South African woman whips off her THONG and uses it as a make-shift mask after being warned about having no face covering by supermarket staff The unidentified woman was filmed at a Pick n Pay supermarket in South Africa Security guard asked her to use face mask but she claimed she did not have one … Read more
Moderna has become the first vaccine maker to develop a jab that targets the South African coronavirus variant. The Boston-based biotech has already shipped the raw materials to the US National Institutes of Health, which helped the firm study its first jab, to start human trials. Dr Anthony Fauci, the US’ top Covid expert, and his … Read more
British ‘suspected drug dealer’, 46, is shot dead outside South African primary school seconds after dropping his son off there Briton Simon Mather, 46, was fatally shot as he was dropping off his stepson Mr Mather was shot twice in the head while carrying out the school run He is believed to have become involved … Read more
The South African mutant Covid strain has spread to Essex and led to surge testing being launched in a new postcode after a single case was found. Surge testing comprises of increased testing (including door-to-door testing in some areas) and enhanced contact tracing in specific locations across England. It allows people without any coronavirus symptoms … Read more
Pope removes conservative African cardinal who warned Islam would ‘invade the world’ after clash with Vatican Robert Sarah was a favourite among conservatives in the Catholic Church Some even hoped he could have succeeded Pope Francis as Pontiff eventually He frequently clashed with Pope Francis and resigned in accordance with law By Matt Drake For … Read more
A laboratory study suggests that the South African variant of the 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 … Read more
Public Health England has found another 15 cases of the South African coronavirus variant in the UK taking the total to 217 amid concerns it could make vaccines less effective if it becomes widespread. And 42 people are confirmed to have been infected with a new variant not seen before, which carries the same mutation … Read more
Man is fined £4,000 for keeping an African wildcat as a PET at his family home in London African wildcat Zena was reported by concerned neighbours in Roehampton She was seized and taken to a specialist wildlife facility in the United Kingdom Owner James Brown, 36,admitted one count of keeping her without a licence By … Read more
Man is fined £4,000 for keeping an African wildcat as a PET at his family home in London African wildcat Zena was reported by concerned neighbours in Roehampton She was seized and taken to a specialist wildlife facility in the United Kingdom Owner James Brown, 36,admitted one count of keeping her without a licence By … Read more
The South African variant of coronavirus, known as B.1.351, has mutations on its outer spike proteins that change the shape of the virus in a way that makes it look different to the body than older versions of the virus. Because the immune system’s antibodies are so specific, any change in the part of the … Read more