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Press Release:- The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs today Friday, October 1, 2021, confirms a total of forty-six (46) new cases of COVID-19. These cases were processed on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at the Ezra Long Laboratory from a total of 282 samples which were collected between September 28 and 30, 2021. This number of positive cases makes up 16.3% of all the samples processed on that date. These new cases bring the total number of cases diagnosed in- country to date to 11, 573. The Ministry of Health also reports four (4) new COVID-19 deaths and (2) new
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.
[New Zimbabwe] Illegal Covid-19 testing sites are mushrooming in the country as Zimbabweans intending to travel outside the country seek fake test papers to cross the national borders.
The Ministry of Health has named the members of a broad-based National COVID-19 Vaccines Task Force in preparation for the arrival and roll out of the inoculation campaign against COVID-19 in Guyana.
The article COVID-19 Vaccines Task Force appointed appeared first on Stabroek News.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Hundreds of vacationers hoping to return to Canada are now stranded in Jamaica after new rules requiring them to show proof of a negative PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test in order to enter the country came into effect on January 7.
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Western Bureau: The Negril Health Centre in Westmoreland is now added to the list of over 30 adopted health centres within the Ministry of Health and Wellness, under its Adopt-A-Clinic programme, following an official ceremony held at that facility...
(Jamaica Observer) The Barbados health ministry yesterday issued a public apology to Sandals Barbados, saying that three people detained by the police for alleged breaches of COVID-19 protocols had no connection with the resort chain.
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 11,271 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 634,849 as of Monday, Dec. 21. The 56 new deaths reported by county officials on Monday brought the total number of deaths to 8,931. Hospitalizations continue to reach new highs. There was a […]
New rapid COVID-19 testing facility opening in Wrigleyville By Mark Rivera and ABC 7 Chicago Digital Team Illinois surpassed Thursday one million total COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. Health officials reported 8,757 and 177 deaths Thursday. The total number of cases in Illinois now stands at 1,008,045, with a total of 17,272 deaths, […]
[Premium Times] This latest rescue brings the total number of those released by bandits in the last one week to more than 40.
Mumbai, India — The government of India has proposed raising the smoking age from 18 to 21, banning the sale of loose cigarettes, and doing away with designated smoking areas in public places. The proposal [...]
The NEA Jazz Masters fellowship is the nation’s highest honor reserved for living jazz artists and advocates.
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by Chicago Crusader For the past decade, Nielsen Holdings has produced a series of annual reports, Nielsen’s Diverse Intelligence Series, highlighting a comprehensive collection of insights and the buying power of U.S. multicultural consumers compiled from the company’s multiple measurement verticals spanning from retail to entertainment. Cheryl Grace, Nielsen’s Senior Vice President of U.S. Strategic … Continued
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PARIS, France (AFP) - Coronavirus transmission from minks to humans does not necessarily mean the disease will become more dangerous, but scientists are on their guard in the wake of an astounding announcement from Denmark.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 93 undocumented migrants of various nationalities, including 3 Tunisians, were rescued on Monday by a National Coast Guard unit off Sfax coasts, while attempting to illegally reach the European coasts.
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is imploring residents in communities that have been quarantined due to coronavirus (COVID-19) to cooperate with health teams in getting tested for the virus.\tChief Medical Officer, Dr Jacquiline...
[Monitor] Kabale Regional Referral Hospital has run out of beds and Vitamin C drugs for Covid-19 patients as the cases soar. The Ministry of Health designated Kabale hospital as the management centre for Covid-19 patients in the Kigezi Sub-region. The hospital currently has 40 patients.
