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Africa Has Registered More than 10 Millions COVID-19 Cases

Screenshot 20220109 095759 Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares Latest report has revealed that Africa has Registered over 10 million COVID-19 cases The development was revealed by African Union Center for Disease, (CDC) on the 9 of January 2022. CGTN report reads: #LATEST Africa has registered more than 10 million #coronavirus cases, according to figures from the African Union’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) seen by AFP on Sunday Coronavirus was first discovered in late 2019 in China. .uf6f5f692ce96579dac3da875da66f125 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -m...

Man want to be infected With Omicron COVID-19 So He Could take two weeks COVID-19 leaves

Screenshot 20220109 101216 Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares A Chinese Man Edwin Chen says he wanted to be infected with COVID-19 Omicron so he could take two leaves. The man who share his thoughts on twitter, later change his mind after he realizes that his dog will be taken away from him if he tested positive for the virus. .u8fb6993f254fb50e2cf0288ac20ab486 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); text-decoration:none; } .u8...

Man want to be infected With Omicron COVID-19 So He Could take two weeks COVID-19 leaves

Screenshot 20220109 101216 Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares A Chinese Man Edwin Chen says he wanted to be infected with COVID-19 Omicron so he could take two leaves. The man who share his thoughts on twitter, later change his mind after he realizes that his dog will be taken away from him if he tested positive for the virus. .u8fb6993f254fb50e2cf0288ac20ab486 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); text-decoration:none; } .u8...

“COVID-19 Canines” Are Being Trained to Detect Virus at Concerts

We’ve all heard of dogs trained to sniff for drugs and explosives, but a number of musicians are enlisting the help of dogs specifically trained to sniff out COVID-19 to ensure their upcoming tours go off without a hitch. Rolling Stone reports out that artists and bands including Eric Church, Tool, Metallica, and The Black Keys have employed olfactorily-gifted canines to take a whiff of everybody in their band and crew. If the dogs detect the virus, they notify the respective parties by sitting down. While we’re not exactly sure what scientific benefits dogs hold over rapid antigen tests (aside from cuteness), they’re managed by Ohio-based agency Bio-Detection K9, who claim their pups were “98-99% accurate in double blinded validation studies using clinical samples and actual humans.”...

DJ Kay Slay Reportedly Hospitalized With COVID-19

DJ Kay Slay is reportedly in the hospital battling COVID-19 and on a ventilator. Longtime music manager Wack100 shared the unfortunate news on his Instagram Wednesday (Jan. 5) by posting a picture of the New York DJ and record executive and writing, “Pray for my brotha @djkayslay It’s not looking good. He might be mad at me for this those that know Slay but he needs all the support he can get … Been 14 days fighting Covid and he’s just be put on a ventilator . Keep him in your prayers Please.” A post on DJ Kay Slay’s Instagram page urges supporters to “keep the positive energy up for my brother Slay fir a speedy recovery.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news LL Cool J, who’s frequently collaborated with him on mixtapes such as 2002’s Get Down Or Lay Down Pt. 2 and 2008’s The Re...

2022 Grammy Awards Ceremony Postponed Indefinitely Due to Omicron Concerns

With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 reportedly reaching 1 million daily cases, The Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the 64th annual Grammy Awards. The ceremony was scheduled to take place on Monday, January 31st, 2022. In a joint statement released by The Recording Academy and CBS, they cited “uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant” as the driving factor behind the move. “After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards Show,” the statement reads. “The health and safety of those in our music community, the live audience, and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly to produce ou...

John Mayer Tests Positive for COVID-19, Exits Dead & Company Festival in Mexico

Just before flying to Mexico for Dead & Company’s annual festival Playing in the Sand, John Mayer had to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19. The band shared the news in a social media post, while also announcing that Margo Price would now be joining the rock veterans. “Today, just prior to leaving for Mexico, per his physician, @JohnMayer tested positive for COVID-19 and will be unable to perform at the upcoming ‘Playing in the Sand’ event in Riviera Cancun January 7-10,” the band wrote. Mayer becomes the second Dead & Company bandmate to bow out of the festival, after drummer Bill Kreutztmann announced that he would be pulling out due to heart issues. According to the group, “The weekend will now feature Dos Hermanos con Amigos,” referring to founding Grateful ...

