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South Africa: Cases of Coronavirus top 500,000

South Africa on Sunday topped 500,000 cases of the novel coronavirus, stated the Health Ministry said. With 11,107 infections over the remaining 24 hours, the country’s virus tally has reached 503,209, landing the united states of america in the fifth spot in terms of COVID-19 infections. Mexico is behind South Africa, with 434,193 cases. Meanwhile, […]

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South Africa: Ribbons to remember Coronavirus victims

A church in South Africa is honouring the country’s coronavirus victims by putting out white ribbons to mark each and every death from the disease. The fence outside St. James Presbyterian church in Johannesburg is a stark reminder of the suffering caused by the pandemic in South Africa. “We feel honoured, because we honour the […]

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Breaking: 404 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria

Nigeria on Wednesday night time recorded 404 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which established this on its Twitter handle, said the clean instances had been recorded in 19 states of the federation and Abuja. It added that 5 people died from issues resulting from the virus on Wednesday. Consequently, the […]

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The World: Five states in USA report one-day records for Covid-19 deaths

Five U.S. states in the South and West reported one-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark as California health officials said Latinos made up more than half its cases. Arkansas, Florida, Montana and Oregon each stated file spikes in fatalities. In California deaths rose by using 171, […]

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The World: More death in Georgia as vaccine trial begins

Georgia persevered to stagger beneath a heavy load of COVID-19 instances Monday amid one ray of hope — a large take a look at of an experimental vaccine for the illness that started with the first of 30,000 nationwide injections being given in Savannah. Deaths persisted to style up statewide, while the number of established patients in […]

Health: Pandemic is still accelerating – WHO

The coronavirus pandemic “continues to accelerate”, with a doubling of cases over the last six weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief said Monday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 16 million cases have now been reported to the UN health agency – with more than 640,000 deaths worldwide. Tedros said he will convene […]

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Kenya fears surge in coronavirus cases

Kenya Sunday recorded the highest number of daily Covid-19 infections since March 13, a development likely to inform the outcome of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s crisis meeting with governors on Monday. According to the Health ministry, 960 people tested positive out of 8,261 samples that were Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe in a statement said Nairobi […]

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NEWS: Covid-19 treatment center opens in Madagascar

Madagascar has launched a new coronavirus treatment center amid rising infections and hospitals being overwhelmed, the president said on Sunday. In a series of tweets, Andre Rajoelina said the Mahamasina treatment center in the capital Antananarivo can accommodate 250 COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms. “In these difficult times, I call on the nation to show […]

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COVID-19 cases in Africa top 828,000

The number of coronavirus cases in Africa reached 828,214 on Sunday, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At least 17,509 more people died of the virus across 54 countries in the continent, the Africa CDC said in its daily update. Recoveries in the continent have reached 484,038. Southern Africa is […]

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The World: North Korea’s Kim says COVID-19 ‘could be said to have entered the country’: KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened an emergency politburo assembly after a person suspected of having COVID-19 returned from South Korea after illegally crossing the border this month, nation media stated on Sunday. If confirmed, it would be the first case formally mentioned by North Korean authorities, who have so far stated the us […]

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Coronavirus kills 38 people in Egypt

Another 38 human beings died from the novel coronavirus in Egypt throughout the past 24 hours, health officials there stated Friday.  The death toll reached 4,518 and the quantity of cases climbed to 91,072 with 659 new infections. A whole of 31,970 humans have recovered from the virus. Since originating in China last December, COVID-19 […]

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Over 10,000 health workers in Africa has been infected with COVID-19 – WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) nowadays (July 23) warned of the chance posed by COVID-19 to fitness employees throughout Africa. More than 10 zero fitness workers in the forty international locations which have stated on such infections have been infected with COVID-19 so far, a signal of the challenges scientific team of workers on the frontlines of […]

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Coronavirus: Uganda Records first death, cases reach 1,079

Uganda today confirmed its first COVID-19 death. Director General Health Services, Henry Mwebesa confirmed the fatality during a press briefing. He have details of the victim as: “34-year-old Ugandan female, resident of Namisindwa District who presented with COVID like signs and symptoms: fever,dry cough,headache and difficulty in breathing. “The deceased was initially admitted to Wasungui […]

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NEWS: Close to 600 deaths in one day as SA reaches 400,000 Covid-19 cases

SA recorded a massive 572 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, the fitness ministry confirmed on Wednesday night. Of the new deaths, 400 were recorded in the Eastern Cape. A further 114 were recorded in Gauteng, 35 in the Western Cape, 18 in KwaZulu-Natal and five in the Free State. The ministry stated that the newly […]

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Cases of coronavirus in Nigeria surpass 38,000

More than 540 new coronavirus cases have taken the nationwide tally here to over 38,000, authorities introduced Thursday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated 543 greater COVID-19 instances and eight fatalities were recorded in the united states in the previous 24 hours. The case count now stands at 38,344, along with 15,815 recoveries […]

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NEWS: WHO concerned over virus spike in Africa

The continued acceleration of the coronavirus pandemic in Africa is of concern to the World Health Organization. The UN health agency, which continues to intensify its effort, fears a rise in coronavirus cases in sub-Saharan Africa. The rising numbers in South Africa could, according to the WHO, be a “precursor” to further spread on the […]