Tag: COVID-19
Battling COVID-19, South Africa prepares for first vaccines
SOUTH AFRICA
Battling a COVID-19 resurgence driven by a more infectious variant, South Africa is preparing to roll out...
Africa exceeds 3 million COVID-19 cases, 30% in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA
Africa passed the milestone of 3 million confirmed cases COVID-19 on Sunday, including more than 72,000 deaths,...
COVID-19: Crowed, New Year’s Eve parties broken by police
UNITED KINGDOM
New Year's Eve in Birmingham, and the impact of Tier 4 COVID restrictions is all too apparent.
COVID-19: Millions spending historic Christmas apart from loved ones
UNITED KINGDOM
Millions of people in the UK are spending a historic Christmas Day apart from loved ones as...
Families marry off daughters to ease finances amid COVID-19
SIERRA LEONE
The man first caught a glimpse of Marie Kamara as she ran with her friends past his...
Morocco to use Chinese vaccine to kick off mass vaccinations
MOROCCO
Morocco is gearing up for an ambitious COVID-19 vaccination program, aiming to vaccinate 80% of its adults in...
Students in Burkina Faso fear extremists more than COVID-19
BURKINA FASO
Balkissa Barro’s been waiting for months to go back to school, but now that she has, the...
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective
PFIZER
Pfizer said Monday that early results from its coronavirus vaccine suggest the shots may be a surprisingly robust...
Virus rules in UK aren’t working – 96,000 people a day...
UNITED KINGDOM
The COVID-19 epidemic has reached a "critical stage" with almost 100,000 people a day in England being...
South Africa’s president in quarantine as virus cases rise
SOUTH AFRICA
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has announced he has gone into quarantine after coming into contact with...