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Members of the public are asked to note that the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ vaccine appointment website may be accessed at https://vaccine.gov.bb. Persons 50 years old and over may book the date, time and location of their vaccinations through the website. If anyone has queries concerning their appointment, or they are 50 years […]
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A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
What you need to know: From the new cases, 307 are Kenyans while 28 are foreigners, with 233 being male and 102 female. The youngest case is of a one- year-old infant while the oldest is 94. The Ministry of Health has announced 335 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours from 5,424 samples that were tested within that period. The new infections have pushed the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 97,733 and the total number of tested samples to 1,075, 673. From the new cases, 307 are Kenyans while 28 are foreigners, with 233 being male and 102 female. The youngest case is of a one- year-old infant while the oldest is 94. At the same time, the death toll in the country from the pandemic now stands at 1,702 after eight fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, on Thursday also reported 340 new recoveries, bringing the tally for national recoveries to 80,306. Latest recoveries From the latest recoveries, 261 are from the home-based care programme while 79 have been discharged from various hospitals across the country. Currently, there are 536 patients admitted in various health facilities countywide while 2,498 are under home-based care. There are 29 patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 18 of whom are on ventilatory support and nine on supplemental oxygen. Two patients are under observation. Another 10 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen and are in the general wards. In terms of distributions per county Nairobi continue to lead with 102 cases followed by Meru 46, Makueni 40, Nyeri 19, Kajiado 14, Embu 13, Mombasa 12, Kiambu 11, Nakuru 9, Migori 9, Nyandarua 9, Busia 9, Samburu 8, Kirinyaga 6, Machakos 5, Kitui 4, Turkana 4, Lakikipia 3, Uasin Gishu 3, Siaya 3, Kilifi 2, Marsabit 1, Narok 1, Murang’a 1 and Taita Taveta 1. -
As he assured that all persons who qualify for the $25,000 COVID grant will receive their money, Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall says that anyone who has a problem or needs guidance should call the hotline numbers or contact responsible government ministries.
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The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) recently collaborated with the Ministry of Health’s Chronic Disease Unit to offer a week of free pap smears and Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) screening to women across Guyana in a bid to promote the early detection of cancer.
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The Court Administration Division is reporting that the Hanover Family Court will be closed today due to cases of COVID-19.\tIt says the closure is to allow the court time to effect changes to its operation as a result of positive COVID-19 tests....
Jamaica on Tuesday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 266.\tThe deceased is a 60-year-old woman from Kingston and St Andrew.\tMeanwhile, there were 98 new cases with ages ranging from six to 95 years, pushing the total to 11,369...
Two persons are hospitalized at the New Amsterdam Hospital after the motorcycle they were on collided with a car at Liverpool, Corentyne, Berbice on Saturday afternoon.
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[Nation] Health authorities have raised concerns following a rise in the number of new coronavirus cases in Mombasa and Turkana counties in the recent past.
Guyana yesterday recorded another COVID-19 fatality even as 51 new cases of the virus were reported.
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Two persons died today after the car they were in smashed into a utility pole on Homestretch Avenue just after midnight.
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