Egypt has approved the use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharma giant Sinopharm, the health minister said. The first batch of the vaccine was delivered in December, with further doses expected this month. Each batch of the vaccine consists of 50,000 doses, and the first group to receive it will be medical workers. […]
Zimbabwe’s government on Saturday imposed a national lockdown following a surge in Covid-19 cases. Only essential services, such as hospitals, pharmacies and supermarkets will remain operational for the next 30 days. The government first imposed a nationwide lockdown in March to contain the spread of Covid-19, but had eased most of those measures amid fears […]
As richer countries race to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, Somalia remains the rare place where much of the population hasn’t taken the coronavirus seriously. Some fear that’s proven to be deadlier than anyone knows. With part of the country still held by the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group, it is places like Somalia that will be last […]
Africa is seeing a marked increase in Covid-19 cases as a second wave of infections sweeps across the continent. Despite initial success in containing the pandemic, infections have been growing rapidly in December in a number of countries. Authorities in 47 African countries have registered an average of 73,000 new COVID-19 infections per week since […]
As of December 31, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 2,728,817. Reported deaths in Africa reached 64,771 and 2,278,265 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases – 1,039,161 – and 28,033 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (437,332), Tunisia (137,216), Egypt (136,644), Ethiopia (123,856), and Libya (99,935). For the latest totals, see […]
