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Fewer people infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus appear to die or require hospital treatment than in earlier waves of the disease, South African health officials as confirmed. The South African health Minister Joe Phaahla said the data did not mean that Omicron was less virulent, but rather that …

Authorities in Rwanda have announced new measures including the suspension of flights to and from southern African countries in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. All those attending gatherings like weddings and funerals must be fully vaccinated, the government says. Following the government directives on travel, the …

The South African health minister Joe Phaahla has expressed his disappointment at the decision of some countries to suspend all flights from the country as a new variant of the coronavirus has been detected. Mr Phaahla on Friday says the introduction of travel restrictions by a number of countries against …

Zimbabwe has launched its Covid-19 vaccination campaign and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is the first to be vaccinated in a bid to reassure the public that they are safe. The campaign is being done with Sinopharm vaccine, donated by the Chinese government. only 200,000 vaccines have been delivered and 600,000 are …

Zimbabwe says the Covid-19 variant first detected in South Africa now accounts for the majority of cases in the country. Results of genomic sequencing conducted recently showed that the variant the nation had in 2020 had receded and that the new and more aggressive variant accounted for 61% of cases, …

On Monday, the American laboratory ModernaTherapeutics, claimed that its vaccine would protect against the British and South African variants. Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna added that this announcement would not have been made without excessive caution and without a battery of preliminary tests having been carried out in the laboratory. …