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The Ministry of Health says that another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.
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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.
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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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.The apology came a day after Sandals Barbados denied there was any breach of the COVID-19 protocols on its Christ Church property, and insisted that none of its guests were involved in related matters with the police.
(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad has recorded an additional COVID-19 related death bringing the toll to 135.
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Initiative aimed at luring tourists to the oil-rich twin island republic with officials indicating that there were airlines that have expressed interest in flying to the country in the post coronavirus era.
Four people have died from COVID-19, bringing the number of deaths from the disease in Jamaica to nine since the start of the year, and 311 since last March. \tThe Ministry of Health and Wellness reports that the four latest victims are...
Los Angeles County reported 9,142 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, Jan. 4, bringing the total number of cases to 827,498 according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. There were 77 new fatalities linked to coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 10,850 since tracking began. Hospitalizations continue to reach […]
Opposition Spokesperson on Health and Wellness, Dr Morais Guy, says he shares the nation's collective shock and concern at the high number of positive COVID-19 cases and is calling for a national approach to the burgeoning crisis. Commenting on...
High Court Judge Nareshwar Harnanan in a recent ruling threw out a lawsuit for $120m brought by businessman Larry Singh, which he claimed was owed by the Ministry of Health for rental of his controversial Sussex Street property which was used as a drug bond.
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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.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A death from the coronavirus was recorded on Wednesday in the governorate of Kebili, taking the death toll in the region to 129 people since the outbreak of the pandemic, said health programmes officer in Kebili Ali Haddad. In addition, 17 further infections have been reported in the region, bringing the count to 3,006 since the outbreak of the pandemic, he specified to TAP.
Residents of the township of Mabaruma, in Region One, are expected to receive a 24-hour electricity supply from today with the installation of a new generator at the Mabaruma Power Station.
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The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) on Wednesday informed the Ministry of Health (MoH) that the samples sent to the laboratory for gene sequencing show no trace of any of the new COVID-19 variants that have been circulating around the world.
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A STIGMA reportedly surrounding the Yallahs High School, St Thomas, after a student tested positive for COVID-19 has left at least one parent fuming. The news, which forced the institution to suspend face-to-face classes for the rest of the...
[IFEX] Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)
The novel coronavirus has prompted unprecedented cybersecurity threats in all parts of the economy, says Roi Yarom, head of industry empowerment at the Israel National Cyber Directorate. Israel’s cybersecurity startups have jumped to the challenge [...]
After weeks without recording a positive case of COVID-19, Region Nine currently has at least nine active infections, which Regional Chairman Bryan Allicock says is a result of persons continuing to traverse between Guyana and Brazil.
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The Ministry of Health today said that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.
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(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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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...
While Chloe Bailey is killing it in the body category, her sister Halle Bailey is serving all face! The singing sisters finally have separate Instagram […]
The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that 29 additional cases of COVID-19 have been recorded, taking the total number of cases recorded by Guyana to 6,105.
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