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South Africa puts AstraZeneca vaccinations on hold over variant data

Prior to widespread circulation of the more contagious variant, the vaccine was showing efficacy of around 75%

PM Modi speaks to S Africa President Ramaphosa over Covid-19 management

Both leaders spoke to each other on Thursday evening with the key focus being on the covid pandemic and cooperation on the Covid vaccines

South Africa receives 1 million Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses

Ramaphosa said the vaccine would boost the fight against the pandemic

Greece finds 1st case of new coronavirus strain detected in South Africa

Greek authorities announced that the first case of the mutated coronavirus strain detected in South Africa was diagnosed in Thessaloniki city in northern Greece

Toyota South Africa to produce new model, creating 500 direct jobs

Toyota South Africa will start manufacturing a new model, the Corolla Cross, in the country this year, creating 500 jobs at its production plant in the east coast town of Durban

India to send 1 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to South Africa on Feb 1

After the arrival of the vaccine doses via Dubai, these will undergo some processes for 10 to 14 days, after which these will be distributed among provinces, he said during a virtual press conference

Biden reimposes ban on travellers from Europe, adds South Africa to list

Biden on Monday is also reimposing an entry ban on nearly all non-U.S. travelers who have been in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Ireland

Biden to reinstate Covid restriction on non-US travellers, add South Africa

Biden is reversing an order from President Donald Trump in his final days in office that called for the relaxation of the travel restrictions as of Tuesday

South Africa to pay $5.25 a dose for AstraZeneca vaccine from India's SII

The SII doses are intended for South Africa's frontline healthcare workers

Vedanta Zinc International reopens Gamsberg mine in South Africa

Mining has started again following a closure in November when a pit wall collapsed

In eye of storm: South Africa closes borders amid rising coronavirus cases

South Africa will close border posts with neighbouring countries for entry and departure as cases surge due to the new coronavirus variant, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced

South Africa to store Covid-19 vaccines from India at secret place

The South African government will store the 1.5 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine that it will receive from India in the next few weeks at a secret place because of the risk of theft

New coronavirus variant found in travellers from Brazil: Japan govt

A ministry official said studies were underway into the efficacy of vaccines against the new variant, which differs from highly-infectious variants first found in Britain and South Africa

South Africa says to get 1.5 million vaccines from Serum Institute of India

A million jabs to be delivered in January and the remainder the following month

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Covid yet to reach these places and might never

Tracking evolutionary process of new variants, 1 in 50 people in England infected last week, Grammys a victim of an unprecedented surge in Los Angeles, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid-19 variants found in the UK, South Africa spread around the world

The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is not enough information to determine whether the new variants could undermine vaccines

Japan reports first case of new Covid strain that emerged in South Africa

The first case of the new coronavirus variant found in South Africa has been confirmed in Japan, the Japan Times reported

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Infection rate highest in Kerala currently

India spotted a 'super-spreading' strain months ago, mutations explained, lockdown weddings, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Mutated coronavirus variant from South Africa found in UK: Health minister

South Africa's health department said last week that a new genetic mutation of the virus had been discovered and might be responsible for a recent surge in infections there

UK identifies new South African coronavirus variant, tightens lockdown

Like the UK variant identified earlier, the new variant of the novel coronavirus is also driving a massive resurgence of the disease in South Africa