COVID-19 Updates

Deadly Indian Variant Hits Zimbabwe

Deadly Indian Variant Hits Zimbabwe

Government has confirmed that the deadly Indian COVID-19 variant, B. 1. 617, has hit the country, raising fears that it could overwhelm the southern African nation’s poorly-resourced healthcare system…

Drones to Deploy Vaccines to Remote Areas

Drones to Deploy Vaccines to Remote Areas

Ghana will be deploying drones to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to parts of the country that are hard to reach, the BBC has reported.

10 Billion COVID-19 Vaccines Required Globally in 2021 for High Immunisation

10 Billion COVID-19 Vaccines Required Globally in 2021 for High Immunisation

For high levels of immunisation, around 10 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses are required globally by end of 2021 and further 7-9 billion doses are necessary annually to keep re-infection rates…

Coronavirus Vaccination Phase Two: 360,000 Persons Qualify for Second Dose

Coronavirus Vaccination Phase Two: 360,000 Persons Qualify for Second Dose

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says those who took the first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccines between March 1 and 9, 2021 will have to go for the second jab…

Indonesia Launches Private Vaccination Scheme Against Coronavirus

Indonesia Launches Private Vaccination Scheme Against Coronavirus

Indonesia on Tuesday kicked off a private vaccination scheme that will inoculate at least 10 million people against COVID-19.

Deaths in England and Wales Down 99% from Second Wave Peak

Deaths in England and Wales Down 99% from Second Wave Peak

Deaths involving COVID-19 in England and Wales have fallen by 99% from the peak of the second wave of the virus in January, new figures show.

African Airlines Take Steps to Vaccinate Employees Against COVID-19

African Airlines Take Steps to Vaccinate Employees Against COVID-19

African airlines have began vaccinating all their staff to ensure their safety and that of their customers.

Ghana Will Enforce COVID-19 Restrictions Until Herd Immunity is Achieved – Akufo-Addo

Ghana Will Enforce COVID-19 Restrictions Until Herd Immunity is Achieved – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, said until the country vaccinated the requisite number of Ghanaians and achieve herd immunity, the Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (Act 1012), will remain in forc…

More Than 2,300 Cases of Indian Coronavirus Variant Now in UK, Matt Hancock Says

More Than 2,300 Cases of Indian Coronavirus Variant Now in UK, Matt Hancock Says

The health secretary tells MPs there are now 86 local authority areas with five or more confirmed cases of the COVID-19 variant.

Akufo-Addo’s 25th Address on Measures Against Coronavirus

Akufo-Addo’s 25th Address on Measures Against Coronavirus

I am embarking on a nine-day official working visit to France, Belgium and South Africa, as part of efforts being made to ensure our nation’s rapid and sustained post-COVID economic…