By Halligan Agade Kenya recorded 366 coronavirus infections on Sunday from a sample size of 3,664 tested in the last 24 hours with a positivity rate of 10 percent. The total number of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 151,653 from a cumulative test of 1,603,332 conducted since March. Of the new cases,…
By CGTN Africa The HIV epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa is still growing with an estimated 20 000 new HIV infections in 2019 marking a 25% increase over the 16 000 new infections in 2010. In response, community leaders living with HIV have come together to launch the first regional network of people…
By XINHUA Zimbabwe is emerging stronger in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to support from local partners and friendly countries such as China, Russia and India, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Sunday. In an address to the nation to mark the country’s 41st independence anniversary, Mnangagwa also paid tribute to frontline and security…
By XINHUA Despite increased information on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine and repeated assurance that Zambia will only accept proven vaccines, skepticism has continued with people expressing reservations on whether to take it or not. On Wednesday, April 14, the government officially launched the vaccination program in which it targets to vaccinate about 8.3…
By Reuters South Africa’s health regulator, on Saturday, recommended that the government lift the pause on administering drugmaker Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccines, given that certain conditions are met. “These conditions include, but are not limited to, strengthened screening and monitoring of participants who are at high risk of a blood clotting disorder,” the South…
By AFP Malawi will destroy over 16,000 expired coronavirus vaccines donated to the impoverished country by the African Union three weeks before their use-by-date, a health official said Wednesday. The southern African country received 102,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jabs last month but 16,400 were not administered before they expired. “We will now destroy and…
By Grace Kuria Kenya’s Ministry of Health has announced that it has vaccinated 569,244 people with the AstraZeneca vaccine. From the number above, 127,451 are Health Workers, 45,968 security officers, 84,016 teachers and 311,809 are other members of the public who include those at 58 years and above. The total number of doses distributed thus…
By Grace Kuria Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i has extended the ongoing curfew in the country until May 29. In a notice released on Wednesday, the government said a “special infected zones” 8 pm -4 am curfew for Nairobi and four nearby counties will remain in effect. The curfew for the rest of…
By CGTN Africa South Africa has temporarily suspended the rollout of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, its health minister said on Tuesday, after U.S. federal health agencies recommended pausing its use because of rare cases of blood clots. “We have determined to voluntarily suspend our rollout until the causal relationship between the development of clots…
By CGTN Africa Cameroon began vaccinating its citizens against COVID-19 on Monday, after receiving 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine by China on Sunday. Health Minister Malachie Manaouda said in a statement on April 9 that, “The government encourages the population, especially priority targets to be vaccinated when the time comes.” Cameroon is among one…
