COVID-19 Updates

More Than Three Billion Coronavirus Vaccines Administered Worldwide

More Than Three Billion Coronavirus Vaccines Administered Worldwide

More than three billion doses of vaccines have been administered worldwide, according to a count carried out today, Tuesday, June 29, by the Agency France-Presse (AFP) from official sources, at…

Malaysia Sets Jabs and Cases Threshold for Ending Pandemic Lockdown

Malaysia Sets Jabs and Cases Threshold for Ending Pandemic Lockdown

Malaysia's government said on Sunday, June 27 that a third coronavirus lockdown would be maintained until 10 percent of the country's population had received two vaccines doses and case numb…

COVID-19 Vaccine: Journalists to be Prioritised in Latest Roll-Out

COVID-19 Vaccine: Journalists to be Prioritised in Latest Roll-Out

The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has welcomed the government’s decision to prioritise journalists in the country’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout programme.

GhanaWeb: FDA Adds Heart Inflammation Warning to Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines

GhanaWeb: FDA Adds Heart Inflammation Warning to Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines

The US Food and Drug Administration Friday added a warning about the risk of heart inflammation to fact sheets for Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines.

South Africa Extends Curfew Hours, Bans Gatherings in New COVID-19 Restriction Measures

South Africa Extends Curfew Hours, Bans Gatherings in New COVID-19 Restriction Measures

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the country has now moved to Alert Level 4.

Delta Plus Variant of COVID-19 Has More Affinity For Lung Tissues, Experts Warn Amid Surge In Cases

Delta Plus Variant of COVID-19 Has More Affinity For Lung Tissues, Experts Warn Amid Surge In Cases

After wreaking havoc in India during the ferocious second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in April and May, the Delta variant has further mutated to form a more transmissible and…

Delta Variant Spreading Rapidly Across The Globe, Vaccination May Not Be Enough: WHO

Delta Variant Spreading Rapidly Across The Globe, Vaccination May Not Be Enough: WHO

The Delta variant of COVID-19 (also known as B16172), which was first detected in India in October last year, is becoming the dominant variant of the disease worldwide.

UK to Ditch all Legal Coronavirus Restrictions on July 19, Minister Says

UK to Ditch all Legal Coronavirus Restrictions on July 19, Minister Says

All legal coronavirus restrictions, including requirements to wear face masks, are set to be ditched on July 19, a Cabinet Minister said.

Pakistan: Global Bodies Should Decide Which Coronavirus Jabs are Accepted

Pakistan: Global Bodies Should Decide Which Coronavirus Jabs are Accepted

Pakistan on Thursday called for coronavirus vaccines approved by global bodies such as the World Health Organization (WHO) to be accepted worldwide as thousands of the country's expatriate worker…

Africa Should Address Challenges of COVID-19 – Akufo-Addo

Africa Should Address Challenges of COVID-19 – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Africa must forge stronger partnerships, and move boldly to tackle the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.