COVID-19 WRAP | SA records 230 new confirmed cases of Covid-19

October 31 2021 - 19:46

SA records 230 new confirmed cases of Covid-19

SA recorded 230 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Saturday night, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the country to 2,922,116.

The national death toll of Covid-19 related deaths is 89,177, after 14 new daily deaths were recorded.

The total number of vaccines administered since the start of the rollout is 22,381,951, with 2,814,264 recoveries.

October 31 2021 - 15:22

US gives 1.5 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan

The United States is delivering an additional 1.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan, a senior US administration official told Reuters, increasing to 4 million the total number of shots donated by Washington to the self-ruled island, which is under increasing pressure from China.

The new delivery of Moderna Inc doses will depart from Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday aboard a flight belonging to Taiwan's China Airlines, the official said.

"Our vaccines do not come with strings attached" and were not donated to "secure favors or extract concessions," the Biden administration official said, in an apparent reference to criticism that Beijing is trying to strengthen its geopolitical clout through so-called vaccine diplomacy.

Reuters

October 31 2021 - 14:28

Shanghai Disneyland suspends entry to cooperate with China's COVID probes

Shanghai Disneyland said on Sunday that it has temporarily suspended entry to cooperate with Covid-19 investigations linked to other Chinese provinces and cities.

Guests currently in the park are required to undergo Covid-19 tests at the exit when they leave, Shanghai Disneyland said on its Chinese social media account.

Entry to the nearby Disneytown has also been halted, Shanghai Disneyland said.

Reuters

October 31 2021 - 05:30

US FDA authorises Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine use for children aged 5-11