Covid

Biden Tests Positive for Covid, Has Mild Symptoms

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, the White House said Thursday.

2 years ago

UN, ECOWAS Meet in Senegal Over Ukraine War, Covid

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in partnership with the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS), the…

2 years ago

Queen Elizabeth, 95, Tests Positive for Covid

The Queen has tested positive for Covid, Buckingham Palace has said. The palace said the monarch is experiencing "mild cold-like…

3 years ago

Prince Charles Met Queen Two Days Before Testing Positive for Covid

The Prince of Wales, who is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19, met the Queen two days ago in Windsor,…

3 years ago

Unvaccinated Man Denied Heart Transplant by Boston Hospital

A US hospital has rejected a patient for a heart transplant at least in part because he is not vaccinated…

3 years ago

Cautious Optimism Trails Research Finding on Efficacy of Cannabis against Covid

Medical experts have advised that more time should be given for evaluation of the research study which identified cannabis compounds…

3 years ago

WHO Chief Optimistic Covid Will Be Beaten in 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief says he is optimistic that the coronavirus pandemic will be defeated in 2022, provided…

3 years ago

South Africa President Ramaphosa Tests Positive for Covid, Mildly Ill

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the disease Sunday, his…

3 years ago

US Covid Vaccine Donation to Nigeria Reaches 13.5 million, after 2.5m Pfizer Vaccines Arrive

The United States COVID-19 vaccine donation has risen to 13.5 million doses to Nigeria as 2.5 million Pfizer vaccine arrive the…

3 years ago

Dozens on South Africa Flights Test Positive for Covid in Netherlands

Dutch health authorities say they have detected 61 COVID-19 cases among people who flew in from South Africa and say…

3 years ago

Lagos Targets 4m By Year-End with Covid Mass Vaccination Programme

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has launched a mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19, as part of strategies to stave…

3 years ago

US Expected to Authorise Mix-and-Match Covid Booster Shots

Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster doses this week in an effort to…

3 years ago

Brazil’s Health Minister Tests Positive for Covid at UN General Assembly

Brazil’s Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York,…

3 years ago

US Sends Nearly 500 000 Covid Vaccine Doses to Rwanda

The United States is sending nearly half a million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Rwanda, including the first doses…

3 years ago

USAID Provides $20m To Combat Covid In Somalia

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has contributed an additional $20 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund…

3 years ago

Covid: UAE Lifts Entry Embargo on Residents Trapped in Nigeria, Five Other Countries

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday announced the lifting of a suspension on residents of the country returning from Nigeria…

3 years ago

More ‘Pain and Suffering’ Ahead as Covid Cases Rise, Fauci Says

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Sunday that more “pain and suffering” is on the horizon as Covid-19 cases climb again and…

3 years ago

Nigeria Orders Reactivation of Covid Isolation Centres Nationwide

Nigeria’s federal government has directed all Covid-19 Isolation Centres across the country to immediately activate their facilities in anticipation of…

3 years ago

France Rolls out Covid Health Pass as Cases Soar

A new Covid health pass has come into effect in France amid a surge of new infections. From Wednesday, people…

3 years ago

‘Dying in Their Homes’: Covid-hit Indonesians Scramble for Oxygen

Outside a small store in South Jakarta, dozens of people line up for the chance to save the life of…

3 years ago