Coronavirus Updates
Egypt authorises Sputnik, AstraZeneca virus jabs
Egypt’s pharmaceutical authority on Wednesday approved the use of the Sputnik V and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines, a month after the North African country kicked off its inoculation campaign. The drug
China to donate second batch of COVID-19 vaccines to Zimbabwe
China will donate another batch of 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Zimbabwe, the Chinese Ambassador, Guo Shaochun, said on Wednesday. This will be China’s second donation to Zimbabwe
COVID-19: NARD sets up telehealth initiative, targets one million Nigerians
The National Executive of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has set up a telehealth solutions initiative to cater to the health needs of one million vulnerable Nigerians as
Records show global decline in COVID-19 cases – PTF
Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says available records show that there is a global decline in cases of COVID-19 and deaths. The
New COVID-19 variant discovered in Nigeria, 15 countries
Medical workers prepare to take oropharyngeal swabs from residents during a mass testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a park in Quezon City, suburban Manila on April 15, 2020. (Photo
Russia starts giving Covid vaccine to homeless
Forty homeless people in Saint Petersburg received coronavirus vaccine jabs on Sunday, under a charity initiative that has received the backing of local officials. “Here there are many people at
WHO chief calls on Tanzania to combat Covid
WHO chief calls on Tanzania to combat Covid The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday appealed to Tanzania to take “robust action” to combat Covid-19 in the
Pfizer jab 95.8% effective against Covid ― Israel health ministry
Israel’s health ministry said Saturday recent data from its aggressive coronavirus vaccination campaign showed two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab were nearly 96 percent effective against infection. Israel’s inoculation campaign
Britain’s Johnson wants to cut vaccine development time by two-thirds
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants world leaders to back efforts to speed up development times for vaccines to 100 days – a third of the time needed for the
Argentina health minister resigns over vaccine line-jumping
Argentina’s health minister resigned late Friday after it emerged that friends of his had been able to skip the line for a Covid-19 vaccination. Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garci stepped down
