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23.02.2021 / 17:50

Cases of South African variant confirmed in NI

The first confirmed cases of the Covid-19 variant first detected in South Africa have been recorded in Northern Ireland, Health Minister Robin Swann said.

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South African ex-president's corruption trial set for May

JOHANNESBURG – Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial is set to begin in May, more than 16 years after he was first implicated in the graft allegations.

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Delaying 2nd AstraZeneca COVID shot may boost efficacy

A single dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine offered 76% protection against COVID-19 for 3 months, at which time administering the second dose resulted in up to 47% greater protection than giving it at 6 weeks, according to a study published late last week in the Lancet.

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New variants mean more vaccination needed for herd immunity: Health Canada

coronavirus variants gaining a foothold in Canada, the percentage of vaccinated Canadians required to achieve herd immunity is increasing, Health Canada’s chief medical adviser said on Monday. Coronavirus vaccine tracker: How many Canadians are vaccinated against COVID-19? That’s because the B.1.1.7 variant, which first emerged in the U.K., and the B.1.351 variant, first discovered in South Africa, are believed to be more infectious than the original strain.As the virus gets better at spreading, our vaccination rates will have to be even higher to make sure those who can’t get a jab can still be kept safe, Dr.

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Ontario reports 51 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Monday

OTTAWA -- Ontario health officials are reporting 51 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Monday.

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Ontario reports more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases, 11 more deaths

coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing the provincial total to 294,144.Monday’s case count is slightly lower than Sunday’s which saw 1,087 new infections. On Saturday, 1,228 new cases were recorded and 1,150 on Friday.It is also the fifth day in a row cases are above 1,000.According to Monday’s provincial report, 325 cases were recorded in Toronto, 215 in Peel Region, 87 in York Region, 56 in Hamilton and 51 in Ottawa.All other local public health units reported fewer than 50 new cases in the provincial report.

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Ontario reports 77 new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa on Sunday

OTTAWA -- Ontario health officials are reporting 77 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa.

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UK coronavirus hospital deaths soar by 283 as new surge testing announced

Coronavirus hospital deaths in the UK have increased by 283, according to the latest daily figures.

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Surge Covid testing rolled out in another UK area after South African variant found

Coronavirus surge testing is being rolled out in the Brentwood area of Essex after a person tested positive for the South African variant in the area.

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Covid-19 is eight times more infectious than original virus found in Wuhan, study finds

Covid-19 is now eight times more infectious than the original virus found in Wuhan, according to a study.New strains of the virus which have been caused by mutations are now far more infectious, say experts.A mutation dubbed D614G is thought to be the most dominant across the globe.Last week top docs warned Brits to stay at home after a new strain was identified, known as B.1.525.The variant contains a genetic change called E484K, also found in the Brazilian and South African variants which has the potential to defeat existing Covid-19 vaccines or natural antibodies.A study which has been published in the journal eLife found the D614G mutation which is far more infectious.Scientists compared the new mutation and introduced DG14G to the

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Japan’s government says it has identified new, more contagious coronavirus variant

TOKYO - Japan has confirmed the discovery of a new, more contagious coronavirus variant, according to a report released by the country’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID).Reuters reported that the new strain appears to have originated overseas, but is different than the other strains identified in Britain, South Africa and Brazil."It may be more contagious than conventional strains, and if it continues to spread domestically, it could lead to a rapid rise in cases," Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said Friday, Reuters reported.According to the NIID report, 91 cases of the new strain have been identified in the Kanto region of Japan, roughly 64 miles north of Tokyo. The discovery of the new strain comes as Japan

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South Africa's president fights own party over corruption

JOHANNESBURG – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's anti-corruption drive is facing stiff resistance from political foes within his own party, including his predecessor, who is openly defying a ruling from the country's highest court to testify at an inquiry into state graft.

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Canada’s hunt for COVID-19 variants to ramp up with more genomic sequencing

COVID-19 is aiming to double its efforts across Canada as part of a global surveillance initiative to keep up with new strains that may become more prevalent.Viruses naturally mutate over time, and several COVID -19 variants of concern have been identified, including those that were first associated with the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil and Nigeria, all of which have been detected in Canada.New variants, some of which are more transmissible, are identified using equipment that sequences the virus’s genetic material or genome in patients to show that the main variant has developed a group of mutations on what could be considered the family tree of the virus.

