Jul 18 Breathtaking virus numbers show normal life still far away By Cara Anna, Associated Press The World Health Organization reported a single-day record of new infections at over 237,000. Daily death tolls have been reaching new highs in several U.S. states and India’s infections are over 1 million. Experts believe the true numbers around the… Continue reading
Jul 17 Countries across the globe battle flare-ups of COVID-19 By Elaine Kurtenbach, Nomaan Merchant, Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press Outbreaks in the world’s latest hot spots pushed the confirmed global case tally toward 14 million on Friday. Governments are frantically trying to prevent and put down fresh outbreaks and keep their economies running as the pandemic accelerates in some… Continue reading
Jul 15 Virus resurgence forces countries to reimpose restrictions By Costas Kantouris, Vanessa Gera, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Countries around the world are reimposing lockdowns and implementing new health checks at their borders in an effort to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus before it spins even further out of control. Continue reading
Jul 11 Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings By Cara Anna, Associated Press South Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have doubled in just two weeks to a quarter-million, and India on Saturday saw its biggest daily spike as its infections passed 800,000. The surging cases are raising sharp concerns about unequal treatment in the… Continue reading
Jul 04 English pubs reopen but little normal elsewhere in the world By Cara Anna, Associated Press More than 11 million people around the world are known to have been infected since the pandemic began, 2.7 million of those in the U.S., according to the Johns Hopkins data. With shortages of testing materials, the real number of… Continue reading
Jul 01 Protest against Africa’s 1st COVID-19 vaccine test shows fear By Cara Anna, Associated Press Protesters against Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine trial have burned their face masks as experts note a worrying level of resistance and misinformation around testing on the continent. Continue reading
Jun 24 Africa’s first vaccination trials begin for COVID-19 By Cara Anna, Associated Press The large-scale trial of the vaccine developed at the University of Oxford is being conducted in South Africa, Britain and Brazil. Continue reading
May 29 South Africa has a backlog of nearly 100,000 unprocessed virus tests By Cara Anna, Associated Press Shortages of testing materials, protective gear and other medical items have jolted African authorities into facing uncomfortable truths. Richer countries are elbowing them out in the race to obtain crucial supplies, and the continent relies almost entirely on imports for… Continue reading
May 27 South African bans on tobacco, liquor amid virus stir debate By Associated Press A bootlegging culture has sprung up across South Africa in response to the government's nearly 8-week-old ban on the sale of tobacco and alcohol, part of its strict lockdown to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading
May 24 In fight against virus, South Africa expects a long wait By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press South Africa is struggling to balance its fight against the coronavirus with its dire need to resume economic activity. The country with the Africa’s most developed economy also has its highest number of infections. Continue reading