The Nigerian government on Tuesday announced further restrictions after confirming that the country was facing a rise in the number of infections akin to the second wave being experienced in other countries. The government also singled out Lagos, Kaduna and the capital Abuja as the new epicentres of infections adding that they accounted for more…
Nigeria on Sunday confirmed 501 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national total to 78,434, said the country’s Center for Disease Control. Meanwhile, the nationwide death toll from the virus rose to 1,221. With COVID-19 cases flaring up again in parts of Nigeria, authorities in Lagos, the nation’s economic hub, on…
Freight forwarders in Ghana’s largest port Tema have not been spared as COVID-19 takes a heavy toll on the global economy. The outbreak of the pandemic in the first quarter led to the closure of the country’s land and sea borders as well as a ban on international flights, a development which Albert Fiatui, Executive…
Many Zimbabweans would want to forget the year 2020 in a hurry after they either lost their loved ones to COVID-19 while others lost their sources of income as some companies closed down due to the effects of the pandemic. The country also slid further into economic distress as the productive sector temporarily went into…
Uganda will soon start surveillance over the new COVID-19 variant, a senior health official said on Tuesday. Joyce Moriku, minister of state for primary health, said in a statement that the ministry is closely following the global trends of SARS-CoV-2 virus, currently termed as 501.V2 Variant reported in the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa and…
Zimbabwe has upped preparations for a nationwide rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, with the Government having concluded two extensive studies to assess readiness for the deployment of inoculation jabs, President Mnangagwa has said Updating the nation on the country’s COVID-19 response and containment measures at State House in Harare yesterday, the President warned against unnecessary…
The administration of President Mokgweetsi Masisi vowed to create an enabling environment for businesses in Botswana in the wake of a year of economic hardships occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. Masisi said the government would ensure that regulations relating to the ease of doing businesses were improved and fully implemented. Masisi made the comments on…
Global COVID-19 cases surpassed the 75 million mark on Saturday, according to a Reuters rally, as several nations around the world began vaccinating against the virus. There have been 18.65 million new cases in the past month, the highest reported for a 30-day period since the pandemic started. Europe remains the region with the most…
South Africa on Saturday reported 10,939 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 912,477, the country’s health ministry reported. This is the highest number of cases than any other daily increase since August. Meanwhile, 254 more COVID-19 deaths were recorded, taking the country’s death toll from the disease to…
Kenya’s health ministry on Thursday confirmed 552 new cases of COVID-19 from 7,013 samples tested in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of confirmed positive infections to 93,405. The number of cumulative tests done in the country stands at 991,448. Out of the 552 cases, 529 are Kenyans while 23 are foreigners. The Ministry…
