contagious Delta strain dominates other Covid-19 variants. The change paves the way for the easing of strict travel restrictions. … Read More >Germany drops South Africa from ‘Covid variant area’ list as Delta becomes prevalent in both countries

Philippines sends more than 13 million back into Covid lockdown amid spread of the Delta variant

Posted on August 6, 2021August 6, 2021By Editor

The Philippines announced on Friday that a lockdown will be reimposed on the Metro Manila region, forcing more than 13 million people to stay at home. The move follows rising numbers of Covid cases fueled by the Delta variant. … Read More >Philippines sends more than 13 million back into Covid lockdown amid spread of the Delta variant

Lockdown imposed on millions of children as Philippines battles soaring Covid cases

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021By Editor

The Philippines government has issued a stay-at-home order for millions of children aged five to 17, just weeks after Manila lifted a ban on minors at public gatherings, as the country battles soaring Covid cases. … Read More >Lockdown imposed on millions of children as Philippines battles soaring Covid cases