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South Africa registered 856 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 1,514,815. A further 194 Covid-19-related deaths were reported, bringing the total to 50,271.

Back to Normal in a Year, Biden Says; Texas Opens: Virus Update Bloomberg 3/2/2021 Bloomberg News © Bloomberg Healthcare workers wait to receive a Covid-19 vaccine at the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City, Manila on March 1. (Bloomberg) -- U.S. President Joe Biden said the U.S. may have enough vaccine for every adult American by the end of May as Merck & Co. Inc. confirmed it will help make rival Johnson & Johnson’s shot. He said he hopes the nation can return...

U.S. President Joe Biden said the U.S. may have enough vaccine for every adult American by the end of May as Merck & Co. Inc. confirmed it will help make rival Johnson & Johnson’s shot. He said he hopes the nation can return to normal a year from now.

Slovakia to tighten anti-COVID measures, hard lockdown looms Reuters 2/28/2021 © Reuters/RADOVAN STOKLASA Spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Trencin PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovak government will tighten anti-epidemic measures from March 3, including stricter limits on peoples movement, as the country struggles with the resurgent coronavirus. The government of Prime Minister Igor Matovic released details of the new measures after several days of debates with experts as the count...

The vaccine should be available for all age groups, officials said. In the first shipment, 200,000 doses arrived.

Slovakia will get 2 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine from Russia in a move the European Union member’s leader hailed as life-saving for its citizens.

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Slovakias Prime Minister Igor Matovic attends the European Union leaders face-to-face summit in Brussels, Belgium October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia may be able to avoid harsher anti-coronavirus measures as a result of its plans for nationwide testing scheduled to start this weekend, Prime Minister Igor Matovic said on Monday. Authorities conducted pilot testing in four badly hit regions over the weekend with more tha...

COVID-19: Slovakia mired in chaos For almost a year, Slovakia has been ruled by a coalition that pledged to clean up the "mafia state." Its chaotic strategies during the coronavirus pandemic, however, have pushed the country into a healthcare emergency. Despite employing widespread testing, Slovakia is losing the fight against the coronavirus pandemic as infection rates climb The coalition wanted to clean up the "mafia state," to be a government for the people, to create justice and transparenc...

Slovakia signed a deal to acquire 2 million doses of Russias Sputnik V vaccine even though it has not received approval from the EU regulator.

Slovakia has received its first shipment of 200,000 Sputnik V doses, the second European Union member state to obtain the Russian-made coronavirus vaccine.