Liberia’s Health Minister and head of the Incident Management System Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah says those who are concerned about President George Manneh Weah being vaccinated should ask the president himself and not her. “This question is meant to put me in trouble, but if anyone [is] interested in knowing whether the president has taken his […]
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Emirates Airline has extended the suspension of its flights from Nigeria to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to at least August 7. Suspension of flights from South Africa to UAE will also remain in place until the same date. Recall that the initial suspension of flights was scheduled to end on July 31. “Affected flight […]
The Health Ministry said Thursday night that 42 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country to 284,170. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said seven patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll […]
Tunis/Tunisia — A Tunisian military plane carrying medical supplies from Austria, Malta and Luxembourg on Thursday landed at the Tunis-Carthage airport, according to a Presidency of the Republic press release. This aid consists in a lot of vaccines, oxygen concentrators and various medical supplies. The plane also brought respirators and other equipment provided by Tunisians […]
There were 215 066 people who received their COVID-19 vaccine, while the country detected 13 751 new cases on Thursday. According to the Department of Health, this means the country has now administered 7 297 913 jabs since the start of the rollout programme in South Africa. In addition, the number of adults that have […]
As of July 30 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,630,238 while over 41,897,630 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached 168,419 and 5,804,766 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases 2,422,151 and 71,431 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (606,871), Tunisia (582,638), Egypt (284,170), Ethiopia (279,629), Libya […]
Honourable Commissioner for Health, Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that Lagos is presently under severe stress and strain of a third wave of COVID-19 as the state diagnoses between and hundred and three hundred cases every day. Speaking during the official launch of an ultra-modern intravenous (i.v) fluids production factory near Sagamu, in […]
At the League of Airports and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) conference held on Wednesday in Lagos, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Captain Rabiu Yadudu said that it would take a long time before the aviation industry would recover from the devastating effect of Coronavirus pandemic. He said that the pandemic […]
In less than one week, Nigeria has been consistent in smashing previous records of highest daily tallies in months to indicate how swift the unofficial third wave of COVID-19 is spreading. Nigeria on Thursday recorded two new deaths from COVID-19-related complications and 558 new infections across 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This […]
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has belatedly kicked off Tanzania’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign. But the East Africa country still has a long path ahead if it wants beat the coronavirus. The launching of Tanzania’s belated vaccination campaign is the most decisive signal yet of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s break from the coronavirus policies of her late […]
COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa are rapidly ramping up from multiple sources after a near-halt to deliveries in recent months. Nearly 4 million doses from COVAX arrived in Africa last week, compared with just 245 000 doses from the facility throughout the month of June. COVAX aims to ship 520 million doses to Africa by […]
REGIONAL authorities here have embarked on public campaigns to build awareness on the benefits of the Covid-19 vaccine. The campaigns aimed at removing the myth spread by some people that over the imported vaccines. Social media have been mainly used as a platform to generate and spread misinformation. Nyamagana District Commissioner (DC), Ms Amina Makilagi […]
Over 500,000 Tanzanians have been affected economically by the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak which led to a massive unemployment crisis. According to a World Bank (WB) report released on Thursday, tourism is among sectors that have been adversely affected by the global pandemic. “The welfare effects have been dramatic, with over 500k Tanzanians estimated to have […]
The midterm budget review statement that will be presented in Parliament this afternoon by Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube is expected, along with details of the continued successes of economic reforms and growth of infrastructure and other services, to look at those careful and tightly targeted measures required to help vulnerable people […]
INTERSEX persons in the country have alleged they are being discriminated against in the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination programme. Inquiries by NewZimbabwe.com revealed that the major challenge faced with the intersex community towards vaccination borders around identification documents. A national identity document (ID), driver’s license or valid passport are required for one to access vaccines. The […]
Government is gearing up to administer over 300 000 COVID-19 vaccination inoculations a day, with an unprecedented amount of doses set to arrive in the country in the next coming days and weeks. The delivery of the vaccines will soon see the country have enough stock for about 50 days. As of Thursday, the country […]
Tourism is one of the sectors that was adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Soon after the first case of Covid-19 was discovered in 2019, movement of people was immediately halted as governments frantically tried to stop the virus from spreading further. Two years later, the globe is still trying to battle with the consequences […]
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Zimbabwe: How Vaccines Help Reduce Deaths
When the first case was reported in Wuhan City, China, many around the world did not think the novel virus would halt everything, freeze life and take away everyday basic freedoms people normally enjoy. Back then, many viewed Covid-19 as a Chinese problem, even the most powerful nations seemed to care less. Why would they […]