Pandemic

May 3, 2021 5:01 PM Purpose-built, fully equipped facility on Victoria Island is Nigeria’s first one-stop centre for cancer diagnosis & treatment; Facilities utilise cutting edge technology include an imaging centre with CT, mammogram, ultrasound, X-Ray machines, a laboratory and blood bank, two modular operating theatres, an eight-bed chemotherapy suite,…

FHB thanks public for co-operation in compulsory testing ********************************************************      A spokesman for the Food and Health Bureau (FHB) thanked the general public for their co-operation in undergoing compulsory testing for fighting the virus together today (May 2).      Specimens were collected for over 113 000 persons (including more than 52 000…

The items below are highlights from the free newsletter, “Smart, useful, science stuff about COVID-19.” To receive newsletter issues daily in your inbox, sign up here. Don’t skip that second dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, advises a 4/29/21 story by Tara Parker-Pope at The New York Times, even if…

By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A nurse prepares a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine. FRED TANNEAU/AFP via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5pm on…

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Front-line workers stage a 'die-in' protest to demand paid sick days for all workers, in front of the Ontario provincial legislature at Queen's Park in Toronto, on Jan. 13, 2021. CARLOS OSORIO/Reuters It hasn’t even been a year since the business community pledged to stamp out systemic discrimination. The police…

Sony Pictures Entertainment has released the final trailer for Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. Originally due out in February 2020 to be closer to Easter, the sequel faced numerous delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will finally be hitting theaters here in the United States on June 18. In…

The NPD Group has released its report for the first quarter of 2021, showing how well the US video game industry performed in the January-March period. In short, the US games market is thriving right now due in part to the launch of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X…

Singapore, Apr 29, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Glasstech Asia Online Conference, powered by BAU and BAU China, happened on the 27th of April 2021. Leading the glass and facades community ahead, the online conference brought together a network of glass and facades professionals around the world, to learn, discuss…

If you’re like me, the vaccine shot in your arm means you’re looking into finally taking a trip after staying locked down for a year. To help you travel safely and in line with local guidelines, Google will now send you alerts regarding pandemic-related restrictions at your destination along with…