By XINHUA The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 7,466,187 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic stood at 187,969. Some 6,578,403 patients across the continent have recovered…
By XINHUA Ghana on Wednesday received 249,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines through the COVAX facility to aid the ongoing efforts in inoculating the people against COVID-19. This is the third time the West African country has received vaccines from the COVAX facility. Ghana recorded its first two cases of COVID-19 on March 12 last year and…
By Dinah Matengo The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that a second suspected case of infection by the deadly Ebola virus has been detected in Cote D’Ivoire. It comes days after the government and the WHO confirmed an Ebola outbreak in the country’s largest city, Abidjan, involving an 18-year-old girl hospitalized due to the virus…
By CGTN Africa Botswana needs to budget an extra 1.13 billion pula ($100 million) to help secure COVID-19 vaccines and equipment as the southern African country battles a third wave of infections, Finance Minister Peggy Serame told parliament on Tuesday. Serame told lawmakers that the extra money is almost triple the sum originally allocated in February…
By XINHUA Nigeria on Monday started the second phase of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program. Over four million doses of the Moderna vaccine donated by the United States through the COVAX facility will be rolled out in this second phase of vaccination, said Boss Mustapha, secretary of the government of the federation, at a launching ceremony…
By XINHUA Uganda has resumed airing lessons on radio for upper primary and secondary school levels as schools in the country remain closed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The lessons airing on different stations across the country are expected to run through September, according to a statement from the ministry of education. “Parents and guardians…
By CGTN Africa Cote D’Ivoire began vaccinating health workers against Ebola in the commercial capital Abidjan on Monday after a case of the deadly virus was confirmed over the weekend. An 18-year-old woman tested positive on Saturday after traveling by bus to Abidjan from neighboring Guinea. It is Cote D’Ivoire’s first confirmed case of Ebola in…
By Halligan Agade The Ministry of Health in Kenya has announced 789 new COVID-19 infections, tested from a sample of 5,498 in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry, the new cases which posted a 14.4 positivity rate push the total number of confirmed infections to 220,727 and the total number of samples tested to 2,253,457. “From…
By XINHUA The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 7,257,094 as of Sunday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic stands at 182,929, while 6,327,912 patients across the continent have recovered…
By AFP Côte d’Ivoire has declared a first case of the Ebola hemorrhagic virus in 25 years, the health minister and the World Health Organization (WHO) said separately on Saturday. Health Minister Pierre Dimba said on national television that it was an isolated case of an 18-year-old girl who travelled from neighbouring Guinea. The WHO said in a statement that Côte d’Ivoire confirmed the country’s first…
