Health officials in Mozambique have announced that the country is seeing a sharp increase in coronavirus-related cases after months when figures were either declining or stabilized. Authorities said over 1,000 cases have been recorded since Friday. The country’s health ministry has launched a program of mobile vaccination units to try …
Read More »COVID-19: UK records first death linked to Omicron variant
Great Britain has recorded the first death linked to the new coronavirus Omicron variant, the country’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed. The United Kingdom has recorded the presence of the Omicron variant following the discovery of the variant in South Africa. The UK has since imposed travel bans to …
Read More »South Africa: president Ramaphosa tested postive for covid-19
The South African Presidency has announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for the coronavirus and is being treated for mild symptoms. The presidency said in a statement that the president started feeling unwell on Sunday after leaving the state memorial service of South Africa’s last apartheid president, FW …
Read More »Ghana: mandatory vaccination for all travellers from Sunday
The government of Ghana has announced that all visitors must be fully vaccinated against covid-19 from midnight Sunday before being allowed to enter the country. In a statement, the government said Ghanaians who intend to return to the country within the next fortnight are exempt, but will be vaccinated upon …
Read More »Nigeria: authorities to destroy expired Covid-19 vaccines
The Nigerian government has announced that a million of doses of coronavirus vaccines in the country expired last month and said they had been withdrawn before then and will be destroyed. The government said in the statement that it “now politely declines all vaccine donations with short shelf life or …
Read More »South Africa: hospitals to be overwhelmed by Omicron cases
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the country is preparing for more hospital admissions, as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in the country. President Ramaphosa says the number of daily infections has increased five- fold over the last week and has urged South Africans to get …
Read More »“The next pandemic could be worse”: AstraZeneca co-founder warns
A next pandemic is likely to be “worse”, warns on Monday the British scientist Sarah Gilbert, co-creator of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19, calling for investment in research to be better prepared for this eventuality. “This won’t be the last time a virus threatens our lives and livelihoods. The truth …
Read More »COVID-19: Nigeria added to UK red list as Omicron cases are increasing
Nigeria is now added to the British travel red list as the new coronavirus variant Omicron is wreaking havoc in the west african country. Britain has imposed strict testing and quarantine restrictions on people wishing to enter the country. Southern African countries have already been added to the travel red …
Read More »COVID-19: Zimbabwe detects presence of Omicron variant
The health authorities of Zimbabwe confirmed the presence of the Omicron coronavirus variant and the country is experiencing a high increase in COVID cases. “We are now in a particularly dangerous period once again, where the fourth wave is slowly visiting us with the identification of the B.1.1.529 or the …
Read More »UN and AU condemn ‘travel bans’ imposed on southern African countries
The African Union and United Nations have jointly condemned travel bans imposed on southern African countries following the discovery of the Omicron variant. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the restrictions could lead to “travel apartheid”, describing them as “deeply unfair, punitive and ineffective” in stopping the spread of …
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