Health crisis

More pupils return to school in South Africa

Pupils at Melpark Primary School in Johannesburg, South Africa have to show a consent signed by parents before being allowed…

July 6, 2020

The World: China issues bubonic plague alert, forbids eating risky animals

Chinese authorities have issued a warning about the bubonic plague and forbidden eating certain animals after a suspected case was…

July 6, 2020

South Africa reopens restaurants even as virus cases rise

"I am breathing again," sighs Kanto Razafimandimby, on her first night out since South Africa reopened its restaurants and casinos…

July 5, 2020

S. Africa centre hosts COVID-19 patients who can’t quarantine

Coronavirus patients in South Africa who are unable to quarantine themselves can find refuge at this facility in Johannesburg. Patients…

July 4, 2020

COVID-19: An opportunity for traditional medicines

COVID-19 has catapulted the issue of traditional medicines to the fore especially on the back of Madagascar’s claims that its…

July 3, 2020

Health: Madagascar COVID-19 herb majorly anti-malaria- FG

The Federal Government on Thursday said that findings from the analysis of Madagascar’s herb called ‘COVID Organics’ show the mixture…

July 3, 2020

Burundi to boost testing, president labels COVID-19 ‘worst enemy’

Burundi’s new president has signaled that his government will take the coronavirus pandemic more seriously than his dead predecessor, calling…

July 2, 2020

The World: Concern for pandemic potential flu strain found in China

A new strain of swine flu that has the potential to cause another pandemic has been labelled "very, very dangerous"…

July 1, 2020

Death toll in Africa from coronavirus tops 10,000

The death toll in Africa from the novel coronavirus topped 10,000 Tuesday, according to a statistics website. The number of…

July 1, 2020

The World: WHO warns ‘we cannot let our guard down’ after new flu virus discovered in China

The World Health Organisation has said it will “read carefully” a Chinese study on a new swine flu, which researchers…

June 30, 2020

Africa COVID-19 stats: 382,190 cases; 9,664 deaths; 182,553 recoveries

There are now more than over 380,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries…

June 29, 2020

Nigeria coronavirus: 24,077 cases; record new cases, UK evacuation

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, became the third African country to record over 10,000 cases of COVID-19. The milestone was…

June 28, 2020

The world: Spain’s top researchers discover coronavirus in waste water collected on March 12, 2019

Researchers at the University of Barcelona, one of Spain's most prestigious universities, had detected the presence of the novel coronavirus…

June 27, 2020

Scientists begin to understand the many health problems caused by COVID-19

Scientists are only starting to grasp the vast array of health problems caused by the novel coronavirus, some of which…

June 26, 2020

Somaliland lifts all COVID-19 restrictions

Somaliland, a self-declared state in Somalia, announced Tuesday that it has removed all COVID-19 restrictions, including those on movement, social…

June 24, 2020

You are not gods: Uganda’s president asks WHO to be modest

Uganda’s president on Monday expressed his frustration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), saying they are not gods and should…

June 23, 2020

COVID-19 cases in South Africa surpass 100,000

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa breached the 100,000 mark Monday after 4,288 new cases were reported,…

June 23, 2020

Health: Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 20,000

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 436 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed…

June 22, 2020

Health: Coronavirus cases, deaths on rise in Africa

KHARTOUM/ABUJA Cases of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19-related fatalities continued to rise Sunday across Africa. Sudan's health officials reported 164…

June 21, 2020

WHO Regional Office for Africa: It is difficult to predict COVID-19 peak

As African countries face an increased threat from COVID-19, the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 was held on…

June 20, 2020

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