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How COVID affected markets and livelihoods in Kenya’s fisheries sector
Fisheries support the livelihoods and well-being of millions of people around the world. Before the COVID pandemic, global fisheries production ...
Tag: Covid 19 Updates
New most mutated COVID C.1.2 variant detected in South Africa
A new coronavirus variant, C.1.2, has been detected in South Africa and a number of other countries, with concerns that ...
Health Minister Dorothy Gwajima: Tanzania says to start vaccine rollout soon
Tanzania's government said it is gearing up to roll out vaccinations against Covid-19 soon, in a shift from the policies ...
Coronavirus forces South Africa Springboks to delay team selection for Georgia
South Africa on Tuesday postponed naming the team to play Georgia this weekend after the 44-strong squad were placed in ...
Rugby World champions Springboks set to end Covid exile
Rugby World Cup Winners South Africa will end 19 months of international isolation on Friday when they host Georgia in ...
Delta variant driving Covid surge in South Africa
The highly contagious Delta variant is driving a surge in South African Covid-19 infections that is testing the capacity of ...
MOH Launches New Sensitization Campaign on COVID As Cases Spike
Kenya launched the second phase of the COVID-19 sensitization campaign Monday, in what officials said will run for a week. Government ...
WHO: Covid trajectory in Africa ‘very, very concerning’
The World Health Organization voiced alarm Friday at surging Covid-19 cases across Africa, with the spread of new more contagious ...
Homabay County moves to Kisumu and Nyamira Counties in search of more oxygen supply
Homa Bay County Teaching and Referral Hospital has run out of oxygen supply and beds for admitting Covid-19 patients amid ...
Is virus ‘Surging’ in South Africa? South African President Cyril Ramaphosa imposes stricter lockdown
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday that his country will return to stricter lockdown measures in the face of ...
India Covid-19 deaths cross 300,000 as Japan ramps up vaccinations
India's Covid-19 death toll topped 300,000 on Monday as it tried to contain its huge outbreak, while Japan opened its ...
Covid-19 shadow hangs over WHO international meet
Calls for World Health Organization reform and steps to avert future pandemics feature high on the agenda as the UN ...
Malawi destroys more than 20,000 expired AstraZeneca vaccines
Malawi on Wednesday destroyed nearly 20,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine that had expired in mid-April, with the health minister ...
Fearing India-like Covid crisis collapse, Kenya scrambles for oxygen
At the peak of Kenya's third wave of Covid-19 in March, hospitals -- buckling under the strain of the virus ...
U.S Food and Drud Administration (FDA) authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine for 12–15-year old’s as India outbreak rages
The United States drug regulator authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12-15 as the country aims to speed up ...
India’s Covid battle stokes vaccine worries in Africa
Africa is watching aghast as India struggles with coronavirus, fearing a long-running shortfall in the Indian-made vaccines that it needs ...
Tunisia begins week of strict coronavirus measures, as hospitals struggle to ‘stay afloat’
Tunisia on Sunday started a week of coronavirus restrictions covering the Eid holiday, as hospitals battle to stay afloat as ...
India struggling to cope with record breaking Covid 19 Wave as Worldwide cases hit 150 million
India on Friday posted another global record for daily coronavirus infections, pushing worldwide cases past 150 million as a pandemic ...
U.S, Britain rush supplies to virus-stricken India
The U.S and Britain rushed ventilators and vaccine materials to India Monday as the country battles a catastrophic, record-breaking coronavirus ...
