The drug maker Moderna is set to begin testing a new version of its Covid-19 vaccine that was specifically designed …
Ghana has become the first country to receive Covid-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization’s COVAX program on Wednesday, a …
AstraZeneca Plc. has informed the European Union to expect a shortfall in its deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines in the second …
President Joe Biden has addressed the nation as the US marks 500,000 deaths from Covid-19, the highest toll of any …
The government has come up with a new set of measures in a deliberate move to contain further spread of …
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reached out to COVID-19 skeptic Tanzania’s President John Magufuli, promising to support …
President Joe Biden slammed Donald Trump for failing to secure enough Covid-19 shots as he toured a Michigan facility where …
President Joe Biden will pledge $4 billion in US aid to the Covax global Covid-19 vaccination program during his virtual …
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has granted approval for the emergency use of AstraZeneca/Oxford …
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, saying 10 countries …
Japan launched its COVID-19 inoculation drive on Wednesday, administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Tokyo hospital workers, as Prime Minister Yoshihide …
President Joe Biden said he expects the COVID-19 vaccine to be widely accessible in the United States by the end …
Following a recent spike in COVID-19-related cases and deaths, Zimbabwe’s already struggling health system is buckling under the pressure. In …
The government said the vaccine will be stored at a secure location in Gauteng province then distributed to other provinces. …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) today has recommended two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the …
South Africa has asked the Serum Institute of India to take back the one million COVID-19 vaccine doses the company …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved two versions of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, clearing the way …
All UK nationals or residents arriving back in England from high-risk countries will begin checking into government-designated accommodation on Monday …
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed a “significant milestone” after confirming more than 15 million people in the United Kingdom …
The Government of Rwanda has kicked off the national vaccination programme for Covid-19, starting with health care staff as part …
The head of the EU’s disease control agency warned that the novel coronavirus could last indefinitely even as global infections …
As world marks Red Hand Day, United Nations warns coronavirus could fuel child recruitment by armed groups More children could …
Zimbabwe is to import 800,000 Covid-19 vaccines from China within the next month, according to the minister of information. The …
Uganda will buy 18 million doses of the Oxford vaccine at a higher price than South Africa, and more than …
Fears that new, more infectious variants of the coronavirus could be spreading in Kenya have put government officials on edge. …
Wearing a double mask provides twice as much protection against COVID-19 as a single one, according to a new study …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have expressed dismay that about 130 countries were yet …
People who have been fully vaccinated no longer need to quarantine if they are exposed to someone who has Covid-19, …
The government of Rwanda, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), deployed another set of robots in the …
Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has closed an unnamed test centre in the capital, Abuja that was …
Ghana’s parliament will suspend sittings for three weeks due to increasing coronavirus cases among lawmakers and staff, Speaker Alban Bagbin …
Matt Hancock has set out tough new measures to stop Covid-19 from entering England, including a 10-year sentence for incoming …
It was a race against time for many businesses and shoppers in the capital Kigali on the evening of the …
One of Africa’s largest conglomerates, the BUA Group, has paid for one million doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines for Nigeria …
RwandAir has suspended flights to Zimbabwe with effect from today (Monday, 8 February 2021) due to fears of COVID-19 variants. …
One study, involving around 2,000 people, found the vaccine offered “minimal protection” against mild and moderate cases of Covid-19. The …
Boris Johnson has warned that it is “still early days” to start talking about opening up society, as reports suggested …
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers to scale up production significantly and urged countries to share …
Another 20,634 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country …
South Africa is anticipating a coronavirus third wave and has reportedly started planning for it. Health experts according to the …
Police efforts to enforce national lockdown regulations have hit a snag at Warren Park Shopping Centre in Harare, as vendors …
Ethiopia is planning to vaccinate 20% of its population against the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of 2021, said the …
Tanzania’s health ministry has denied claims being circulated on social media that hospitals are overwhelmed with Covid-19 patients. The ministry’s …
The United Kingdom has launched a pioneering clinical study to test whether alternating the AstraZeneca and Pfizer BioNTech vaccines in …
Tanzania’s government, which has been criticised for its handling of the pandemic, has no plans to rollout Covid vaccines, the …
Nigeria is set to receive 57 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines over the next few months, the authorities say. Nigeria …
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has eased some restrictions imposed due to coronavirus, including lifting an unpopular ban on alcohol …
