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South Africa To Launch COVID Vaccine Passports
The South African government has announced the introduction of a “vaccine passport” idea, amid widespread mistrust of the Covid-19 vaccine in the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday in a televised address that the passport would serve as proof of vaccination for various purposes and events. While he promised that more information about the…
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Tanzania Secures Nearly $600M From IMF For COVID Relief
Tanzania would receive $567m from the International Monetary Fund for emergency support to finance a COVID-19 vaccination campaign and meet the health and social costs of the pandemic, according to an IMF statement. The IMF board approved on Tuesday a disbursement of $189m to Tanzania under its Rapid Credit Facility (RCF), as well as $378m…
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’26 Africans Die Of COVID Every Hour’
The World Health Organisation has said that African countries may not achieve 10 percent vaccination of most vulnerable populations against COVID, before the end of September. WHO Africa, in a statement, said that new data has shown that 42 out of Africa’s 54 nations may miss the target with the current pace of delivery and…
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South African Scientist Detect New Coronavirus Variant
Scientists in South Africa are now monitoring a new Covid-19 variant with multiple mutations, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD). The NICD shared that the scientists are yet to establish whether the new variant is more contagious or able to overcome the immunity provided by vaccines or prior infection. The variant, known…
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Covid-19 Infection Surge Threatens Global Oil Demand Growth
A report by the International Energy Agency has shown that global oil demand growth fell dramatically on Wednesday following worsening coronavirus cases. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said that slowing demand for crude in the wake of restrictions imposed to curb the fast-spreading Delta variant is colliding with a recent increase in global crude production.…
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Nigeria Flags-off Second Phase Vaccination Exercise
Nigeria has begun the second phase of its vaccination exercise against the Covid-19 virus. The exercise is coming at a time where the country has begun to record increasing cases of the virus in the last one month. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony held at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi Abuja, the Secretary to…
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The Struggle For Covid-19 Vaccines In Uganda
Uganda’s struggle to access vaccines to reach its target of inoculating 22 million people seems to be at no immediate end as the world’s rich nations continue to hold onto vaccine doses. The country has only received some 2 million doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine and 300,000 doses of the Chinese-developed Sinovac shot since inoculation began…
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20 Countries Benefited $2.69bn Guarantees From World Bank
The World Bank has disclosed that Nigeria and 19 other countries benefited from about $2.69bn guarantees between 2020 and 2021. The apex bank said that the guarantees were issued under the COVID-19 Fast Track Facility. The other countries are Albania, Argentina, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Chile, Eswatini, Georgia, Ghana, Kosovo, Lesotho, Moldova, Montenegro, Mozambique,…
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Nigeria Records Highest COVID Rate In Over A Year
Nigeria has recorded the highest number of infections in any single day since February 2020, according to the Nigerian Centre For Disease Control (NCDC). The new records stand at 1,149, pushing the cumulative number of Covid-19 infections to 184,593. The NCDC added that the new cases involve 393 persons in Lagos alone. Active cases in…
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FG Suspends Roll Out Of New Covid-19 Vaccines
The Federal government has postponed the rollout of COVID-19 Moderna vaccine doses received from the American government, according to a statement by The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC). In May, the US pledged to share 80 million vaccines with countries around the world to aid the fight against coronavirus. Nigeria received 4 million doses…