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Africa reaches 100,000 known COVID-19 deaths as danger grows

NAIROBI – Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short.

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Clinical trials indicate India's vaccines will be effective against Covid-19 variants: ICMR

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr Balram Bhargava has said interim results of the ongoing clinical trials indicated that the indigenous Covid-19 vaccines would be effective against the mutated virus strains reported from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil.A paper on Covaxin's neutralisation potential against the UK strain has been accepted for publication, he said here on Thursday while addressing an international webinar "Kerala Health: Making the SDG A Reality,"organised by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Kerala.Also Read | Turnout modest for second covid shotIn the case of the variants from South Africa and Brazil, efforts were on to isolate the mutated

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Japan finds more than 90 cases of new covid-19 virus variant

TOKYO : Japanese health authorities have found more than 90 cases of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus, the government's chief spokesman said on Friday.The mutant variant, known as E484K, has been found in 91 cases in the Kanto area of eastern Japan and in 2 cases at airports, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobo Kato told reporters.Also Read | Turnout modest for second covid shotThe variant is believed to have come from overseas but is different from those that originated in Britain and South Africa, according to an earlier report by the Mainichi newspaper which cited Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases.Japan has reported 151 cases of variants from Britain, South Africa and Brazil, according to the health ministry.

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Interim data suggests India's Covid-19 vaccines effective against new variants, says ICMR

Covid-19 vaccines would be effective against the mutated virus strains reported from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday."The interim analysis report should be out in a week," said ICMR director-general Dr Balram Bhargava while addressing an international webinar "Kerala Health: Making the SDG A Reality," organised by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Kerala.Also Read | Turnout modest for second covid shotBhargava said that the third clinical trial of Covaxin BB152 had been completed as all the 25,800 volunteers involved in the exercise had been administered both doses.He also stated that a paper on Covaxin's neutralisation potential against the

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Pfizer, Moderna vaccines may be less effective against B1351 variant

Both the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against the B1351 variant first identified in South Africa, although the latter vaccine could offer good protection against the B117 variant first seen in the United Kingdom, according to two letters published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Pfizer plans to test COVID vaccine booster engineered for South African variant

New York: A top Pfizer Inc scientist said on Thursday the company is in intensive discussions with regulators to test a booster shot version of its coronavirus vaccine specifically targeted for a highly contagious variant that is spreading widely in South Africa and elsewhere.Phil Dormitzer, one of Pfizer's top viral vaccine scientists, said in an interview that he believes the current vaccine - developed with Germany's BioNTech SE - is highly likely to still protect against the concerning variant first discovered in South Africa."We're not doing that primarily because we think that that means that we're going to need to change that vaccine," he said.

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South African variant of Covid could significantly reduce vaccine protection: Pfizer

Covid-19 vaccine will still work against the variant.The study found the vaccine was still able to neutralise the killer virus and there is not yet evidence from trials in people that the variant reduces vaccine protection, the firms stated.Still, they are making investments and talking to regulators about developing an updated version of their mRNA vaccine or a booster shot, if needed.For the study, scientists from the companies and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) developed an engineered virus that contained the same mutations carried on the spike portion of the highly contagious coronavirus variant first discovered in South Africa, known as B.1.351.

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Pfizer says lab test indicates diminished antibody response by its COVID-19 vaccine to South Africa variant

NEW YORK - A laboratory study from Pfizer Inc/BioNTech suggests that the company’s current COVID-19 vaccine may generate a significantly less robust antibody response against the South Africa variant of the coronavirus. According to the in vitro study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), lab results "indicated a reduction in neutralization," of the virus."This finding is consistent with recent reports of the neutralization of variant SARS-CoV-2," Pfizer wrote in a news release published Wednesday. RELATED: Severe winter storms will cause ‘widespread delays’ in COVID-19 vaccine shipments, CDC saysResearchers analyzed blood from people who had taken the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine and identified a two-thirds reduction in

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Pfizer says South African variant could notably cut down vaccine protection

coronavirus may reduce antibody protection from the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE vaccine by two-thirds, and it is not clear if the shot will be effective against the mutation, the companies said on Wednesday.The study found the vaccine was still able to neutralize the virus and there is not yet evidence from trials in people that the variant reduces vaccine protection, the companies said.

