Two Belgian men left unemployed by the coronavirus pandemic have reinvented themselves as the "COVID boys", disinfecting public surfaces and patrolling Brussels to encourage social distancing and mask wearing.
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TALAS, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - For hours now, Doolot Sydykov has been sitting on a platform in the middle of Bishkek’s main square, half-singing, half-speaking, eyes closed and rocking from side to side.
The sight of Sydykov in a trance-like state, dressed in traditional Kyrgyz garb and a fur hat, is striking. But every Kyrgyz will know that he is reciting the Epic of Manas, a poem half a million lines long about the history of their homeland, and that he is one of the manaschi, the professional storytellers who have passed it down over the generations.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, received a COVID-19 vaccine and urged people across the world to accept the jab, saying that getting vaccinated was part of the Christian commandment to love our neighbour as ourselves.
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ABUJA/LAGOS (Reuters) - Dr Oluwajoba Oroge braced for the week ahead - another long line of coronavirus patients at Abuja’s EHA clinic, and another long wait for news of a vaccine.
Europe has been inoculating its people since December - but African health authorities say it could still be weeks, even months, until they get their first shots.
Every day, said Dr. Oroge, cases are mounting, stocks of protective gear are dwindling and the number of his colleagues with the energy and health to keep fighting is falling.
“The cases will continue to rise if we don’t have a vaccine,” the 30-year-old told Reuters after seeing a patient. “That continues to mean more work stress, more mental stress, more stress on all the resources.”