Meet the COVID-19 testing company behind one of Google’s most coveted perks
Last week, when many Americans were waiting in long lines and scouring drugstores for COVID-19 tests due to the spread
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West Africa: Extreme poverty rises nearly 3 per cent due to COVID-19
Extreme poverty in West Africa rose by nearly three per cent in 2020, another fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, a
Read moreCases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth COVID-19 wave ebbs
For the first time in Africa since the peak of the Omicron wave, weekly COVID-19 cases dropped significantly and deaths
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Twitter is listing famous families that would only get 4 free COVID-19 tests
Last week, the U.S. government announced that it’s buying one billion rapid COVID-19 tests to distribute to Americans for free
Read moreCOVID-19: WHO expresses hope worst of Omicron wave is over
Omicron continues to sweep the world, but cases seem to have peaked in some countries, which gives the head of
Read moreUN-backed COVAX mechanism delivers its 1 billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose
With a 1.1 million jab delivery in Rwanda this weekend, the World Health Organization’s multilateral initiative to provide equal access
Read moreWHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Thursday two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19, one for patients with critical diseaseand one for non-severe cases. UN News
Read moreCOVID-19 pandemic stalls global economic recovery: UN report
The UN’s key report on the global economy, released on Thursday, shows that the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19
Read moreOmicron fuels record weekly COVID-19 cases, but deaths ‘stable’
Fuelled by Omicron, more than 15 million new cases of COVID-19 were reported around the world last week, by far the most
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Stephen Colbert points out why deliberately catching COVID-19 is a terrible idea
The Late Show host Stephen Colbert has shared a little pandemic advice, urging people not to go out and deliberately
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