By CGTN Africa Kenyan scientists have raised an alarm on a coronavirus variant they say differs from the one spreading in South Africa and Britain According to Voice of America News, about 10 investigators from the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) discovered the COVID-19 mutation. Charles Agoti, a principal investigator and researcher, says that the variant…
By CGTN Africa Nigeria will receive 100,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine by early February to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, said an official on Tuesday. The authorities will ensure that the vaccines get to rural areas in the country, and work on the modalities for the screening of the vaccines before they are administered, said Faisal…
By CGTN Africa Zimbabwe’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Dr. Sibusiso Moyo succumbed to COVID-19 early Wednesday morning at a local hospital, the presidency said in a statement. According to Zimbabwe’s state newspaper, The Herald, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Acting Minister Jenfan Muswere confirmed the minister’s death but did not give further details….
By XINHUA Uganda’s Health Ministry on Tuesday registered 449 new COVID-19 cases in the six-day period through Monday, taking the national tally to 38,534. A total of 322 new recoveries were recorded in the East African country, bringing the nationwide recoveries to 13,405, the statement said. The ministry did not release daily updates for the last…
By Reuters Britain is assisting Kenya to prepare for the roll-out of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, its foreign secretary, Dominic Raab said, as African nations race to ensure their populations are inoculated. “It is for us not just our moral duty, but in the British national interest to see Kenyans vaccinated just…
By XINHUA The Zambian government on Monday called on the country’s medicines regulator to withdraw all unlicensed medicines being used in the treatment of COVID-19. Minister of Health Jonas Chanda said he has received reports that some people were being given medicines that have not been approved or licensed for use, saying this could cause complications…
By XINHUA Rwandan cabinet on Monday brought the capital city of Kigali back to a lockdown due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. The lockdown, which became effective immediately and will be reviewed after 15 days, prohibits unnecessary movements in the city. A cabinet communique released after a virtual meeting recognized a recent “unprecedented rise in…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Scientists uncovered new biological evidence which shows that the South African COVID-19 variant is more infectious, as it binds more readily and strongly to human cells, according to a leading local epidemiologist. Salim Abdool Karim made the revelation on Monday when he spoke during a presentation of research into the variant which…
By XINHUA The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ethiopia rose to 131,546 after 351 new cases were reported, the East African country’s Ministry of Health said on Monday. The ministry said that the number of COVID-19 related deaths in the country reached 2,033 as of Monday evening, including three new deaths reported during the…
By XINHUA The newly-arrived Chinese medical team, including frontline doctors who have participated in China’s fight against the COVID-19, will soon join their Ghanaian counterparts to help the country curb the spread of the pandemic, the team said here Sunday. Zhuang Shaohui, Chief of the Chinese medical team in Ghana, said the team that includes 11…
