COVID-19: Zambia records 468 new cases
As of 26th Feb 2021, we report 468 new cases out of 4,889 tests (10% positivity), 1835 recoveries and 7 deaths [MTSRIP].
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Coronavirus: Côte d’Ivoire becomes second African country and first French-speaking country to receive vaccine doses via COVAX Facility
This marks the second batch that has been shipped and delivered to Africa by the COVAX Facility in an unprecedented effort to provide at least 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of 2021 The COVAX initiative shipped 504,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, licensed by the Serum Institute of India, to India,
Ghana: COVID-19 patients on admission receive Dignity Kits from WHO
The World Health Organization Ghana has donated 6000 Dignity Kits valued at GHS 447,300.00 to the Ministry of Health to be distributed to the various COVID-19 treatment centers across the country. Presenting the items, the WHO Country Representative for Ghana, Dr. Francis Kasolo said he was confident that the supplies would go a long way
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COVID-19: Confirmed cases rise to 154,476 in Nigeria
COVID-19: Confirmed cases rise to 154,476 in Nigeria The confirmed Coronavirus pandemic cases have risen to 154,476 in Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. It stated: “On the 25th of February 2021, 634 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “Till date, 154476 cases have been confirmed,
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Mauritius: JICA provides $289 million support to fight COVID-19 under initiative with African Development Bank
The loan is a parallel co-financing agreement between JICA and the African Development Bank under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa joint initiative to spur private The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended an Official Development Assistance loan of up to 30 billion Japanese yen ($289 million) to support Mauritius’ response to the
Total confirmed cases increase to 2,789 in Eritrea
Sixteen patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Quarantine Centers in the Central, Gash Barka and Southern Regions. Out of these, thirteen patients are from Quarantine Centers in Asmara, Central Region; two in Omhajer, Gash Barka Region; and one in Adi-Keih, Southern Region. On the other hand, fourteen patients
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Coronavirus: Community informants employ mobile data collection tools to strengthen COVID-19 surveillance in Nigeria
WHO is supporting engagement of more than 670 Auto-Visual Acute Flaccid Paralysis Detection and Reporting (AVADAR) informants to conduct house-to-house COVID-19 surveillance With the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria, WHO is supporting government to leverage on the existing Auto-Visual Acute Flaccid Paralysis Detection and Reporting (AVADAR) system to strengthen community-based surveillance for the
COVID-19 confirmed cases increase to 1,507,448 in South Africa
Tests conducted: 8,967,460 Positive cases identified: 1,507,448 Total recoveries: 1,422,622 Total deaths: 49,523 New cases: 1,862
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DHL Global Forwarding Partners with Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics to Assure Safety and Efficacy of Lab Testing in Africa and Asia
Life-saving transports will help COVID-19 testing of refugees and displaced persons DHL has transported nearly 26,000 Covid -19 testing vials for Longhorn, who is donating one million vials to the International Organization for Migration; Vials were transported via three initial flights from Indianapolis to Kenya, Nepal, and the Philippines, supporting emerging markets in the process;
COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped by the COVAX Facility head to Ghana, marking beginning of global rollout
COVAX announces 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine licensed to Serum Institute of India have arrived in Accra, Ghana; further deliveries to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire are expected this week; Final first round of allocations for doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, to the majority of countries and economies participating in the COVAX Facility, anticipated to