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COVID-19 raises fears of increased women mortality rate

The COVID-19 restrictions have severely impacted health services for pregnant women and new moms in Africa as many of them lost their lives amid curfew restrictions, a humanitarian NGO has voiced. “In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, curfews imposed in certain African...

Pfizer jab drastically reduces virus infections: Study

The Pfizer vaccine is highly effective in preventing COVID-19 infections, deaths, and hospitalizations, according to a new study in Spain.  The investigation followed more than 116,000 nursing home residents, staff, and healthcare workers who were vaccinated in Catalonia starting...

Pakistan sees record daily deaths from virus since June

A third wave of COVID-19 continues to take its toll on Pakistan with 135 deaths recorded over the past 24 hours, the highest single-day fatalities since June 2020. Most deaths have been reported from the northeastern Punjab and northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkwa provinces, where...

Darfur clashes force 1,860 refugees into Chad

Recent intercommunal clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur State have forced 1,860 refugees to cross into neighboring Chad in the past week, according to a statement. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said the refugees -- mostly women, children, and the elderly -- have fled homes in villages...