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Serve with courage, integrity and discipline, President Kenyatta tasks new GSU officers

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Views: 5 President Uhuru Kenyatta follows proceedings during the Passing-out Parade of General Service Unit Recruits at the National Police College Embakasi B Campus in Nairobi County. NAIROBI, 8th December 2021 (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has tasked new General Service Unit (GSU) officers joining the National Police Service to serve the country with courage, integrity […]

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Omicron may have higher reinfection risk, but: 10 things WHO’s report reveals

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Views: 8 Aniston reveals why doing the ‘Friends’ reunion was hard © Provided by Hindustan Times Omicron has a risk of reinfection but possibly causes milder infections, WHO said based on available data. (AP)The World Health Organization said early data indicates that Omicron, the latest variant of the SARS-CoV-2 first found in South Africa, may

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Boris Johnson announces Plan B restrictions to tackle Omicron spread Sam Blewett 6 hrs ago

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Views: 6 Work-from-home guidance will return, Covid health certificates are to become mandatory in large venues and mask rules will be extended to combat the Omicron variant as Boris Johnson announced a move to his Plan B to tackle coronavirus. The Prime Minister warned it is clear the new strain is “growing much faster” than

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Pfizer booster holds up against omicron variant, company says

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Views: 1 Three doses of Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine can knock back the omicron variant by producing a 25-fold increase in antibodies, the company announced, but said two doses might not be enough to keep the mutant fully at bay. “Although two doses of the vaccine may still offer protection against severe disease caused by the

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Doctors to MPs, ‘strike will not end until our demands are met’

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Views: 4 Doctors under their umbrella body Uganda Medical Association appearing before Parliament’s Health Committee. Attempts by lawmakers to convince medical workers in government hospitals and health centres to review their industrial action were futile, with the medical workers vowing to continue the strike until their demands are met. Medical workers countrywide took to industrial

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Uganda registers first seven cases of Omicron variant says official

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Views: 2 Uganda has its first seven cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, a health official confirmed Tuesday. The director of clinical services, Charles Olaro, said the variant was detected in travelers from South Africa and Nigeria who arrived in Uganda on November 29. “We have already notified them about their status and

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World Bank says its funding helped deliver 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

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Views: 1 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank on Monday said its funding had helped deliver 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines around the world and it would reach the 150-million mark by the end of the month, if doses arrive as expected. © Reuters/SUMAYA HISHAM Healthcare worker administers the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a

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Iceland raises alert level for eruption of its most active volcano

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Views: 2 Iceland has raised the alert level for an eruption of its most active volcano following several small earthquakes. © Reuters Iceland has raised the alert for an eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano, seen here erupting in 2011. Pic: ReutersKnown as Grimsvotn, the volcano is buried beneath a glacier in an uninhabited and relatively

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Chile passes law to legalize same-sex marriage

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Views: 3 Chile’s Congress passed a bill Tuesday recognizing the legal rights of same-sex couples to marry. The Senate and lower house both voted overwhelmingly in favor of the measure.© Provided by dw.com Activists applaud the passage of a bill in Chile’s Congress approving same-sex marriageThe passage of the law Tuesday was lauded by rights

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Putin hopes WHO soon approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine

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Views: 1 By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press 1 day ago MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday voiced hope for a quick approval of the country’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine by the World Health Organization, saying the move is essential to expand its global supplies. © Provided by Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin holds

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