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Font size: A - | A + 0 Slovak virologists found the South Africa coronavirus variant in seven samples from Friday, March 5. Virologist Boris Klempa from the Slovak Academy of Sciences sequenced the samples for the presence of the new mutation, also known as 501.V2 or B.1.351, in his lab. He confirmed the new strain was found in six samples for the Dennik N daily on Sunday. The Health Ministry later confirmed the new strain was found in seven samples . Three infections were confirmed in Bratislava, in two men who arrived from Ukraine and in on woman who contracted the virus in Slovakia. In the nothern district of Stará Ľubovňa, a man who returned from Germany tested positive for the South Africa strain. In the Dolný Kubín district, one man and one woman who have not travelled anywhere were confirmed as positive with the new strain. A woman from Banská Bystrica district who returned from a trip to Zanzibar was also diagnosed … [Read more...] about South Africa variant confirmed in Slovakia

Video Player Close NAIROBI, March 7 (Xinhua) -- COVID-19 is exacerbating inequities associated with gender in several key spheres of life and development, Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Africa said in a statement issued in Nairobi ahead of International Women's Day to be marked on March 8. WHO said that African women bore the brunt of income losses, social marginalization, and health risks that escalated at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the continent. Moeti pointed out that the pandemic's aftershocks had a disproportionate impact on women and girls in the continent amid the absence of a robust safety net to minimize their vulnerabilities. African women despite accounting for about 41 percent of COVID-19 cases suffered immensely from social and economic disruptions linked to the pandemic including violence, job losses, and poverty. "The work that African women rely on for example in personal care and the informal sector came to … [Read more...] about COVID-19 worsened gender inequalities in Africa: WHO

NAIROBI: Two United Nations agencies on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) appealed for 29.23 billion shillings (about $266 million) to end food ration cuts for more than 3 million refugees in Eastern Africa. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and World Food Program (WFP) said funding shortages had forced cuts up to 60 percent and warned of growing risks, including increased malnutrition and anaemia as well as stunted child growth. “We have never had such a terrible funding situation for refugees. We have a $266-million shortfall for the next six months for refugees’ minimum needs,” said Michael Dunford, WFP Regional Director for Eastern Africa, in a joint statement issued in Nairobi. “We are deeply concerned that if cuts continue, they will be faced with a very difficult decision: stay in the camps where food and nutrition security is deteriorating or consider risking going back when it is unsafe,” he added. He said the immediate priority must be to restore assistance to at least … [Read more...] about UN appeals for $266-M aid for Africa

South African Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier slammed preferential “Black Economic Empowerment” as “racial discrimination” Sunday, saying such favoritism smacks of apartheid. Cardinal Napier, the archbishop of Durban, wrote on Twitter that Affirmative Action, Black Economic Empowerment and even Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment are all forms of racial discrimination “on a par with apartheid policies” that also favored another group by race. The cardinal put his assertion in the form of a “Lenten Resolution”: to give up on trying to figure out how preferential treatment for blacks based on skin color can be anything other than discrimination. A Lenten Resolution: — Cardinal Napier (@CardinalNapier) March 7, 2021 Cardinal Napier has also been a vocal critic of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, which he said is “committed to dismantling the very values, structure and institutions” central to a healthy society. The mission statement of Black Lives Matter “indicates … [Read more...] about African Cardinal: Affirmative Action Is ‘Racial Discrimination’ Like Apartheid

SA WOMEN TOUR OF INDIA, 2021 by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Share Tweet Playing international cricket after almost a year, India suffered a heavy defeat in the first ODI against South Africa in Lucknow © Getty Even as Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj were certain that the team wasn't feeling scratchy returning to international cricket after almost a one-year hiatus, India's ODI vice-captain, suggested that the team's one-sided defeat in the first One-Day International in Lucknow could be down to the reason of playing after a long time. Put in to bat, India were restricted to 177 for 9, a total that was chased down by the hosts with 8 wickets in hand and 59 balls to spare, riding largely on a 169-run opening stand between Lizelle Lee and Laura Wolvaardt. "When you're playing after a long time, there are chances that you can collapse," Harmanpreet said after the team's loss, on Sunday (March 7). "They also bowled … [Read more...] about Need more time together as team to rediscover rhythm: Harmanpreet