covid 19

COVID-19 again? Over 40 athletes tested positive in ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics

COVID-19 again? Over 40 athletes tested positive in ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics

Data from 84 countries indicates a steady increase in the percentage of positive tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for… Read More

7 months ago

Second human case of H5 Avian Flu in America sparks fear of another global pandemic

America's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Wednesday, May 22, confirmed a new human infection with the H5… Read More

9 months ago

Covid-19: Unvaccinated 11 Times More Likely to Die

“Nigeria’s 0.8% vaccination rate contrasts poorly with South Africa’s 12.2%, Malaysia’s 52.8%, India’s 12.5%, Indonesia’s 15.1% and Kazakhstan’s 31.5%”. Covid-19… Read More

3 years ago

World Bank and African Union Team Up to Support Rapid Vaccination for Up to 400 million People in Africa

The African Finance Ministers and the World Bank Group met on Thursday to fast track vaccine acquisition on the continent… Read More

4 years ago

Vaccination Success Boosting American and Global Economy

“This is good for oil exporting countries like Nigeria: the forecast for oil price has risen to $66 per barrel… Read More

4 years ago

India Freezes Vaccine Export Amidst Devastating COVID-19 Second Wave

In the beginning of the year (2021), India had only 16,946 new coronavirus infections daily. The nation was confident, being… Read More

4 years ago

Covid-19: Africa Risks Severe Debt Crisis – UN Warns

Elevated public debt is limiting the capacity to boost spending across the continent and meagre growth prospects mean less capacity… Read More

4 years ago

U.S. Study Confirms Safety of AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine

The coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford is 79% effective in preventing symptomatic illness and 100%… Read More

4 years ago

Fake Covid-19 Vaccines Seized in SA Just the Start for Africa

Counterfeit vaccines have been reported only in South Africa, but this form of organised crime will eventually reach other African… Read More

4 years ago

New AstraZeneca Vaccine Troubles Put Africa’s Recovery At Risk

Several European nations have temporarily halted the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine over reports of fatal brain hemorrhages and… Read More

4 years ago

Building Back Better from the Covid-19 Crisis

Building Back Better is the seeming light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. But what does it really mean… Read More

4 years ago

Covid-19: Vaccine Delivery, Rollout Gather Pace in Africa

The first Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Africa kicked off in Ivory Coast on Monday with the administration of doses from… Read More

4 years ago