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A total of 218 new COVID-19 cases (92 males and 126 females) were recorded by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Saturday, October 2. The facility conducted 2,176 tests. The 218 new cases comprise 51 persons under the age of 18, and 167 who are 18 years old and older. There are currently 1,021 […]
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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.
Twenty-six new COVID cases were recorded yesterday with fifteen of them originating from Region Ten, according to the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) dashboard.
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CLERMONT FERRAND, France, (Reuters) - No spectators will be allowed at any of the finishes of the Tour de France’s stages as the race heads through regions labelled as coronavirus “red zones”, organisers said yesterday.
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Jamaica on Tuesday recorded one additional COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 225.\tThe deceased is a 55-year-old male from St Mary.\tOne other death is under investigation, pushing that figure to 31.\tMeanwhile, there were eight new cases with ages...
Only four states are currently seeing a reduction in new coronavirus cases as numbers spike around the country amid reopening efforts.
Guyana’s COVID-19 situation remains the same as no new persons were tested between Sunday and yesterday.
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Sierra Leone Telegraph: 09 June 2020: The total cumulative number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Sierra Leone has now reached 1,001, as 32 new cases were reported yesterday. But the number of people dying from the virus continues to remain very low. There has been no report of any new [Read More]
Jamaica has recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing to 1,146 the total number of confirmed positives.\tAlso in the last 24 hours, recoveries moved to 770, as six additional persons were released from care, according to the...
AT least one public health expert has said that rather than being upset that many high-income countries have bilateral arrangements with the manufacturers of vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 - the virus that causes COVID-19 - making them the first recipients in line, tourism-dependent territories like Jamaica should see it as a positive.
Gov. JB Pritzker in isolation after possible COVID-19 exposure, office says By Mark Rivera, Leah Hope, Eric Horng and Alexis McAdams, ABC7 News Illinois officials announced a record 10,376 new COVID-19 cases and 49 additional deaths Friday. The death toll in Illinois has now crossed 10,000, with a total of 10,079 deaths, the Illinois Department […]
Kenya continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic with cases steadily rising each day. Government have locked down a handful of counties including the capital Nairobi and imposed a night-time curfew as part of containment efforts.
This rolling page will continue to give updates on major occurrences as relates to the East African country. You can follow Kenya’s March – April 2020 COVID-19 updates on our earlier page.
Kenya as of May 10 was the fourth most impacted country in the East / Horn of Africa region only behind Djibouti, Sudan and Somalia. Government also rolled out mass testing in virus hot spots, borders remain shut and a ban on public gatherings continues.
July 12: 10,294 cases; record 12 deaths in a day
Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe today confirmed 189 new Covid-19 cases out of a total of 1,205 samples in the last 24 hours. Kenya’s caseload now stands at 10,294. The 10,000 mark was reached on Sunday, July 12.
The country also recorded highest number of COVID-19 fatalities in a day as 12 patients succumbed bringing death toll to 197. On the recovery front, 65 patients were discharged bringing the tally to 2,946.
Meanwhile, the Standard Digital news outlet reported that some 15 nurses at a maternity hospital had tested positive for the virus. The cited the chairman of the Kenya Union of nurses as confirming the development at Pumwani Maternity Hospital.
Kenya last Friday mourned the passing of a medic who contracted the virus. The incident involving Doreen Adisa reignited the issue of ill-protected frontline workers.
C-HERP project is designed to assist countries to prevent, detect and respond to the threat posed by COVID-19, and to strengthen the national systems for public health preparedness and responsiveness. #KomeshaCorona https://t.co/gpsHCB2tKq— Ministry of Health (@MOH_Kenya) July 13, 2020
July 2: tourism industry gets big boost
Kenya has taken giant steps to shore its tourism industry from the worsening economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tourism Minister Najib Balala announced a raft of measures on Thursday. “Due to the adverse effects of Covid-19 to the tourism and wildlife sector. We have reduced entry fees to all Kenya Wildlife Service game parks and reserves to 50%.
“This will apply for all categories of tourists (local, residents & international), effective July 1, 2020 for one year,” he added. The main interventions are:
Reduced national park entry fees for Kenyan and international visitors.
Lodges inside the parks have also been given a year’s moratorium from paying rent.
Film makers have also been given a 50% discount on filming fees charged in parks.
The minister also urged the lodges to use the rent holiday to improve services. Tourism is a mainstay of the Kenyan economy. The country us a major player in the East African region along with Uganda and Tanzania.
Confirmed cases = 6,673
Active cases = 4,435
Recoveries = 2,089
Number of deaths = 149
John Hopkins Uni stats valid as of July 1, 2020
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Five new cases of the novel coronavirus were recorded in Guyana on Wednesday with Regions One and Seven recording 110 cases since June 12 according to the Deputy Chief Medical Officer.
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[East African] Mogadishu -Somalia has registered eight more Covid-19 recoveries in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number to 837, Minister of Health and Public Wellbeing Dr Fawzia Abikar Nur said on Wednesday.
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, became the third African country to record over 10,000 cases of COVID-19. The milestone was reached on May 31 when 307 new cases took its tally to 10,162.
As Africa’s biggest economy, the federal government has continued to enforce regulations across the board even though most state governments have moved to relax restrictions.
Lagos being the economic nerve center is rolling out a progressive reopening of the economy. It is the most impacted state with over 5,000 cases as of May 31. Only Cross River State had yet to record a case.
The national response is led by the Presidential Task Force, PTF, led by SGF Boss Mustapha along with a national coordinator and relevant ministers – chief among them, Health, Foreign Affairs and Education ministries. At the heart of the response is the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC.
This article is dedicated to covering events from the country throughout the month of June. Our May 2020 daily updates page also gives you a rundown of major activities.
June 25: 22,020 cases, govt’s $6bn stimulus package
A a virtual federal executive committee meeting today, government announced a $6bn stimulus package to support businesses hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. A committee led by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo put forward the proposal.
Nigeria as Africa’s most populous nation and having the biggest economy is looking to salvage millions of people who could slide into extreme poverty arising from the impact of the pandemic.
Government has repeatedly stressed that it was going to do all it takes to save especially small businesses and as many jobs. President Buhari months back said the virus response was going to be centered on protecting lives and livelihoods.
Nigeria is under pressure to stimulate growth and cut debt amid a slump in global oil prices. As one of the continent’s largest oil producers, funds from the commodity which has been impacted by the virus is vital for government spending.
The vice-president said the plan was also to put money into the economy, and hopefully stop it from slipping into recession. Reports indicate the the funds are intended for businesses and households.
Confirmed cases = 22,020
Active cases = 13,865
Recoveries = 7,613
Number of deaths = 542
John Hopkins Uni stats valid as of June 24, 2020
June 24: 21,371 cases; Kaduna lawmakers ordered to test
All lawmakers in the north central Kaduna state house of assembly have been ordered to undergo COVID-19 test. The order also covers all other staff after a positive case was recorded among the assembly staff last week.
Speaker Yusuf Zailani, gave the directive which was confirmed by Ali Kalat, deputy chairman, house committee on health, on Tuesday.
Kalat, further confirmed that some lawmakers have already tested and are free from the virus. He did not give details as to how many of them.
“The speaker has given directives that the entire workforce of the assembly should be subjected to coronavirus tests and the exercise
