COVAX to provide 3.92 additional doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to Nigeria
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has announced that Nigeria is to receive 3.92 million additional doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines from COVAX,...
England Delays Full Lifting Of Virus Restrictions
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced a four-week delay to the full lifting of coronavirus restrictions in England due to a surge...
Brazil President Bolsonaro Fined For Violating COVID-19 Protocols
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was fined $100 Saturday for violating Covid-19 containment measures in Sao Paulo state by failing to wear a face mask...
Nigeria has 1,504 active COVID-19 cases as at June 11 – NCDC
The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) says the total number of active COVID-19 cases in the country Nigeria stands at 1,504, as at...
South Africa Enters Third COVID-19 Wave Amid Sluggish Vaccine Rollout
South Africa has officially entered its third wave of coronavirus infections, health authorities said, with rising caseloads and a sluggish vaccine rollout fuelling fears...
COVID-19: Pakistan Province To Block Mobile Phones Of Unvaccinated People
A Pakistan province said Friday it will block the mobile phones of people refusing to get Covid-19 jabs, in the latest move to penalise...
G7 To Provide 1 Billion COVID-19 Vaccine Doses ‘To World’ By 2023
G7 leaders will agree to expand global Covid vaccine manufacturing to provide at least one billion doses to the world through sharing and financing...
China To Offer COVID-19 Vaccine To Children As Young As Three
China has approved the emergency use of a Covid-19 vaccine for those as young as three, the drugmaker confirmed Tuesday, making it the first...
US Approves First New Alzheimer’s Drug In Almost Two Decades
The United States on Monday approved a drug called Aduhelm to treat patients with Alzheimer’s, the first new medicine against the disease in almost...
Africa Not Ready For Imminent Third Coronavirus Wave – WHO
With vaccine deliveries at a near-standstill and lacking key resources in frontline care, Africa is poorly prepared for the third wave of the coronavirus...
Children Risk ‘Generational Catastrophe’ From Covid, Says Rights Group
The coronavirus pandemic has severely affected children’s rights worldwide, with young people risking a “generational catastrophe” if governments do not act, a rights group...
Nearly 600 doctors dead in India’s COVID-19 2nd wave
As many as 594 doctors died during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in India from April to May, said the Indian Medical Association...
WHO Approves China’s Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine
The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use — the second Chinese jab to receive the WHO’s green...
China Confirms First Human Case Of Bird Flu Strain
China reported the world’s first human infection of the H10N3 bird flu strain on Tuesday but said the risk of it spreading widely among...
Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 4.83m ― CDC
The number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa reached 4.8 million as of Monday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa...
