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May
04
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Indian variant’ detected in Morocco

‘Indian variant’ detected in Morocco

COVID-19
MOROCCO has detected its first two cases of the Indian variant of the coronavirus whose contacts have been isolated to avoid contagion, the health ministry said yesterday. Morocco has banned flights with most countries and kept a night curfew in place to counter the spread of new variants. The North African kingdom has confirmed 511,912 cases of COVID-19 and registered nearly 9,032 deaths. It has rolled out vaccinations more rapidly than its neighbours, inoculating 5.1 million people to date. The variant, B.1.617, has reached at least 17 countries, from Britain and Iran to Switzerland, sparking global concern and spurring several…
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Jun
16
2021
By The African Mirror
Nigeria to reopen vaccination

Nigeria to reopen vaccination

COVID-19
NIGERIA is expecting a second shipment of nearly 4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by early August and plans to resume giving out first doses, which had been halted to save its supply for second doses. Africa's most population has so far given a first dose to only around 2 million of its 200 million people. Fewer than 700,000 having received a second dose. Nigeria has been rationing 3.92 million doses it received through the COVAX global vaccine sharing programme in March, with its future supplies put in doubt by an export ban from India. In April, the government told…
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Jun
16
2021
By The African Mirror
DRC caps public gatherings

DRC caps public gatherings

COVID-19
THE Democratic Republic of Congo will limit public gatherings to 20 people and close nightclubs as the country grapples with a third wave of COVID-19, President Felix Tshisekedi has announced. Congo has officially registered relatively few cases, but low vaccination rates have left the country vulnerable to more contagious strains, including the highly infectious Delta variant. "For several weeks we have seen a persistent rise in the number of people infected," Tshisekedi said in a televised address. "We need to react with speed, and above all, methodically." Last week, Tshisekedi told reporters that hospitals in the capital Kinshasa had been…
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Jun
15
2021
By The African Mirror
Euro 2020: football’s promotion of unhealthy consumption must end

Euro 2020: football’s promotion of unhealthy consumption must end

HEALTH
THE Euros are here – Europe’s festival of football, featuring some of the best players on the planet in peak physical condition. Yet alongside this spectacle runs a carnival of corporate advertising – often marketing unhealthy products such as alcohol, junk food and gambling apps. ROBIN IRELAND, PhD Candidate, Commercial Determinants of Health in Sport, University of Glasgow CHRISTOPHER BUNN, Lecturer in Sociology, University of Glasgow How is it that a showcase for health and fitness became so saturated with unhealthy messages? As Gareth Southgate has said, the tournament means a lot to players and fans alike. That means these…
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May
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Nigeria bans travellers from India, Brazil, Turkey over COVID-19 fears

Nigeria bans travellers from India, Brazil, Turkey over COVID-19 fears

COVID-19
NIGERIA will ban travellers coming from India, Brazil and Turkey because of concerns about the rampant spread of coronavirus in those countries, a presidential committee has announced. "Non-Nigerian passport holders and non-residents who visited Brazil, India or Turkey within Fourteen (14) days preceding travel to Nigeria, shall be denied entry into Nigeria," Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential steering committee on COVID-19, said in a statement. The ban will take effect from May 4, the statement said. Nigeria announced 43 confirmed new coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing its total to 165,153, with 2,063 deaths. Indian hospitals, morgues and crematoriums have…
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Jun
14
2021
By The African Mirror
My battle with COVID-19: Robert Marawa

My battle with COVID-19: Robert Marawa

COVID-19
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ROBERT Marawa, one of Africa’s popular broadcasters, has described his harrowing battle with COVID-19 and has pleaded with fellow South Africans not to take the pandemic lightly. Marawa, host of Marawa Sports World, has been absent for two weeks from his broadcasting duties while fighting COVID-19. In a statement, Marawa said he took the unusual step of disclosing a personal matter, his illness, because he believes that his journey with COVID-19, which has claimed the lives of over 57 900  South Africans, could help educate and “perhaps even save someone’s life”. Marawa said what started out as…
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May
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Pandemic and war hit tourism in Lalibela, holy Ethiopian site

Pandemic and war hit tourism in Lalibela, holy Ethiopian site

COVID-19
AS they have done for hundreds of years on the Orthodox Easter weekend, priests wrapped in traditional white robes read the Bible by candlelight on Saturday evening in the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in northern Ethiopia. The ancient ritual has been a tourist draw in recent years. Tens of thousands of visitors from around Ethiopia and abroad usually come to Lalibela, home to a UNESCO World Heritage site of 12th and 13th-century monolithic churches, to celebrate and witness the most important holiday in the Orthodox calendar. But they were missing this year. Even many local worshippers stayed home, reflecting the…
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Jun
15
2021
By The African Mirror
COVID-19 delays Sierra Leone v Benin match

COVID-19 delays Sierra Leone v Benin match

COVID-19
THE 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Sierra Leone and Benin that was rescheduled from March descended into farce yesterday after it was alleged minutes before kickoff that six of the Leone Stars players had tested positive for COVID-19. The match in neutral Guinea has been postponed again to Tuesday after Confederation of African Football (CAF) officials sought to quell the angry protests of Sierra Leone, having relayed to them during their warm-up that six players and two members of the technical team had tested positive. According to local media, the team management disputed the results supplied by the…
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May
03
2021
By The African Mirror
New drugs work against the many strains of hepatitis C found in African countries

New drugs work against the many strains of hepatitis C found in African countries

HEALTH
AROUND the world, 71 million people have been infected with the hepatitis C virus. The primary route of infection is through direct contact with another person’s blood. This means the virus can be transmitted in a number of ways, including intravenous drug use, tattooing, contaminated blood or blood products and surgical procedures. JOHN MCLAUCHLAN, Professor of Viral Hepatitis, University of Glasgow Infection with this virus can lead to severe disease of the liver. Annually, there are about 400,000 deaths resulting from the effects of infection. If the body fails to naturally clear the virus within a few weeks of initial…
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