The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 1,998,253, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Wednesday. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 48,016 as of Wednesday afternoon. A total of…
The government of Rwanda announced that at least 3,000 COVID-19 sample tests shall be collected in schools as part of stepped-up efforts to ensure the safety of students. Thousands of Rwandan students return to classrooms on November 23. “We started this week in partnership with Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), and we aim at testing at…
Kenya is staring at a health crisis as doctors threatened to down their tools for what they term as lack of support from the government. The strike notice follows the deaths of four doctors last week in a period of 24-hours, and hundreds of others who are in the healthcare industry have contracted COVID-19. As…
the long-awaited return of foreign tourists as a flight of Ethiopian Airlines landed at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport here on Saturday. This was the first arrival of passenger airlines and international tourists in Botswana, flown in by Ethiopia’s national carrier after Botswana eased international travel restrictions early this month. At least 21 tourists…
Merck Foundation habilite les femmes et les jeunes dans la recherche scientifique grâce à nos prix prix « MARS Best Young African Researchers Awards » et « MARS Best African Women Researchers Awards ». Nous avons commencé ces récompenses en 2015. Restez à l’écoute, nous annoncerons les gagnants de MARS 2020 d’ici la fin de cette année. Les lauréats seront éligibles…
The number of COVID-19 infections in Nigeria has exceeded 65,000 amid fears of a second wave despite a slower increase in daily new cases. With 152 new infections confirmed by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) late Sunday, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the West African country has reached 65,148. The new…
Kenyan Olympic and World 3,000 metres steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto was charged with defiling a minor, local media reported on Monday. Kipruto is accused of defiling a 15-year-old girl last month and the girl’s parents subsequently reported the case at Mosoriot Police Post in Nandi County. Demonstrators had gathered outside Kapsabet Law Courts in Kapsabet,…
A new vaccine that protects against coronavirus is almost 95 percent effective, according to early data from US company Moderna. The results follow similar results from Pfizer and add to growing confidence that vaccines can help end the pandemic. Both companies used a highly innovative and experimental approach to designing their vaccines. Moderna says it…
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, a stalwart of Bashar al-Assad’s regime who held his job through a decade of conflict and several reshuffles, died Monday at the age of 79. The veteran diplomat was hit with US and European sanctions early on in the conflict that has torn Syria apart since 2011 and was known for his…
Pneumonia kills around 143,000 children under the age of five each year in Nigeria, the government said, with the coronavirus pandemic hampering access to life-saving treatment. Medical oxygen coupled with antibiotics can help cut the number of deaths – but the pandemic has seen a surge in demand, according to UNICEF, making shortages even more…
