By XINHUA Schools and tertiary institutions in Uganda on Monday reopened in a phased manner as the east African country grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a government directive, semi-candidate learners and all tertiary institutions and universities would resume on Monday while the rest of the students await further instruction. Christopher Jolly Basaliza, the headteacher…
By XINHUA Ethiopia registered 1,019 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 159,072 as of Sunday evening, the country’s Ministry of Health said. The ministry said 11 new deaths from the coronavirus were reported across the country during the same period, bringing the national death toll to 2,365. The East…
By Grace Kuria Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday announced plans to relax most COVID-19 restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the disease. The president announced that the curfew, first imposed in July 2020, is now from 10pm to 5am. Other measures eased include the use of letters, which are no longer required…
By Grace Kuria Dr. Michael Ryan, the Executive Director of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme, warns that it will be very premature and unrealistic to think that we’re going to finish with this virus by the end of the year.” However, Ryan said that what countries should now focus on is finishing the hospitalizations,…
By CGTN Africa South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced that the country was adjusting its COVID-19 situation from Level 3 to Level 1 as from midnight. Ramaphosa said that the cabinet had decided earlier today to downgrade the national alert level due to a decline in coronavirus infections. “Due to the decline in infections, the…
By Reuters Three new cases of Ebola have been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing to 11 the number of cases since authorities declared a resurgence of the virus last month. The new cases were detected in the Butembo health zone, the health minister of North Kivu province, Eugene Nzanzu Salita, told reporters. The…
By Grace Kuria Nigeria on Monday through the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) launched an online registration portal for COVID-19 vaccination. The Electronic Management of Immunization Data (EMID) is the official registration platform of the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health for Coronavirus Vaccination, a platform that captures one’s data and schedules you for the vaccination. One…
By XINHUA Zimbabwe’s current Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown is due to end Monday, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa expected to announce whether there will be an extension or relaxation of restrictions. The country experienced increased infections and deaths in January and early February following the festive season when there was a lot of traveling, but these have…
By XINHUA Some Zimbabwean doctors who are part of the frontline workers inoculated with their first doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by China, saying it is safe and encouraged others to get the jab, state media reported Saturday. Epidemiologist and director of health for Kadoma City Daniel Chirundu told The Herald newspaper that he…
By Grace Kuria Kenya’s Ministry of Health (MoH) on Sunday announced that the country has registered 325 more positive coronavirus cases. This brings the total tally of the country’s cases to 105,973. 69 more patients have recovered, 58 from the Home Based Isolation and Care while 11 are from various health facilities. The total recoveries are…
