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The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc in Ethiopia, killing 72 people in the past two days, the health ministry said. It is the highest number of deaths recorded in the country since last week when the ministry officially confirmed the presence of the highly transmissible Delta variant, BBC News …

Government in Zimbabwe has ordered all civil workers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus pandemic. It said those who will not get jabbed should resign. According to the government, this measure aims to curb the spread of the new Delta variant. In an interview with a local radio station, Justice …

The government in Uganda has suspended planned mandatory Covid-19 test for all international travellers. An inter-ministerial committee convened by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja cited unpreparedness and postponed implementation for two weeks. Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng had on August 20 announced that all travellers arriving in Uganda, including citizens …

Researchers in South Africa have detected a new variant of the coronavirus. The C.1.2 strain which has multiple mutations, has not yet been labelled as a variant of concern. Cases of the variant have been recorded in all provinces in South Africa and seven countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and …

On Monday August 30, the European directorates of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef said teachers and school staff should be among the priority groups for vaccination against Covid-19. Measures to ensure that schools can stay open throughout the pandemic “include offering teachers and other school staff the COVID-19 vaccine as part of …

In order to curb the spread of the Delta variant, authorities in South Africa have decided on Friday to include 18-34 years olds on the list of people allowed to take the jab. They can now be vaccinated against coronavirus pandemic The vaccination age in South Africa has now been …

The tragic story took place in Florida, in the southeastern United States. At the end of July, Kristen McMullen, 30 years old and several months pregnant, was hospitalized after being infected with Covid-19. During this first hospital visit, the young woman was also diagnosed with pneumonia, but was sent home …

As part of new restrictions aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus, Israeli state has imposed the health pass on children over three years old, authorities said Wednesday evening. Faced with an increase in contaminations in recent weeks linked to the spread of the Delta variant, the Hebrew State …

In UK, researchers after a study, concluded that it would be impossible to reach collective immunity with the Delta variant. Professor Andrew Pollard, head of the Oxford Vaccine Group, said it on Tuesday in a meeting with British parliamentarians. “I think we are in a situation, with this variant where …

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 …