COVID-19
Iwobi leaves Super Eagles camp after positive Covid-19 test
Iwobi Alex Iwobi will not be available for Nigeria’s final 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho after testing positive for Covid-19. Everton forward Iwobi tested positive before Saturday’s
J&J To Deliver Up To 400 Million COVID-19 Vaccines To Africa
Johnson & Johnson vaccine vials against the COVID-19 coronavirus are seen at the Klerksdorp Hospital as South Africa proceeds with its inoculation campaign on February 18, 2021.Phill Magakoe / AFP
J&J to deliver up to 400 million Covid vaccines to Africa
Up to 400 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine will be made available to African countries, the US pharmaceutical giant said Monday. The availability of the single-shot vaccine
Real Madrid defender caught breaking COVID-19 restrictions
Real Madrid defender, Marcelo, faces a fine for breaking the travel restrictions currently in place to halt the spread of COVID-19. This was decided after the Valencian regional government confirmed
Covid-19 likely jumped to humans from bats through ‘missing link’ animal ― WHO report
An international expert mission to Wuhan has concluded it was very likely that Covid-19 first passed to humans from a bat through an intermediary animal, while all but ruling out
US workers enticed with bonuses, time off to get Covid-19 vaccine
As Covid-19 vaccination drives get into gear across the United States, some businesses are offering transportation, paid time off and bonuses of up to $500 to encourage workers to get
Brazilian institute announces home-made Covid-19 vaccine
Sao Paulo’s Butantan biomedical institute announced on Friday it is developing a “100 percent Brazilian” vaccine against Covid-19 and expects to start using it in July. Butantan is the largest
Covid-19: Why we should encourage Africans to get vaccinated – Prof Happi
Professor Christian Tientcha Happi is a Professor of Molecular Biology and Genomics in the Department of Biological Sciences, and the Director African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases nearly 4.155m — Africa CDC
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,154,938 as of Friday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialised
COVID-19: NCDC announces 149,882 recoveries as at March 25
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, NCDC DG. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the number of COVID-19 recoveries from 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) stood at 149,882
