By Grace Kuria World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against relaxing efforts in fighting the coronavirus pandemic as a result of the rollout of vaccines which has already commenced in most countries round the globe, saying, “countries are going to lurch back into third and fourth surges if we’re not careful.” Executive director of the World…
By AFP German pharmaceutical giant Merck and a US partner reported promising results Saturday in trials of a drug administered orally to fight Covid-19, saying it helps reduce patients’ viral load. “At a time where there is unmet need for antiviral treatments against SARS-CoV-2, we are encouraged by these preliminary data,” said Wendy Painter, chief medical…
By Grace Kuria Rwanda has vaccinated almost 160,000 citizens, with the second day of the country’s vaccination program recording 83,942 more Rwandans who received their first shot. The country’s Ministry of Health reported that vaccinations continue on Sunday, with the focus being on elderly Rwandans (65 years and older), teachers, Community Health Workers and those with underlying…
By AFP South African club Mamelodi Sundowns ended the 74-match unbeaten home record in African competitions of Democratic Republic of Congo team TP Mazembe with a 2-1 CAF Champions League victory Saturday. Set-piece specialist Lyle Lakay scored direct from a free-kick with 20 seconds of regular time remaining to earn the Pretoria outfit a famous win…
By Grace Kuria Ethiopia has received 2.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX. The vaccines landed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday morning from Serum Institute in Pune, India. World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia said this is, “a step towards increasing equal access to vaccines!”While UNICEF said, “this delivery is part of the first wave of arrivals of…
By Grace Kuria South Africa’s seasoned Journalist and broadcaster Karima Brown has on Thursday succumbed to coronavirus. The News of her untimely death was first reported by her employer, eNCA, where Brown anchored the weekly show ‘The Fix’. Brown’s family has released a statement saying she will be laid to rest in a private burial ceremony. “We are…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Uganda’s football federation requested the coach of the Uganda Cranes, Johnathan McKinstry, to step aside for the month of March, according to a statement released on Wednesday. The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), however, did not give any reasons for the decision in its statement. “The FUFA Executive Committee has asked…
By XINHUA Rwanda has budgeted 50 billion Rwandan francs (about $51.2 million) to buy COVID-19 vaccines for over 7.8 million people by 2022, Health Minister Daniel Ngamije said on Wednesday. The government will spend at least two-thirds of the total budget, as some vaccines are expected to come in as donations or via COVAX, a mechanism…
By David Ochieng Mbewa No rhinos were poached in Kenya in 2020, the first time such a milestone was achieved in the East African country in more than two decades, the Kenya Wildlife Service said on Wednesday. The announcement was made as the world marked World Wildlife Day, which is commemorated annually on March 3 to…
By CGTN Africa Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Wednesday confirmed 331 new cases of COVID-19 from 4,725 samples tested, bringing the number of confirmed positive infections to 106,801. The number of samples tested for the diseases had risen to 1,311,326, according to the ministry of health. New data shows that 54 patients recovered from the virus…
