By George Okojie Lagos State commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi on Monday raised the alarm over the sale of fake COVID-19 certificates in the state. The commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi who disclosed this at a press conference to give update on second wave of the virus in Lagos said it has come […]
Cape Town — As of December 29, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 2,678,363 . Reported deaths in Africa reached 62,807 and 2,225,699 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases – 1,011,871 – and 26,735 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (433,029), Egypt ( 133,900 ), Tunisia (133,204), Ethiopia […]
By Ebuka Onyeji In the past 10 days, there have been 52 recorded deaths from COVID-19. Nigeria on Monday recorded more deaths from COVID-19 as the country continues to battle the second phase of the infection. On Monday, 10 more people died from the virus as Nigeria recorded 397 new cases, one of the lowest daily figures in December. […]
With the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and the increase in trauma cases, South Africa’s hospitals are almost full to capacity. “Our hospitals, both private and public, are already close to full capacity in a number of provinces, and ICU beds are either full already or rapidly filling up,” said President Cyril Ramaphosa. South Africa […]
The World AIDS Day commemoration of 2020 took place in the midst of a global pandemic. It served as another reminder that people are not only susceptible to pathogens, but to the political, social, and economic inequities that determine vulnerability to infections. HIV remains a major global public health challenge and COVID-19 has added to it. This […]
