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The Ministry of Health and Wellness on Friday received confirmation from the Ezra Long Laboratory of 18 new cases of COVID-19. And the Ministry had confirmed one new COVID-19 related death. The deceased was identified as a 77 year old male from the Castries district with 'underlying medical illnesses.' His demise brings to 85, the […]
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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.
Two new COVID-19 deaths were yesterday recorded as 30 more cases of the virus were also reported.
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MINISTER of state in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn says Jamaicans accepting personal responsibility for protecting their own health is a major factor in overall wellness.Speaking at the opening of the Life Store Wellness Boutique on Constant Spring Road in St Andrew yesterday, the state minister said this is a necessary mindset that needs to be adopted, along with a change of lifestyles and habits.
Four new COVID-19 deaths yesterday pushed Guyana’s death toll to 235 while 126 new cases were confirmed.
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Forty-six more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 according to the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) dashboard for yesterday.
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A year under the weight of the pandemic brought on by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Jamaica creaking public health system is under the microscope as mounting cases of COVID-19 threaten to overwhelm the system, which has been starved of significant...
Chief Medical Officer, Dr Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, says it is important for persons who have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to also turn up for their second shot.\tBisasor McKenzie pointed out that persons can...
Callum Smith’s endless legs wouldn’t let him down Saturday night. He would be feeling better today if they had. The 6-foot-3 Smith walked into the ring in San Antonio on Saturday night and peered down at Canelo Alvarez, as if he were taking his little brother to school. Smith was at least six inches taller, […]
Saint Lucia has recorded two more COVID-19 related deaths and two new cases of the virus. As a result of the deaths, the total number of individuals who have succumbed was 69 as of Monday. 'Death #68 is a 65 year old male from the Castries district with underlying medical illnesses. Death #69 is a […]
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(Trinidad Guardian) Health Minister Terrance Deyalsingh today announced new COVID-19 public health restrictions.
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[Monitor] A source at Mulago National Referral Hospital has revealed that the facility is facing a crisis of oxygen supply for patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Analysis of expenditure
Introduction
Based on the priorities of the Government as set out in its Policies and Targets, the Cabinet, which recommends the Estimates, seeks the approval of the National Assembly for the allocation of the funds.
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Nigeria’s freed schoolboys have reunited with their joyful parents after being held captive for nearly a week by gunmen allied... View Article
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(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica recorded 389 new cases of COVID-19 and nine additional deaths yesterday bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 39,237 and the death toll to 596.
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[Monitor] People aged 50 and above, as well as those with comorbidities aged above 18 have been included on the Covid-19 vaccination priority list.
Update (November 11, 2020): Actress and activist Eva Longoria apologized on-air for her comments this weekend about the role Black women played in bringing out voters for the Nov. 3 election. Longoria appeared on Joy Reid’s MSNBC show The ReidOut and profusely apologized for trying to downplay the role of Black women in securing President-elect Joe Biden ’s win. . @EvaLongoria : "In my effort to celebrate Latina turnout, I diminished the importance of the Black women's vote in this election. And what I said was wrong. It is a fact that African American women showed up in record numbers and brought us to victory. They saved this country." pic.twitter.com/wbO30cFRlj — The ReidOut (@thereidout) November 11, 2020 "In my effort to celebrate Latina turnout, I diminished the importance of the Black women's vote in this election. And what I said was wrong. It is a fact that African American women showed up in record numbers and brought us to victory. They saved this country," Longoria...