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The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox Boris Johnson has vowed to the country that lockdown easing measures will not be halted despite concerns of new Covid variants making…
Read MoreChina suspicion, 'foreign plot' fears hamper Africa Covid-19 vaccine plan
JOHANNESBURG (BLOOMBERG) – As if the struggle to secure its meagre supplies of Covid-19 vaccines was not bad enough, Africa is now having a hard time getting people to take them. Only 5.22 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa – a region with…
Read MoreBoris Johnson holding 5pm press conference amid coronavirus variant fears
The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox Boris Johnson will hold a press conference at 5pm as fears grow over new Covid-19 variants. The Prime Minister will address the…
Read MoreOlympics: Belgium to vaccinate Tokyo Games hopefuls
BRUSSELS (AFP) – Around 225 Belgian athletes wanting to participate in this summer’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be given Covid-19 vaccines in the coming days, health authorities in Belgium announced on Monday (April 19). The athletes concerned are…
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An expat New Zealander was getting ready for a relaxing BBQ lunch with friends last Sunday when it took a shocking turn with the discovery of a body of a Filipino seaman on the beach in front of his Vanuatu…
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From RNZ All outbound travel out of Vanuatu’s main island, Efate, has been stopped for three days following confirmation of a Covid-19 case. The positive case is a recently deceased Filipino fisherman whose body washed up on a beach near…
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When Sydney-based Rowan Heath sees her 85-year-old mother Heather in Auckland today, it will be one of many tearful reunions as quarantine-free flights finally begin between New Zealand and Australia. Rowan, a 58-year-old teacher from Manly, will be one of…
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OPINION: Did you know returnees spend 14 days in MIQ after they arrive in New Zealand? Or that Covid-19 can be transmitted via air particles as well as droplets? The Labour MPs on Parliament’s health committee apparently have such an…
Read MoreCovid 19 coronavirus: 12 New Zealand Navy personnel, family in Canada infected with virus
Twelve New Zealand Royal Navy personnel and family members have been infected with Covid-19 in Canada. They are part of 103 naval personnel in Canada with the frigate HMNZS Te Mana, which is undergoing a major Frigate Systems Upgrade (FSU)…
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