Day: January 10, 2022

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Omicron surge will continue for weeks, state says, with hospitalizations peaking in February

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NJ.com

The surge of omicron cases in New Jersey may continue throughout January, State Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said at Gov. Phil Murphy’s Monday coronavirus briefing, with peak hospitalizations occurring in early February. “We do expect cases to stay at 20,000 to 30,000 (daily) for the duration of January,” she said, noting that the state updates its models on a weekly basis. “We expect increases in hospitalizations to reach about 8,000 probably by end of the third week in January, going into first week in February,” she added. On Monday, coronavirus hospitalizations topped 6,000 patient… Continue reading “Omicron surge will continue for weeks, state says, with hospitalizations peaking in February”

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Africa’s top 20 Best Places to Work revealed

LONDON, Jan. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Best Places to Work organization announced today the top 20 Best Places to Work in Africa for 2022. The program recently compiled its annual list based on the assessment of over 500 organizations operating across the continent. Findings from this year indicated that the top performing organizations in Africa continued to invest in creating a highly-engaged workforce, with an average engagement score of 81%, compared with a market average of 69%. Additionally, 92% of top ranked organizations invested in having the right HR technology to improve productivity that could drive future success.

Topping this year’s ranking was Lundbeck, a global pharmaceutical company engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, marketing and sale of pharmaceuticals followed by Teleperformance, a leading global service provider in Customer Interaction and Process Management. Zoetis, a global animal health company secured the third position. To be considered, companies must be identified as outstanding employers at least in one of the countries across the continent.

The ranking was determined based on feedback from employees gathered through anonymous surveys and an HR assessment evaluating the people management practices against the best workplace standards.

The top 20 list includes:

  1. Lundbeck
  2. Teleperformance
  3. Zoetis
  4. Groupe Vipp
  5. Comdata Group
  6. Novo Nordisk
  7. BSH
  8. Chaabi LLD
  9. Ekuity Capital
  10. STKE
  11. SG ATS
  12. iNova Pharmaceuticals
  13. Somezzo
  14. Schindler
  15. Coface
  16. Meridiam
  17. Roche
  18. Paps
  19. Ipsen Pharma
  20. IHS Towers

“This year’s Best employers in Africa demonstrated open communication and top team alignment, with clear differentiators of having a continuous approach across employee experience initiatives,” commented Hamza Idrissi, Program Manager for the Best Places to Work in Africa.

ABOUT BEST PLACES TO WORK PROGRAM

Best Places to Work is the most definitive ‘Employer of Choice’ certification that organizations aspire to achieve. Every year, the program certifies and recognizes leading workplaces in many countries around the world with a rigorous assessment methodology and a framework which reflects the very latest in workplace trends focusing on 8 Workplace factors including leadership, HR & people policies, compensation, benefits, teamwork & relationships, employee engagement, workplace & procedures and corporate social responsibility. 

For more information, please visit www.bestplacestoworkfor.org

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What are the symptoms of Omicron? How they differ between patients

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DPA

The highly-contagious Omicron variant now accounts for most new cases in the United States. And with a surge in Covid-19 cases and intense demand for scarce at-home rapid tests — which don’t differentiate between variants — people experiencing Covid-like symptoms are scrambling to figure out whether they’ve contracted Omicron, a previous variant, or just a seasonal cold. Judith O’Donnell, the chief of infectious disease at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, spoke to us about the latest surge and how Omicron symptoms differ among vaccinated and unvaccinated patients. What are the… Continue reading “What are the symptoms of Omicron? How they differ between patients”

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Living with COVID-19: How the virus could turn into the common cold, or something far worse

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The Mercury News

As it races around the world, the COVID-19 omicron variant shows tantalizing hints that it could morph into the ideal virus: highly transmissible, to be sure, but tamed by vaccines and milder than previous, sometimes deadly versions. Yet the evolutionary arms race between humans and the virus is far from over, say biologists. This new relationship could get better — or suddenly worse. “We’re still in the early days of the ‘getting to know you’ phase,” said Stanford microbiologist Dr. David Relman. “And it’s in this phase that things are the least predictable, the least well understood and the … Continue reading “Living with COVID-19: How the virus could turn into the common cold, or something far worse”

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Cuentas Signs Binding Letter of Intent to Purchase SDI Black 011 LLC and Mango Tel LLC for $3.2M

Acquisition Will Expand Cuentas’ Retail and Mobile Reach and Drive Growth in Key Target Markets

MIAMI, FL / ACCESSWIRE / January 10, 2022 / Cuentas, Inc. (NASDAQ:CUEN)(NASDAQ:CUENW) (“Cuentas”), a leading fintech provider of mobile banking and payment solutions, has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire the operations and distribution network of prepaid wireless and digital provider SDI Black 011 (SDI), as well as Mango Mobile and Black Wireless. The deal is expected to close by or before May of this year.pic2152

Cuentas previously invested in the expansion of the SDI network, and will leverage these assets to accelerate reach of the Cuentas prepaid debit card and digital wallet via retail, mobile and other channels. SDI generated more than $9 million in retail revenue in 2021.

“This acquisition will drive more recurring revenue and create new operational efficiencies for Cuentas.” said Jeff Johnson, CEO of Cuentas. “We expect SDI’s profitable assets to contribute to economies of scale across our business, and enable more solutions within the Cuentas mobile app, driving higher profits and accelerating market growth in our core fintech business.”

The SDI B2B portal serves over 30,000 US bodegas, wireless retailers and convenience stores, and will enable retailers to sell from a portfolio of hundreds of virtual products without carrying inventory, generating incremental profits in real-time.

Black011 and its brands already have hundreds of thousands of subscribers who purchase services via the SDI website and digital portal, both of which connect via API to the largest wireless companies in the world. This technology allows SDI to be one of the largest distribution channels for wireless services in the New York City metro tri-state area and nationwide.

Through this acquisition, both retailers and Black011 subscribers will benefit from access to Cuentas solutions including the Cuentas Prepaid Debit card, OMNY Transit, Amazon cash, prepaid gift cards, rebates, new offers and more.

About Cuentas

Cuentas, Inc. (Nasdaq: CUEN & CUENW) is a fintech e-banking and e-commerce service provider with proprietary technology that delivers digital financial services to the underbanked and un-banked Hispanic, Latino and immigrant population including mobile and online banking, prepaid debit, ACH and mobile deposits, cash remittance, peer to peer money transferring, and other services. The Cuentas General Purpose Reloadable (GPR) Card includes a digital wallet, discounts for purchases at major

physical and online retailers, rewards, and the ability to purchase digital content. For more information, visit https://cuentas.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains “forward-looking statements,” as that term is defined in section 27a of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21e of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements in this press release, which are not purely historical, are forward-looking statements and include any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations, or intentions regarding the future. Except for the historical information presented herein, matters discussed in this news release contain forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements that are preceded by, followed by, or that include such words as “believe,” “plan,” or “expect” or similar statements are forward-looking statements.

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Minister Angie Motshekga briefs media on opening of schools for 2022 Academic Year, 11 Jan

Basic Education Minister to brief media on the opening of schools for the 2022 Academic Year

Basic Education Minister, Mrs Angie Motshekga, will hold a media briefing on the opening of schools for the 2022 school year.

Details of the media briefing are as follows:

Date: Tuesday, 11 January 2022

Time: 10h00

Venue: Ronnie Mamoepa Press Room, Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Frances Baard Street, Hatfield, Pretoria

Source: Government of South Africa