COVID-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week – WHO
July 16, 2021 Africa recorded a 43% jump in COVID-19 deaths last week as infections and hospital admissions have risen and countries face shortages of oxygen and intensive-care beds, the…
COVID-19: FG disappointed experts on their predictions – Aregbesola
July 13, 2021 The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said the Federal Government must have disappointed experts who predicted that Nigeria and other African countries would collapse under the damaging…
COVID-19 Delta variant now present in 104 countries – WHO
July 13, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 Delta variant was ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in cases…
COVID-19 3rd wave: WHO says worst yet to come for Africa
July 9, 2021 Africa has just lived through its most devastating week of the pandemic, but the worst is yet to come as the third wave gathers pace on the…
COVID-19: WHO recommends an addition to drugs for severely ill patients
July 7, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added interleukin-6 receptor blockers to its list of treatments for critically ill COVID-19 patients. This is contained in a statement on…
First COVID-19 case could have emerged in China in Oct 2019 – study
June 25, 2021 The virus that causes COVID-19 could have started spreading in China as early as October 2019, two months before the first case was identified in the central…
South Africa’s tech startup, Afrigen set to Deliver Africa’s First COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine
June 25, 2021 Afrigen Biologics expects a decision in mid-July on partners to produce Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine using the mRNA platform, the South African start-up’s managing director said. The…
Senate urges FG to accelerate implementation of 75% import duty on syringes, needles
June 22, 2021 The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to accelerate the implementation of 75 per cent import duties on syringes and needles. It also urged the government…
Setting up COVID-19 vaccines hub in South Africa a historic step to spread lifesaving technology – WHO
June 22, 2021 The WHO is setting up a hub in South Africa to give companies from poor and middle-income countries the know-how and licenses to produce COVID-19 vaccines, in…
WHO Declares An End To Second Ebola Outbreak In Guinea
June 19, 2021 The World Health Organization on Saturday officially announced the end of Guinea’s second Ebola outbreak which was declared on February 14. “I have the honour of…