Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday ruled out the use of a health pass to access public places despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The requirement for such a certificate has provoked protests in European countries since its inception. “In the case of Mexico, we are not going to ask …
Read More »COVID-19: Tunisia now records more than 20,000 deaths
The coronavirus pandemic continues to claim victims in Tunisia. Authorities say they have exceeded 20,000 deaths this weekend. But indicators give hope for an improvement in the situation. With more than 100 deaths recorded every day, Tunisia has one of the highest death rates in Africa. However, this Monday, August …
Read More »COVID-19: Chinese city of Wuhan affected by Delta variant
Hundreds of thousands of residents were confined on Monday in China in the midst of an epidemic rebound, which has seen the Delta strain spread to the four corners of the country and reach the city of Wuhan, the first affected by the Covid-19 epidemic. China has virtually eradicated the …
Read More »COVID-19: cases surge, second wave of virus in Indonesia peaked
Indonesia’s devastating second coronavirus wave, which saw the Southeast Asian country become the epicentre of Asia’s COVID-19 outbreak, has peaked, its health minister said Monday. Driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant, Indonesia has over the past month been faced with an exponential surge in coronavirus cases that has overwhelmed …
Read More »Saudi Arabia opens its border to vaccinated tourists
Saudi Arabia announced on Friday, July 30, that it would reopen its borders to vaccinated foreign tourists, after a 17-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the national news agency said. Riyadh, however, has not announced the lifting of restrictions on the Omra pilgrimage, which attracts millions of Muslims from …
Read More »United States: Biden calls to offer $ 100 to vaccinated people
Joe Biden, the US President called on states as well as local governments to offer, out of the funds they have received, $ 100 to all people who get vaccinated in order to encourage the vaccination program. The president also issued a strict new vaccine requirement for US federal workers, …
Read More »Covid-19: French people demonstrate against the health pass
French people will be in the streets in France, this Saturday, to demonstrate against the health pass project approved by parliament. Nearly 140,000 people are expected for the event. The anti-health passes are booming, and give even more voice since the government took its measures to contain the spread of …
Read More »Covid-19: Delta variant spreads in China, Beijing affected
The Delta variant of the covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc in the world. The latest covid-19 variant is now spreading to several provinces in China, including Beijing, authorities said on Thursday. The Delta strain is said to be more contagious. China, where Covid-19 was first detected at the end …
Read More »COVID-19: Burundi accepts vaccines but does not recommend them
Authorities in Burundi have agreed to receive Covid-19 vaccines, but say they won’t urge people to get vaccinated. The announcement has been done by Dr Thaddée Ndikumana, the health minister. The minister said the vaccines were proposed by the World Bank and they decide “to welcome them” but “the government …
Read More »Tunisia: head of the national TV sacked by the President
Mohamed Lassaad Dahech, the head of the tunisian national television has been fired by the country’s president Kais Saeid. The president appointed a provisional replacement. Earlier this week, Mr Saeid sacked a large number of senior government officials. He assumed executive and judicial powers at the week-end after suspending parliament …
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