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COVID-19: WHO Approves China’s Sinovac Vaccine

June 2, 2021 7:06 am

The World Health Organization has announced that it has approved the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine produced in China for emergency use.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the development was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the UN health agency.

The agency assured counties that the vaccine met the international standard and is safe for use against the deadly coronavirus.

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‘WHO today validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies, and communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy, and manufacturing.

Sinovac …

Covid-19 Kenya To Get Vaccines From South Sudan

Covid-19: Kenya To Get Vaccines From South Sudan

May 26, 2021 7:59 am

Kenya will receive 72,000 Covid-19 vaccines from the Covax facility this week Africa Daily News, New York can confirm.

The vaccines were re-distributed from South Sudan after the country’s health officials said they could not use the jabs before their expiry date.

South Sudan received 132,000 Astra Zeneca doses from Covax in late March.

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The country’s Health Minister Mayen Machout told journalists that they were not able to use all the doses because of delays by parliament to approve the use of the vaccine.

‘We also noticed that …

Dead COVID-19 Victims Thrown Into Indian Rivers

Dead COVID-19 Victims Thrown Into Indian Rivers

May 16, 2021 1:59 am

Bodies of COVID-19 victims were among the bodies discovered to have been dumped in some Indian rivers, an official of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh has revealed.

This was coming even as India recorded about 4,090 deaths on Sunday and daily cases topped 310,892.

‘The administration has information that bodies of those who have succumbed to COVID-19 or any other disease are being thrown into rivers instead of being disposed of as per proper rituals,‘ the official, Manoj Kumar Singh said.

‘As a result, bodies have been recovered from rivers in many places.’

The letter dated May 14 …

COVID-19 South Africa To Resume Vaccine Rollout With J&J Jab

COVID-19: South Africa To Resume Vaccine Rollout With J&J Jab

April 27, 2021 2:42 am

South Africa on Monday announced it would shortly resume using Johnson & Johnson anti-Covid vaccines, just two weeks after the jab was suspended to vet risks over blood clots.

The vaccine will be included in South Africa’s much-delayed anti-Covid vaccination campaign from Wednesday after being given the green light by SAHPRA, the country’s health watchdog.

In a statement on  Monday, Health Minister Zwelini Mkhize said; ‘It has since been established there is a one in a million chance of getting the clot after the vaccine and that it appears that women between the ages of 18 and 48 years old …

Covid-19 US, Britain Rush Supplies To Devastated India

Covid-19: US, Britain Rush Supplies To Devastated India

April 27, 2021 2:19 am

The US and Britain rushed ventilators and vaccine materials to India Monday as the densely populated country battles a catastrophic, record-breaking coronavirus wave that has overwhelmed hospitals and set crematoriums working at full capacity.

The situation has grown from bad to worse as a surge in recent days has seen patients’ families taking to social media to beg for oxygen supplies and locations of available hospital beds and has forced the capital New Delhi to extend a week-long lockdown.

The country of 1.3 billion has become the latest hotspot of a pandemic that has killed more than three million people, …

Covid-19: Italy Bans Flights From India

Covid-19: Italy Bans Flights From India

April 26, 2021 3:20 am

Italy has placed a ban on all arrivals from recent Covid-19 hotspot India, although Italian residents are exempted, Health Minister Roberto Speranza disclosed on Sunday.

‘I have signed a new decree banning people from entering Italy who has been in India within the past 14 days,‘ Speranza wrote on Facebook.

Ahead of a limited reopening set to begin across Italy on Monday, he added that ‘We can’t let our guard down’

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‘Residents of Italy can return but must take a (coronavirus) test before departure and on …

I Vomited Blood After Taking COVID Vaccine - Kaduna Resident

I Vomited Blood After Taking COVID Vaccine – Kaduna Resident

April 1, 2021 9:55 pm

There is confusion in Kaduna as a resident of the State identified as Hanatu Tanko has narrated how she bled from the nose and vomited blood after receiving a jab of the COVID-19 vaccine.

In a video which was posted online, the woman, who sought treatment at Ashmed Specialist Hospital, Kaduna narrated her experience which is however yet to be verified.

The woman pointed out that she took the vaccine at Kaduna South Secretariat, which has caused many observers to link it to the hospital.

Speaking to dissociate the hospital from the controversy, the Chief Medical Doctor, Dr. Patrick …

Oyakhilome Fined £125,000 By UK Over COVID-19 Sermon

Oyakhilome Fined £125,000 By UK Over COVID-19 Sermon

March 31, 2021 5:09 pm

Popular Nigerian preacher, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, and his religious channel, Loveworld has been fined £125,000 by the United Kingdom’s Office of Communications (Ofcom).

In a statement on Tuesday, Ofcom said that the station was fined £125,000 (N65.6m) for breaching the country’s broadcasting code by disseminating misinformation on COVID-19.

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The statement in part read: ‘Today we have fined Loveworld £125,000 for this breach of the broadcasting code. This was the second time in a year that the broadcaster breached our rules on accuracy in news and …

South Africa Finds New Variant Of COVID-19, Worse Than Delta

Covid-19: BioNTech Raises Vaccine Output Target To 2.5B Doses

March 31, 2021 3:59 am

As the world tries to get more people vaccinated against Covid-19, German firm BioNTech on Tuesday announced that it was on track to manufacture 2.5 billion doses of its Covid-19 vaccine this year with US partner Pfizer which was 25 percent more than it originally planned.

According to the pharmaceutical giant, the boost would allow it to ‘address increased demand‘ as countries around the world race to contain new, more contagious virus variants.

The higher output was driven by the recent launch of a new production site in the German city of Marburg, which is now one of …

WHO Holds Emergency Meeting Over Virus Variants

WHO Holds Emergency Meeting Over Virus Variants

January 14, 2021 3:38 pm

The World Health Organization’s emergency committee met, two weeks ahead of schedule, on Thursday to discuss the urgent threat from rapidly-spreading new coronavirus variants.

Newly identified mutations of the virus, which experts believe to be significantly more infectious, come as spiking case numbers force many countries to enforce new restrictions and lockdowns.

The committee normally gathers every three months but the WHO brought the meeting forward to discuss the mutations.

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‘There are two urgent issues which need particular attention, and for which we seek your advice,” WHO director-general …

White House Records Two New Cases Of Covid-19

White House Records Two New Cases Of Covid-19

November 10, 2020 4:36 pm

Two more people close to US President Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19, media reports said Monday.

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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. 69, has contracted the virus, his deputy chief of staff Coalter Baker told NPR.

“He is in good spirits and feels fortunate to have access to effective therapeutics which aid and markedly speed his recovery,” Baker said in a statement.

According to a media report, Carson was briefly treated at Walter Reid military hospital outside Washington DC, where Trump himself was treated for the …

Nigeria Records 223 Fresh COVID-19 Cases

Nigeria Records 223 Fresh COVID-19 Cases

November 7, 2020 8:26 am

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday in Abuja reported 223 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID19) in the country.

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The NCDC published the figure via its verified website.

From the report posted lately, Nigeria has so far conducted 673,183 COVID-19 tests since February 2020 when the first case reported.

NCDC said with the 223 new infections in 16 states and the Federal Capital Territory, the country’s COVID-19 infections toll had risen to 63,731.

It said 96 coronavirus patients have recovered and discharged from various isolation centers across the country …

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