Coronavirus

A new preliminary study - based on a small sample - has suggested that people previously infected with the COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa may have better immunity to other coronavirus mutations, experts said on Wednesday. The results, from a not yet peer-reviewed research by the team of South African researchers who discovered the 501Y.V2 variant, raise hopes that vaccines modeled on the strain can protect against future mutations. Only 4% of a sample of 55 patients who had 501Y.V2 failed…

Ghana received the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX on Wednesday, a global scheme to obtain and distribute free vaccinations as the world competes to contain the pandemic. COVAX, launched in April last year to ensure a fairer distribution of coronavirus vaccines between rich and poor countries, said it would deliver 2 billion doses to its members by the end of the year. "We are pleased that Ghana has become the first country to receive COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility," said the…

South Africa, the country most affected by the coronavirus continent, crossed the million mark over the weekend since the epidemic began. The country is currently experiencing another wave with a variant of the virus appearing to be more contagious and responsible for most new cases. New restrictions were announced on Monday, December 28th.…

South Africa on Monday tightened COVID-19 restrictions, banned alcohol sales and extended a nationwide curfew, as infections shot through a million marks due to a faster-spreading variant of the disease detected in the country. South Africa has recorded the highest number of coronavirus infections on the continent, with 1,044,413 cases reported and almost 27,000 deaths. Daily cases began to increase rapidly at the end of November to between 10,000 and 14,000. The new variant, called 501.V2, was…

The tourism sector does not really benefit from these annual festivities. Travel restrictions, restaurants and bars closed in several countries, ski lifts also quiet in France. Not enough to compensate for a year to be crossed by the calendar of professional tourists. LeCovid-19 caused a descent into hell. From January to October 2020, global tourism suffered a loss ten times greater than during the financial crisis in 2009. This is the finding of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). During the same period, it recorded…

The tenors of the Senegalese struggle can no longer suffer the consequences of Covid-19 without significant help from the state. In front of the press, on Saturday, December 26, they condemned the limited financial means for this discipline, royal sport in this country. They demand the reopening of the wrestling season and financial support from the state.…

Soumaïla Cissé died on Friday, December 25, in Paris, where he was treated under contract with Covid-19. More than any other neighborhood in Bamako, Badalabougou is in mourning. The former leader of the opposition against Mali had established his family home there. It is also the headquarters of his party, the Union for Republic and Democracy (URD), that pays tribute to his memory. In Niafunké, the…

Ethiopia strives to vaccinate 20 percent. By citizens against coronavirus ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's Minister of Health, Dr. Lia Tadesse, said Ethiopia is working to vaccinate 20 percent of its citizens against coronavirus. A wide range of activities are well under way to gain access to newly released COVID 19 vaccinations and get 20% of the population vaccinated, she noted. Efforts are being made to…

The latest figures are worrying. “The last few weeks have notes Wakat Séra in Burkina, Covid-19 figures are experiencing a revival in the world and especially in Africa. The number of confirmed cases on the continent is just under 2.5 million, the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced the day before yesterday. South Africa, Morocco, Egypt and Ethiopia are currently the African countries most affected…

In one month, Burkina Faso registered 2,000 new cases of Covid-19 contamination. A situation that worries the response committee, especially when the celebration of the end of the year comes. Ouagadougou, the capital, has only 1,000 positive cases and about 20 people are already in hospital. Health officials demand that barrier measures be followed to avoid saturation of health centers.…