“COVAX has relied heavily on Indian developers for supplies, but deliveries have now stalled as India grapples with a violent resurgence of the pandemic. With more than 930,000 people inoculated in Kenya so far, vaccines are expected to be exhausted in the coming days.”
“South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Thursday that Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu has died of COVID-19. Mthembu was one of the government’s key leaders in its response to the pandemic and the public face during many COVID-19 press briefings.”
“The Africa Communications Intelligence Platform will be deployed on mobile phones via text and voice messaging in at least 23 African countries in its first phase, UNECA said. It will offer coronavirus-related health tips, feature a symptom checker and allow users to take short health and economic surveys related to the pandemic.”
“When midwife Philomena Owusu Domfe gets up for work every day she is scared. Domfe has been at the Ridge Hospital in Accra, Ghana’s capital city, for eight years. Now each day she shows up to work, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in her country grows.”
“In Ghana, a software engineering company, Cognate Systems, is using technology to track coronavirus symptoms and hotspots in the West African country.
Using a platform called Opine Health Assistant, the company is able to record and track the frequency of coronavirus symptoms like a cough and high temperature in different parts of the country.”
“According to the South African government, the decision to temporarily ban alcohol was influenced by concerns such as compromising the immune system, lowering inhibitions when it comes to social distancing and personal hygiene, and the very serious charge of trying to reduce incidents of domestic violence. Despite pleas from provincial liquor boards and other parties in South Africa to relax the ban on booze, the government is sticking to its original plan.”
“A new website is helping Nigerians find out whether they’re at risk of Covid-19. Created through a partnership between the Wellbeing Foundation and PocketPatientMD, the site will determine if a person needs to visit a coronavirus test center based on a series of questions”
“When we see what is happening in Europe, when we see what is happening in the United States, and we compare and predict and project what can possibly happen in Africa, I think it becomes extremely concerning.”
“Rwanda Air, and Air Mauritius are among airlines that have suspended flights to China. Morocco has suspended all international flights to and from its territory “until further notice” and Kenya Airways also suspended flights to countries affected by the virus… African airlines have recorded a loss of up to $4.4 billion in revenue since the virus surfaced.”
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