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LONDON, 1st December, 2020 (WAM/Reuters) — More than 62.84 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,464,200 have died, according to a Reuters tally published on Tuesday. Read More
Nairobi — More than two decades ago, someone living with HIV/AIDS had little hope, with HIV infection bringing a steady inexorable decline towards the complete destruction of the immune system and death. Read More
More than 150 people were arrested in central London on Saturday while protesting government-enforced coronavirus lockdown measures. Read More
Last week, Pfizer and BioNTech filed for emergency authorization of their coronavirus vaccine with the Food and Drug Administration. Read More
The United Nations (UN) Joint Team on HIV/AIDS has revealed that at least 45,000 people living with HIV in Nigeria died last year, especially for a disease which has available life-saving medications and commodities. Read More
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed with leaders of Germany’s 16 federal states to extend and tighten measures against the coronavirus until at least Dec. 20 and they are likely to extend them into January, she said on Wednesday. Read More
(Reuters) – Daily U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 2,000 for the first since May and with hospitals across the country already full, portending a surge in mortalities to come as the coronavirus pandemic casts a shadow over the holiday season. Read More
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has struck a deal for up to 160 million doses of U.S. firm Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, the head of the European Commission said on Tuesday, taking the EU’s potential stock of COVID-19 shots to nearly 2 billion. Read More
The Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has said the country is ready to adopt COVID-19 vaccines. Read More
(Bloomberg) — The World Health Organization listed a polio vaccine produced by Indonesia’s Bio Farma PT for emergency use, the first approval of its kind amid outbreaks in several parts of the world. Read More
COVID-19 in Africa
December 11, 2020
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Nigeria readies to receive 20 million Covid-19 vaccine doses
December 10, 2020
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Nigeria: Gates Foundation pledges $250m for devt, distribution of Covid-19 tests, treatments, vaccines
December 8, 2020
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Morocco says Covid-19 vaccine will be free to all citizens
December 4, 2020
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Tighter lockdown rules for Nelson Mandela Bay gazetted
December 2, 2020
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Lesotho: Executive Transport Donates Covid-19 Lab to Govt
December 1, 2020
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