coronavirus

Unfathomable just one year ago, the United States on Monday passed the horrific marker of 500,000 dead from Covid-19.
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The first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination is 85 percent effective against coronavirus infection between two and four weeks after inoculation, according to a study published in the Lancet medical journal.
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Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Friday appeared to admit the coronavirus was circulating in his country after months of denial, as he called for fresh prayers to combat the disease.
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There is now a 61% dominance of the new South African variant of the Covid-19 virus which spreads faster and has a higher fatality rate, says Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa.
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Masked first-graders excitedly chatted to each other at a Johannesburg school on Monday, trying to make friends, some even going to shake hands -- but the coronavirus pandemic has put an end to that, at least for now.
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The battle of the Zambezi will, for the first time, miss the important ingredient, which usually fires it, when Zimbabwe host Zambia in an AFCON qualifier next month.
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Anxiety, depression, self-harm and even suicide: a growing number of children in the United States are struggling with their mental health during the coronavirus pandemic, doctors, teachers, parents and the government are all warning.
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The country yesterday recorded 150 new Covid-19 positive cases and 15 deaths. The seven-day rolling average for new cases falls to 237 from 258 yesterday.
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Thirty-eight people died due to Covid-19 on Thursday and 342 new cases were recorded on the same day.
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Zimbabwe has 105 people in hospitals due to Covid-19, with five in intensive care units, nine showing severe symptoms and 91 being mild to moderate, as of Saturday afternoon.
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