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One dead in COVID 19 outbreak linked to variant at North Bay, Ont., apartment building

More cases connected to North Bay, Ont., apartment outbreak with COVID-19 variant One of the cases has been identified as the variant first detected in South Africa while further testing is underway to determine the strain involved in the others.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The region’s top doctor, Dr.

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First case of the more contagious U.K. COVID-19 variant arrives in Hamilton, says public health

new U.K. variant of COVID-19 has arrived in Hamilton after revealing a positive case in a statement on Wednesday.The B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in the United Kingdom, is believed to spread more easily and faster based on recent modelling and epidemiological studies.

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Covid-19: Govt issues new rules for international passengers as new variants emerge

All international passengers arriving in India post 23:59 hrs on 22nd February may refer to the algorithm below. pic.twitter.com/x1lTZUCoxPIn the wake of a new strain of coronavirus infection, the civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on earlier extended the suspension of all international flight operations in the country till 28 February, 2021.The Karnataka government on Tuesday announced mandatory RT-PCR negative certificate for all passenger arriving to the state from United Kingdom, Brazil and South Africa.

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India examining vaccine dosage interval and effectiveness after new Covid strain

AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine doses from 4 weeks to 8-12 weeks in Indian context, the central government has said.The vaccine also available in India, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) under the name covishield is being administered at an interval of 4 weeks.

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'Variants represent a growing threat': COVID-19 relief bill would increase ability to spot virus mutations

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. scientists would gain vastly expanded capabilities to identify potentially deadlier mutations of the coronavirus under COVID-19 relief legislation advancing in Congress.The U.S.

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South African president gets jab to start vaccination drive

JOHANNESBURG – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive a COVID-19 vaccination to launch the inoculation drive Wednesday, effectively joining an observational study because the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is not yet authorized for general use anywhere in the world.

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New coronavirus symptoms to look out for as new Nigerian variant is ‘more severe'

coronavirus has been discovered and it is already on UK soil.First identified in Nigeria, there are real concerns among medical experts that this particular strain of the virus could prove resistant to the vaccine as this mutation contains the 484K mutation to the spike protein, which may help it evade the vaccine's antibodies.The 484K mutation has also been identified in the South African and Brazilian variants.Dr Simon Clarke, an associate professor of cellular microbiology at the University of Reading, was the first expert to express concerns over the new strain's potential resistance to current vaccines.Clarke told the Guardian: “We don’t yet know how well this [new] variant will spread, but if it is successful it can be presumed that

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COVID-19 bill would scale up ability to spot virus mutations

WASHINGTON – ATTN DESK: CAN BE ILLUSTRATED WITH FILE ART OF WHITE HOUSE COVID COORDINATOR JEFF ZIENTS.

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Canada sees 51 new coronavirus deaths as total cases top 831K

coronavirus, pushing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 831,582. U.S.

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Alberta records 50 new cases of the U.K. COVID-19 variant

Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Alberta recorded 50 new cases of the B.1.1.7.

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South Africa to share COVID vaccine as Europe weighs J&J vaccine

In the latest international COVID-19 developments, South Africa health officials announced they will share the country's AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine with other African nations, and in Europe, Johnson & Johnson submitted its request for an emergency use authorization for its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.

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More cases connected to North Bay, Ont., apartment outbreak with COVID-19 variant

South African COVID-19 variant identified in North Bay, Ont., outbreak It says of those who’ve been infected, 20 have tested positive for a variant of COVID-19 — one of those has been identified as the variant first detected in South Africa while further testing is underway to determine the strain involved in the others.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The health unit declared the outbreak last week and is looking at how the virus spread.

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South Africa readies to give J&J shots to healthcare workers

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa is preparing to give its first COVID-19 vaccinations — shots of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine still being tested — to healthcare workers this week, the health minister said Tuesday.

