All civil servants in Guinea will now be required to prove that they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 before they are allowed to access their work stations. President Alpha Condé directed the prime minister to ensure that ministers and all government staff obtain a health certificate to allow them to …
Read More »COVID-19: Israel to lockdown its population despite the administration of a third dose
Faced with the sudden increase in cases and hospitalizations in the country, the new Israeli government is considering strong new measures on the sidelines of the upcoming Jewish holidays. While the Jewish state seemed more or less out of the woods several weeks ago, a rapid vaccination had allowed an …
Read More »Cholera kills 800 in Nigeria as outbreak spreads
A nationwide cholera outbreak in Nigeria has killed more than 800 people in the last few months, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says. Many of the victims are children, and the bacterial disease continues to spread with more than 31,000 cases since January, but most of those being …
Read More »Kenya: vaccination is now compulsory for civil servants
In Kenya, civil servants have been given 13 days to be vaccinated against Covid or face unspecified disciplinary measures.The public service minister said he made the decision due to the low participation of civil servants in the vaccination. In a statement, the head of public service said the order was …
Read More »UAE firm to refund Ghana $2m in failed vaccine deal
After failing to deliver 3.4 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid vaccine, a UAE firm linked to a member of the country’s royal family has agreed to refund about $2m to Ghana’s health ministry, local media outlets report. The doses were to be supplied by end of June, but …
Read More »Nigerian government says striking doctors won’t be payed
Government in Nigeria says it has invoked labour laws to stop the salaries of doctors who started an indefinite strike last week. The Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige accused the doctors of playing with people’s lives. According to the minister it was unfair that they were being paid …
Read More »Nigeria: a swiss national kidnapped by armed men
Nigerian police say a Swiss national and another person have been kidnapped in the south-west of the country. They were intercepted on a road in Ogun state as they were making their way from a farm. Police said two of the kidnappers were killed. Read also: COVID-19: the French demonstrate …
Read More »COVID-19: the French demonstrate again against the health pass
After the validation Thursday by the Constitutional Council of the main part of the law which will extend from Monday the health pass to new public places, as well as an obligation of vaccination for caregivers, the French decide to demonstrate Saturday throughout the France. About 140 events are planned …
Read More »United States: CNN sacks three employees for not being vaccinated
CNN announced that three employees had been sacked for violating the channel’s health policy. They had come to work without having been vaccinated against Covid-19. The boss of the channel reaffirmed the policy of “zero tolerance” in health matters. In an internal memo emailed to staff, leaked to several US …
Read More »Covid-19: Israel persists with third dose, despite WHO call
Despite the World Health Organization’s (WHO) call for a moratorium, the Israeli government on Thursday continued to administer third doses of the anti-covid vaccine to people aged 60 and over. President Isaac Herzog, opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and Prime Minister Nafatli Bennett’s mother received this third dose, a booster shot …
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