COVID-19 Updates

Coronavirus Global Death Toll Update

Coronavirus Global Death Toll Update

The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,750,028 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1000…

Ghana Risks Third Wave of COVID-19 in Few Weeks – KCCR Study

Ghana Risks Third Wave of COVID-19 in Few Weeks – KCCR Study

A study of the behaviour of the Coronavirus situation in Ghana points to a high possibility of a third wave in the country between now and the end of this…

IMF Approves $650 Million in Aid for Senegal’s COVID-19 Recovery

IMF Approves $650 Million in Aid for Senegal’s COVID-19 Recovery

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved $650 million in aid to Senegal to support the West African country’s COVID-19 recovery, it said in a statement late on Monday.

Ghana Chases COVID-19 Vaccines in UK, US After Exhausting COVAX Doses

Ghana Chases COVID-19 Vaccines in UK, US After Exhausting COVAX Doses

With Ghana facing intense external challenges to acquire vaccines to vaccinate about 70% of its population by the end of this year to attain herd immunity against the Coronavirus, the…

Parliament Hit with Another Case of COVID-19

Parliament Hit with Another Case of COVID-19

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee made the revelations to highlight the need for COVID-19 safety protocols because the country was susceptible to another wave of high infections.

Morocco First in Region to Issue Vaccination Passport

Morocco First in Region to Issue Vaccination Passport

Morocco has officially issued a COVID-19 vaccination passport to people who have received both doses of the jab as of June 7, via its official COVID-19 vaccine website, local media…

Uganda Re-Imposes Lockdown to Beat Back COVID-19 Case Surge

Uganda Re-Imposes Lockdown to Beat Back COVID-19 Case Surge

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday re-imposed a strict lockdown that included the closure of schools and the suspension of inter-district travel to help beat back a surge in Covid-19…

Africa Unprepared as 3rd Wave COVID-19 Outbreak Looms — WHO

Africa Unprepared as 3rd Wave COVID-19 Outbreak Looms — WHO

Africa is unprepared in the face of an imminent outbreak of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the continent, the World Health Organisation, WHO has warned.

Japan Gives Uganda Over $1.6 Million Grant to Fight COVID-19

Japan Gives Uganda Over $1.6 Million Grant to Fight COVID-19

The Government of Japan has extended an emergency grant worth $1,640,442 (sh5. 8b) to Uganda to boost the country's COVID-19 response.

U.S. Names Several Global Destinations for First Batch of Vaccine Doses it will Share

U.S. Names Several Global Destinations for First Batch of Vaccine Doses it will Share

The White House on Thursday unveiled the allocation for the first 25 million of 80 million doses it plans to share with the world, which the global vaccine alliance COVAX…