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 David Ochieng Mbewa Mamelodi Sundowns and Wydad Athletic Club on Sunday recorded impressive victories in their rearranged CAF Champions League matches on Sunday and go top of their respective groups. The matches involving the two teams, originally scheduled for February 23 and February 13 respectively, were moved forward by CAF due to COVID-19-related disruptions. 2016…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Libya is free to host international football matches following a safety, security and stadium inspection of the cities of Tripoli and Benghazi by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) last month. “The CAF Emergency Committee has lifted restrictions on hosting of CAF international matches on Libyan territory,” Africa’s football governing body said…
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…
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 Grace Kuria The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday issued emergency use authorization for Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, which is administered as a single dose. “The authorization of this vaccine expands the availability of vaccines, the best medical prevention method for Covid-19, to help us in the fight against this pandemic,” said…
By CGTN Africa Six hundred thousand doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from the UN-partnered COVAX initiative arrived in Ghana on Wednesday, and The World Health Organization (WHO) said that further supplies of the AstraZeneca/Oxford jab will reach Côte d’Ivoire later this week. These are the first coronavirus shots from the COVAX scheme to be distributed outside India,…
