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Jul
16
2021
By The African Mirror
COVID-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week, WHO says

COVID-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week, WHO says

COVID-19
AFRICA recorded a 43% jump in COVID-19 deaths last week as infections and hospital admissions have risen and countries face shortages of oxygen and intensive-care beds, according to the World Health Organization. The continent's case fatality rate - the proportion of deaths among confirmed cases - stands at 2.6% against the global average of 2.2%, WHO Africa said in its weekly briefing. "Africa's third wave continues its destructive pathway, pushing past yet another grim milestone as the continent's case count tops six million," Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, told the briefing. The surge in infections, which is partly…
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Jul
09
2021
By The African Mirror
COVAX to deliver 520 million doses to Africa

COVAX to deliver 520 million doses to Africa

COVID-19
ALEXANDER WINNING and GEORGE OBULUTSA THE global vaccine distribution scheme COVAX aims to deliver 520 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa this year, its managing director said, with supplies ramping up from September after delays caused by Indian export restrictions. Aurelia Nguyen told a news conference organised by the World Health Organization's Africa region that the scheme had delivered around 25 million doses to 44 African countries so far, but she was not happy with progress. In early March, the CEO of vaccine alliance Gavi, one of the organisations co-leading COVAX, had said the aim was to supply Africa -…
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Aug
24
2020
By The African Mirror
Algeria’s main lab anchors COVID-19 response

Algeria’s main lab anchors COVID-19 response

COVID-19
Heroes of WHO Africa’s COVID-19 response WHEN a sample sent to the referral laboratory in the capital Algiers gave a positive result, the Ministry of Health announced Algeria’s first COVID-19 case on 26 February, becoming the second African country to confirm the virus.  Since then, dozens of people have caught the infection. Unlike years past, it now takes just two hours to analyse such specimen. In addition to speed, the laboratory is also striving to ensure testing integrity – an important cog in the efforts to halt the spread of COVID-19. Sample collection, transportation and analysis are critical steps in…
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