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CARPHA ADVISES THAT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF SAHARAN DUST WILL AFFECT THE REGION OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
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.
Western Bureau: Omar Sweeney, managing director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), has said a section of the Mt Salem Primary and Infant in St James has fallen into serious disrepair and has been condemned. The condemned building is...
MANAGUA, (Reuters) - Nicaragua is in talks with Russia’s Gamaleya Insti-tute to acquire the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said yesterday.
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(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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The Ministry of Health this afternoon confirmed the deaths of two senior citizens who tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of deaths from the pandemic in Guyana to 166.
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[Nation] A spike in coronavirus infections has cast doubt on the anticipated full reopening of schools on Monday, with representatives of teachers and parents now urging caution.
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. -
Four cases of the reported highly contagious strain of COVID-19 that recently surfaced in the United Kingdom (UK) have been confirmed in Jamaica, but the authorities here are cautioning against panic. Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton gave the...
[Ethiopian Herald] For a long, vaccines have been considered as one of the important human discoveries and reliable ways of preventing deadly diseases; equally true, these discoveries have been surrounded by contentious controversies and conspiracies. The digital era has only intensified the mistrust of vaccines.
President of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), Hilbert Foster has welcomed the government’s decision to allow the restart of sport events during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic but cautioned that the virus is still very much a serious area of concern.
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WESTERN BUREAU: While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is negatively impacting Jamaica’s capacity to earn from tourism, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett believes that e-commerce and the online marketplace are providing a viable avenue to entice...
[Nation] Failure to pay a clearance fee of Sh5 million led to wastage of life-saving vaccines worth Sh180 million donated to Kenya to help protect women and children from five deadly diseases.
Forty-six new COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday with the majority of them in Region Four.
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LAHORE - Human rights activists have welcomed a ruling by a Pakistani court to outlaw a 'virginity test' for survivors of sexual assault. The high court in Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province, on Jan. 4 issued thejudgmentin response to petitions filed by rights activists and journalists that claimed the intrusive and demeaning practice is unreliable, unnecessary and has […]
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness, along with former prime ministers PJ Patterson and Bruce Golding say they are willing to roll up their sleeves and take the COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available. Holness said he would have no problem taking the vaccine, Patterson is willing to have his vaccination live-streamed to reassure the public that it is safe, and Golding said he would encourage all his family members to get the shot.
The reintegration of more than 100 doctors who were laid off from the health sector has not eased the punishing shifts being worked by junior practitioners, many of whom are now unable to take vacation leave as a result of mandatory quarantine...
COVID-19 counts as much on the 2020 election ballot as anything else, particularly for African Americans who have suffered disproportionately from the pandemic.
The UK reported a further 60,916 new Covid-19 cases Tuesday, the country's highest daily increase since the onset of the pandemic.
(Trinidad Guardian) For the first time in three months, the Ministry of Health recorded no new COVID-19 infections in its daily update yesterday.
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In the wake of recent reports of positive COVID-19 cases at the Golden Age Home in Kingston, the St James Municipal Corporation has stepped up protocols at the St James Infirmary, which it manages. Since the first case of COVID-19 on the island in...
With the government allowing for the resumption of sports subject to approval from the Ministry of Health, Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Boss Michael Singh, disclosed that the entity would be open to exploring resuming activities.
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A Christian missionary couple from Hauraruni died last evening following a collision between their car and a lorry along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway.
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Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie says the Ministry is working to address issues with COVID-19 testing. Bisasor-McKenzie has indicated that there has been a drop in testing over the past few...
The Ministry of Health on Sunday reported that a cluster of 26 positive COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed, originating from the Sandals resort.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Although Africa continues to be the region in the world hardest hit by malaria, it has made major gains in reducing the number of cases - and deaths - over the past decade.
Almost a year since the novel coronavirus made its way around the world, from an initial outbreak in Wuhan, China, the Chinese Government remains resolute that it was transparent from the start.Spokesman at the Chinese embassy in Kingston, Xia Shaowu said there has never been any cover up.
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Those who have resolved to work out and become more healthier in 2021 will find a new world awaiting them at area gyms and fitness centers. Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in-person classrooms, dining, shopping, workplaces, family gatherings, and more have been disrupted—and gyms are no different. The Birmingham Times recently […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The World Health Organization (WHO) insisted yesterday it would do everything possible to find the animal origins of COVID-19, insisting that knowledge was vital to preventing future outbreaks.'We want to know the origin and we will do everything to know the origin,' WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters.
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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Two new COVID-19 deaths were yesterday recorded as 30 more cases of the virus were also reported.
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