By Halligan Agade In the early 1990s, HIV and AIDS stigma was one of the major obstacles to fighting the pandemic. This stigma frequently led those infected to deny having the infection and thus avoid treatment out of fear of being shunned or abandoned by friends and family. As a result, many children with HIV positive or AIDS-infected…
By Jerry Omondi The Premier League game between Everton and Manchester City, initially scheduled for Monday, has been postponed following positive COVID-19 tests in the Citizens’ squad. Both clubs confirmed the development just hours before the game’s kick off time at Goodison Park. “After the latest round of COVID-19 testing, the club returned a number of…
By David Ochieng Mbewa South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is eligible to play for the Proteas in the second Test against Sri Lanka after he recovered from an injury, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said. The 25-year-old is expected to join the squad after he successfully goes through all the COVID-19 and pre-Bio-Secure Environment entry protocols….
The Nigerian government on Monday announced new measures for passengers traveling into the country from the UK and South Africa in the wake of a surge in COVID-19 cases locally and the detection of new COVID-19 variants in those countries. Passengers from those two countries will have to present a pre-departure permit to fly/QR code…
South Africa’s COVID-19 caseload surpassed the one million mark on Sunday as the county continues to see a steady surge in in virus numbers. Health minister Zweli Mkhize reported 9,502 new infections from tests conducted over the past 24 hours, taking the country’s total number of cases 1,004,413. South Africa is Africa’s hardest hit country…
Rwanda on Sunday reported 153 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily increase since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country on March 14. The new infections included 103 cases in a prison in Southern Province, according to the health ministry. Rwandan Minister of Health Daniel Ngamije earlier this month warned that the COVID-19…
The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa rose to 2,644,112 on Monday, according to the latest data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) The data from the continental health body also showed a total of 62,366 deaths even as countries now shift focus to acquisition and distribution of vaccines. South…
EgyptAir, the flagship carrier of Egypt, decided on Monday to resume its flights to and from Oman. “The flights, Cairo-Muscat-Cairo, will be resumed starting from Dec. 28 in light of the new instructions of Omani Civil Aviation Authority,” the national airline company said in a statement posted on its Facebook page. Omani authorities decided on…
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Uganda rose to 33,811 after the Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 248 new cases. The capital Kampala recorded about half of the new cases with 123 followed by the districts of Wakiso (22), Mukono (18), Luwero (17), Mbarara (10) and others. Among the new cases also was…
By XINHUA Uganda on Sunday banned all public New Year Eve festivities over surging COVID-19 infections in the country, a top government official said. Judith Nabakooba, minister of information, communications, technology and national guidance, said in a statement that all music concerts, overnight prayers and fireworks displays have been cancelled due to the novel coronavirus. “This…