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Another new coronavirus mutation found in UK as top docs beg Brits to stay home

coronavirus with the potential to defeat existing Covid-19 vaccines or natural antibodies.Known as B.1.525, the variant contains a genetic change called E484K, also found in the Brazilian and South African variants.Public Health England (PHE) has said there is no evidence that the mutations in the new variant make the virus more transmissible or cause severe disease.It said B.1.525 has been classed as a “variant under investigation” and as of Tuesday, 38 cases had been identified in the UK.The variant has also been seen in other countries, including Australia, Denmark, Nigeria, Canada and the US.Laboratory studies have shown that viruses with the E484K mutation can escape human defences, making them more efficient at evading natural and

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Johnson & Johnson files for EU vaccine approval

Johnson & Johnson has applied for authorisation for its coronavirus vaccine in the EU with a decision possible by the middle of March, the European Medicines Agency has said.

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New coronavirus variant found in UK

direct to your inboxScientists have identified another new variant of coronavirus which has potentially concerning mutations.The new strain, known as B.1.525, contains the E484K mutation, which is also found in the Brazilian and South African 'variants of concern'.Scientists say the E484K mutation can escape human defences, making them more efficient at evading natural and vaccine-triggered immunity.Public Health England (PHE) has said there is no evidence that the mutations in the new variant make the virus more transmissible or cause severe disease.A total of 33 cases of the new variant have been identified in the UK, with samples dating back to December, according to a report from Edinburgh University.It has also been seen in other

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4 South African and 1 Brazilian covid-19 strain cases detected in India: ICMR

variant of coronavirus circulating in over 44 countries has now entered India, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) confirmed on Tuesday stating that the country has detected four cases of the mutant strain. India has also reported one case of the Brazilian strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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South African COVID-19 variant found in NYC hospital patient

NEW YORK - A patient in a New York City hospital has tested positive for the South African variant of the coronavirus.During a news conference Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the patient is between 50 to 60 years old, is not a New York resident and was transferred to a city hospital from Connecticut for a procedure.

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Four detected with South Africa strain of Covid-19 in India in January

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Coronavirus testing underway at Mississauga condo building

A condo building in Mississauga is the site of mass coronavirus testing after five South African variant cases have been confirmed. Sean O’Shea reports.

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‘Perfect storm’: Is Canada headed for a third wave of COVID-19?

coronavirus in Canada as provinces ease restrictions.All 10 provinces have now reported at least one case of the variant first detected in the United Kingdom. Other “variants of concern” from South Africa and Brazil have also made their way into the country.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Feb. 15

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Monday:All residents of a central Mississauga condo will be tested after five cases of the South African COVID-19 variant were confirmed there, Peel Region’s medical officer of health says.Dr. Lawrence Loh said widespread testing will be conducted at 385 Prince of Wales Dr., just south of Confederation Parkway and Rathburn Road, in an attempt to curb the spread of the fast-spreading variant.

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All residents of Mississauga condo to be tested after South African COVID-19 variant confirmed

COVID-19 variant were confirmed there, Peel Public Health Says.Widespread testing will be conducted to attempt to curb the spread of the fast-spreading variant.“As we begin to see variants of concern spread within the community, we are at a critical point in the pandemic response as these variants have the ability erase the progress we have made as a community,” said Dr. Lawrence Loh, Peel’s medical officer of health.

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UK opens quarantine hotels, pushes on with vaccine drive

LONDON – Britain’s newly established quarantine hotels received their first guests on Monday as the government tries to prevent new variants of the coronavirus from derailing its fast-moving vaccination drive.

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Coronavirus: South African COVID-19 variant identified in North Bay, Ont. outbreak

The South African variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in an outbreak in North Bay, Ont., which has seen 20 confirmed cases with a variant of concern.

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South African COVID-19 variant identified in North Bay, Ont., outbreak

COVID-19 variant originally discovered in South Africa has surfaced in North Bay, Ont.The North Bay Perry Sound District Health Unit, which is contending with a local outbreak, says it’s identified one case of the South Africa-based variant so far, adding the patient is a close contact of an international traveller.An outbreak at an apartment building in North Bay has seen at least 18 confirmed novel coronavirus variant cases. 18 COVID-19 variant cases confirmed as part of North Bay, Ont., apartment building outbreak North Bay is currently one of four regions that will remain under a provincial stay-at-home order for the coming week in a bid to lower local COVID-19 case counts.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0