By Grace Kuria A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) has linked long working hours led to the death of hundreds of thousands of people. According to the report released on Monday, in 2016 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease were recorded, a 29 percent increase…
By XINHUA Kenya’s Ministry of Health said on Monday the country had inoculated more than 900,000 people against COVID-19 amid intensified efforts to contain the pandemic. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Health said that 917,068 persons had been vaccinated against the coronavirus countrywide since the exercise began early March. “Of these, 280,876 are…
By Jerry Omondi Egypt is set to begin the production of 60 million doses of the Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine starting next month, said Mohammed Abdel Fattah, the head of the central administration for preventive affairs at Egypt’s Ministry of Health. The Egyptian Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA) and Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac…
By XINHUA On Sunday, many people in Namibia celebrated Mother’s Day, focusing on appreciation amid rapid deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Selma Titus, 28, from the capital Windhoek, bought her mother a special gift. According to Titus, who is also a mother of one, the extra effort made to acknowledge her mother is based on…
By Jerry Omondi The number of COVID-19 in Africa has surpassed the 4.6 million mark as the continent continues efforts to contain the pandemic. According to the latest figures by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, a total of 4,601,155 cases have been reported from 44,839,442 tests conducted. The continent has also registered 123,977…
By Christine Maema More than 115, 000 people in Zimbabwe have now received their second jab of Covid-19 vaccine with more than 460 000 having had their first jab, local publication The Herald reported. The report quoted the country’s Ministry of Health and Child Care, which said that as of yesterday 461,023 people had been…
By XINHUA The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported five new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday. Of the cases, two each were reported in Sichuan and Yunnan, and one in Guangdong, the commission said. One new suspected case arriving from outside the mainland…
By Grace Kuria The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the commitment announced by the United States administration to lift vaccine patent protections to help boost global supply, was a “monumental moment” in the battle to end the deadly pandemic. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, described the move…
By Grace Kuria Tanzania’s ministry of health has on Wednesday banned all flights to and from India, due to the current surge in coronavirus cases and deaths in India. In a statement, the country’s health permanent secretary Prof. Abel N. Makubi said, ” all flights to and from India are banned in Tanzania. This ban…
By CGTN The Chinese mainland recorded seven new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, all from overseas, data from the National Health Commission (NHC) showed on Wednesday. Of the cases, two were reported in Sichuan, and one each in Tianjin, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Guangdong and Guangxi. No new deaths related to COVID-19 were reported on Tuesday, the…
