Category: International

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh * Royal officials said they took the rare step of commenting on the monarch’s health to prevent inaccuracies * The UK is the world’s first nation to begin a mass vaccination drive against COVID-19 * The Government is aiming to deliver doses to 15 million people by mid-February AP/Reuters Buckingham Palace officials said in a statement that the 94-year-old Queen Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, received their COVID-19…

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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has criticised China * A team of scientists were already on their way to China By Euronews, AP   China has failed to grant permission for international inspectors to visit Wuhan as part of a study into the origins of the deadly coronavirus, according to World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Speaking on Tuesday, Dr Tedros said that a number of the team of scientists were already on their way to the Chinese city where…

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Opinion by Ifeanyi M. Nsofor, allAfrica.com Now that COVID-19 vaccines are available, the richest countries in the world have effectively bought them up. African leaders have let them. As an African, I am disappointed at these leaders who have become so dependent on rich western nations to fund every aspect of healthcare delivery on the continent that they are willing to sit by and wait for the vaccines that can save African lives. Africans, it is time to take…

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