By XINHUA Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi has announced on Tuesday his government has taken a decision to close schools from this coming Friday until August 16 as the country battles its deadliest COVID-19 wave. Masisi made the announcement in a scheduled national address broadcast live on the state television channel. He said the country found itself…
By Jerry Omondi The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa reached 5,919,408 on Sunday as deaths hit 151,232, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The continent continues to see a steady spread of the virus, with some countries battling a third wave. South Africa remains to be the hardest-hit country…
By Jerry Omondi The number of people that have been fully vaccinated from COVID-19 in Rwanda has reached 252,842 as the country continues its mass inoculation drive. According to the ministry of health, the fully vaccination people are part of a cumulative figure of 394,067 persons that have received at least one jab of the vaccine….
By XINHUA An outbreak of Cholera killed 325 people in 15 states and the capital of Nigeria between January and June of this year, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said in a report on Saturday. In an update of the Cholera outbreak in Nigeria, the health agency said a total of 14,343 suspected cases…
By David Ochieng Mbewa The Zimbabwean government announced a tightening of existing lockdown measures following a spike in the number of new COVID-19 cases. The government banned all movements and reintroduced exemption letters for persons classified as essential workers. Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa made the announcement on Tuesday noting authorities had registered a 107 percent in…
By XINHUA The Zambian government on Monday received 2,000 oxygen cylinders which will help curtail the shortage of the commodity due to increased COVID-19 cases. The oxygen cylinders from I.K. Charitable, a non-governmental charity organization of Zambia, will enable the government to ensure the improved provision of the commodity. Kennedy Malama, Permanent Secretary in charge of…
By Grace Kuria Kenya’s health ministry has on Monday announced that close to 460,000 citizens have been fully inoculated against COVID-19. A total of 1,477,916 COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across the country, 1,018,143 being first doses. 459,773 Kenyans have received their second doses. During the briefing, the ministry announced 185 new coronavirus cases had been…
By XINHUA Zimbabweans were urged to take vaccines against COVID-19 amid surging cases, state broadcaster ZBC reported on Monday. Two highly contagious COVID-19 variants — the Beta variant first detected in South Africa and the Delta variant first reported in India — dominated COVID-19 cases in Zimbabwe, the report said. “We urge our people to continue…
By Grace Kuria South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday evening announced that in the last three days, the country received an additional 1.2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and 1.4 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine through the COVAX facility. The president said this as he made the announcement of the new…
By Grace Kuria Uganda is resuming its COVID-19 vaccination exercise. The exercise for the 175,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine commences today and will end on Friday, July 2 in all districts. The country’s ministry of health stated the drive will begin with health care workers and persons due to receive a second dose. “Due to…
