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Ghana is first in Africa to receive Covid-19 vaccines under COVAX

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– – Ghana on Wednesday morning took delivery of 600,000 AstraZeneca doses of Covid-19 vaccines. The consignment arrived at the Kotoka International Airport in Ghana’s capital, Accra via an Emirates airline plane. The government said the doses are part of the first batch of vaccines the country is acquiring through the Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX) which Ghana among… Read More
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Ronaldinho’s mother dies after testing positive for Covid-19

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– – The mother of former Barcelona superstar Ronaldinho has reportedly passed away after testing positive for Covid-19 at the end of 2020. Dona Miguelina, aged 71, was hospitalised after testing positive for the virus in December, in their home city of Porto Alegre. However, as per media rumours from outlets in Brazil and Peru, she has sadly passed away… Read More
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Ghana approves Russian vaccine for use against Covid-19

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– – Ghana has granted emergency authorisation for the use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19. Russia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund made the confirmation on Saturday about Ghana’s approval. The Russian vaccine was approved by Ghana’s health ministry, the Russian Direct Investment Fund said in a statement. Ghana thus becomes the 31st country to approve the Russian vaccine… Read More
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Covid-19: Commonwealth ministers call for global co-operation on vaccines

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– – Commonwealth Law Ministers have called for increased international co-operation to enable equal access to Covid-19 vaccinations. A special virtual meeting of Law Ministers was convened on 18 February to discuss legal implications of the pandemic – in particular on access to justice, upholding the rule of law, and equitable access to essential medicines and equipment. Commonwealth countries have… Read More
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Tanzania’s President calls for prayer and fasting to defeat Covid-19

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– – Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has called for three days of prayer and fasting to defeat Covid-19. Magufuli last year declared that Covid-19 was satanic and refused to order vaccines for his citizens. According to Magufuli the vaccines could harm the population, but he didn’t provide any evidence to back that claim. He said Tanzania had defeated Covid-19 last… Read More
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The 17 African countries placed on UK’s travel ‘red list’

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– – The United Kingdom has placed 17 African countries on what it calls a ‘red list’, with travelers from these countries hit with new travel measures. Travelers from these countries are to quarantine for 10 days in government-approved hotels and will have to take care of their bills during their stay. The cost for travelers from the African countries… Read More
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Malawi’s president sacks Covid taskforce boss amid graft claims

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Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has sacked the co-chair of the government’s taskforce overseeing the fight against Covid-19 pandemic. The co-chair of the taskforce, John Phuka is accused of misusing $7.7m (6 billion Malawi Kwacha). A report by the country’s ombudsman in November last year said there was lack of transparency and accountability in the implementation of the country’s Covid-19 preparedness… Read More
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Ghana’s parliament suspends sitting amid Covid-19 infections

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Ghana’s parliament has suspended sitting for at least three weeks following reports of Covid-19 infections among lawmakers. More than 100 cases of the virus had been detected among MPs and their staffers. On Tuesday the speaker of the house, Alban Bagbin said he had “decided, in consultation with political leaders, that the Assembly session will be adjourned for three weeks.”… Read More
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Paul Kagame accuses the West of hoarding Covid-19 vaccines

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Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has accused the West of hoarding Covid-19 vaccines and “purchasing many times more doses than they need.” In an opinion article published on the news website The Guardian, the outspoken African leader “the current situation with regard to the access and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines vividly illustrates the decades-old contradictions of the world order.” “Rich and… Read More
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Mystery sickness kills at least 15 people in Tanzania

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– – At least 15 people have reportedly died in Tanzania following an unidentified illness in the south-western part of the country. Over 50 others have also been hospitalized over the illness which causes many to experience nausea and vomit blood. Health officials said on Sunday that victims die within hours after vomiting blood but the Health Ministry of Tanzania… Read More