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South African scientists will study link between COVID variants and untreated HIV

Leading South African scientists are set to investigate COVID-19 and HIV in tandem, amid mounting evidence that the collision of the two pandemics could be generating new coronavirus variants. The team at the Network for Genomic Surveillance in So..
Over 344,000 students return to schools today

Over 344,000 students in public and private schools and kindergartens will go back to schools today with 100 percent capacity following in-person attendance system. As many as 129,000 students in government schools and 215,000 students in the p..
Omicron can survive up to 8 days on plastic surfaces, new study finds

The Omicron COVID-19 variant can survive longer than earlier strains of the virus on plastic surfaces and human skin, new research by Japanese scientists has found. The study by a team from the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, which is no..
Ministry requires antigen test from all students to return to school

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has announced that students will return to schools and kindergartens with full in-person attendance from Sunday, January 30. In addition to its recent announcement on Wednesday, the Ministry s..
Booster jab gives 90% Covid protection, study says

Booster doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines offer improved protection against hospitalisations due to Covid-19 variants, new studies show. Data released on Friday by the US Centres for Disease Control found that a third dose of either vaccine..
Toddler stuck with Training Toilet seat now freed

Firefighters in County Durham have come to the rescue of a toddler who got his head stuck in a toilet training seat. The crew from Darlington removed the rim and freed Edward after his head got lodged in the potty. "It was not your 'bo..
Israeli study shows 4th shot of COVID-19 vaccine less effective on Omicron

A fourth shot of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies to even higher levels than the third jab but it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, according to a preliminary study in Israel. Israel's Sheba Medical Center has given second booster..
South African study suggests Omicron less severe even for unvaccinated

Unvaccinated people infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus may be less prone to severe illness and requiring hospital care or dying than was the case with previous variants, a South African study showed on Friday. The study, by the Natio..
Ministry specifies student groups who can attend in-person classes

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) announced that it has adopted an exceptional physical presence system at 50% of the capacity, attendance is optional for the student and the guardian, for secondary school students, grade 12 in p..

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