John Mayer Tests Positive to COVID-19

John Mayer has tested positive to the novel coronavirus, forcing him to miss his planned appearance with Dead & Company at Playing in the Sand festival. Mayer returned a positive test just prior to leaving for Mexico, where the event is due to take place this weekend and next. The show will go on. “We came down here to have fun. Unfortunately some of our brothers cannot make it but fun is what we’re going to have,” comments Dead & Company’s Bobby Weir in a statement. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In these “unprecedented times fans should expect many rare and different tunes,” the message continues. Today, just prior to leaving for Mexico, per his physician, @JohnMayer tested positive for COVID-19 and will be unable to perform at the u...

DJ Kay Slay Hospitalized With COVID-19, Hip-Hop Community Offers Support

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty DJ Kay Slay is reportedly hospitalized and battling COVID-19. The Hip-Hop community has been pouring out support for the famed New York City DJ as news of health woes became public. Infamous music executive Wack 100 took to Instagram reveal that DJ Kay Slay, born Keith Grayson, has actually been hospitalized for two weeks, and was just placed on a ventilator. Wack’s candor, to say the least, has the Hip-Hop world concerned. “Pray for my brotha @djkayslay It’s not looking good,” wrote Wack 100 on Instagram. “He might be mad at me for this those that know Slay but he needs all the support he can get … Been 14 days fighting Covid and he’s just be put on a ventilator . Keep him in your prayers Please.” In the late 90’s and earl...

Thousands of COVID-19 Cases Linked to Bad Bunny Concert in Puerto Rico

A Bad Bunny concert that took place about three weeks ago in the singer’s native Puerto Rico has been called a super-spreader event after it contributed to a major surge in the island’s COVID-19 cases. The New York Times reports that Puerto Rico faced a 4,600% (!) increase in cases in the last few weeks, despite about three-quarters of its population having received two vaccine doses. Approximately 2,000 people reported falling ill after the Bad Bunny concert, which boasted a crowd of 60,000. While there is no agreed-upon definition of a super-spreader event, the term has been used been used for everything from a few dozen transmissions to the hundreds or thousands. Puerto Rico, a US territory, had been celebrating one of the most successful vaccination efforts in the country. But as ...

2022 Grammy Awards Postponed Due to COVID-19 Surge

It’s the encore that nobody wanted: For the second year in a row, the Recording Academy has postponed the Grammy Awards due to concerns over COVID-19. The decision comes as the Omicron variant surges across the world and case counts reach record highs. The 2022 Grammys were supposed to be doled out on January 31st at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center). However, an Academy spokesperson has now confirmed to Variety that the gala has been postponed to a new date still to be determined. Last year’s event was pushed back to March due to COVID-19 concerns, and the venue was changed from its home at Staples Center to the Los Angeles Convention Center to avoid crowding. The Recording Academy generally counts on revenue from ticket sales to boost its coffers, but the 2...

Peter Dante Has Meltdown After Restaurant Refuses Him Entry for Failing to Wear Mask

Peter Dante, the veteran actor known for his roles in films like The Waterboy, was captured on camera berating a hostess after being denied entry into a Los Angeles restaurant for refusing to wear a face mask. The incident occurred at Quarters Korean BBQ in L.A.’s Koreatown on Monday. As shown in footage obtained by TMZ, Dante responded to the hostess by making several derogatory slurs, including “garbage” and “c*nt.” At one point, Dante also told the woman, who appeared to be of Asian descent, to “go back to where you…” before seemingly catching himself and telling the woman to instead, “go back to school.” After a manager told Dante she would not speak to him without a face covering, Dante told her “no” and walked away from the restaurant. Advertisement Related Video In September, Dante ...