“The Central African Republic, one of the last countries in the world to receive COVID-19 vaccines, has finally launched its immunization campaign on Thursday. The CAR received 60,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines thanks the COVAX initiative.”
“The city centre of Tunisia’s capital Tunis, lies almost empty before “iftar”, or breaking the fast at sunset on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Tunisian government ahead of Ramadan extended its nighttime curfew by three hours, tightening other restrictions. It followed an uptick of COVID-19 infections.”
“Senegal’s recent protests have shone a light on simmering frustrations over sluggish economic activity and unemployment in the West African state, which have been compounded by a year of coronavirus restrictions.”
“Mauritania received its first delivery of coronavirus vaccines from China. 50,000 doses of Sinopharm arrived on Wednesday. Mauritania is the latest African country to receive a vaccine donation after Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, and Niger.”
“Seychelles has said it hopes to reach ‘herd immunity’ against the coronavirus by mid-March, which would make it among the first in the world to achieve such extensive protection.”
“Senegal is hoping to inoculate about 90% of a targeted 3.5 million people. Health workers, high-risk persons between 19 and 60 are expected to be vaccinated by the end of the year.”
“Egypt began the vaccination of medical staff on Sunday with the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in the northeastern province of Ismailia, according to a vaccination program by the Egyptian Health Ministry.”
“The authorities of Sierra Leone have announced a new lockdown of the capital Freetown and a night curfew throughout the country to counter the ‘exponential’ increase of COVID-19 cases in the country.”
“Vaccinations against COVID-19 with a Russian produced vaccine on an experimental basis began on Wednesday at a centre in Conakry, Guinea. Government officials were the first to receive the Sputnik V vaccine at a vaccination centre in Conakry.”
“South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced new localized restrictions to stem a resurgence of COVID-19 in the south of the country, amid growing fears new infections could spiral into a second wave.”
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