Japan will ban foreign nationals from entering the country starting Monday through the end of January after several cases of the new Covid-19 variant were recorded in the country, according to Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK.
Medics go on hunger strike in Peru amid Covid-19 second wave
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Some Peruvian medics are going on hunger strike to demand more funding as cases of Covid-19 spiral in the country, according to a statement from Peru's Social Security National Medical Union (SINAMMSOP) published We...
Randy Parton, the country singer and Dolly Parton’s younger brother, has died after a battle with cancer
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Country music singer Randy Parton, brother to Dolly Parton, has died after a battle with cancer. His sister announced his death on Thursday in a post on her Facebook page. "The family and I are grieving his loss but...
Loss of smell drives Covid-19 survivors to get creative in the kitchen
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Emergency physician Dr. Alex Yeats had just whipped up what seemed like an appetizing dinner option when his wife let him know she wasn't having anything to do with it. "It was black bean pasta with almonds and turm...
Zimbabwe se minister van buitelandse sake sterf nadat hy Covid-19 gekontrakteer het
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Zimbabwe se minister van buitelandse sake, Sibusiso Moyo, is in 'n plaaslike hospitaal dood nadat hy Covid opgevang is, het George Charamba, regeringswoordvoerder, gesê, op Woensdag. Moyo was die weermagoffisier wat op die staatse televisie op Nove gegaan het..
China builds massive Covid-19 quarantine camp for 4,000 people as outbreak continues
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China is rushing to build a massive quarantine camp that can house more than 4,000 mense, after an outbreak of Covid-19 this month that has left tens of millions of people under strict lockdown. The quarantine cam...
An ASL interpreter for Hawaii’s Covid-19 press briefings has died of the virus
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An American Sign Language interpreter who helped keep the deaf community informed during Covid-19 press briefings in Hawaii has died from the virus. Patty Sakal, 62, passed away on Friday morning at Alvarado Hospita...
New Orleans Jazz Fest pushed to October due to Covid-19
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Die 2021 New Orleans Jazz Fest has been postponed until October, according to a statement posted on the festival's website. Originally scheduled to start at the end of April, Jazz Fest is being pushed to fall due to...
A nurse for 50 years refused to retire when the pandemic began. She later died from Covid-19
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After more than 50 years as an emergency room nurse, Betty Grier Gallagher had more than earned the right to retire. But according to those who knew and loved her, she just couldn't. She cared that much. Gallaher wo...
Biden begin hul eerste toespraak om 'n land in 'n krisis te verenig
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Die gekose president Joe Biden het al meer as vier dekades boekdele in die Amerikaanse Capitol uitgespreek, maar die gewig van die woorde benader nie die omvang van die boodskap wat hy tydens die volgende stap op sy voetstappe sal lewer nie..
Trump om Covid-19-reisbeperkings op te hef voordat hy sy amp verlaat, Amptenaar van die Withuis sê
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President Donald Trump sal na verwagting vanaf Januarie die reisbeperkings wat verband hou met die koronavirus ophef 26, byna 'n week nadat hy sy amp verlaat het, het 'n amptenaar van die Withuis Maandag gesê. Die beampte van die Withuis het gesê Trum ...
California tops 3 million Covid-19 cases
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California has become the first state in the nation to record more than 3 million Covid-19 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and the Covid Tracking Project. The number of cases there has tripled...
A teenager saved her family when they lost their sense of smell from Covid-19 and didn’t realize their house was on fire
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A Texas family who lost their sense of smell because they have coronavirus nearly died when a fire engulfed their house and they couldn't smell the smoke. The only family member who didn't have the virus was 17-year...