REGIONAL COVID-19 UPDATES – 16 February 2021:
General:
COVID vaccine weekly: why AstraZeneca vaccine received WHO backing even as South Africa paused rollout.
South African variant: What is behind the Covid-19 surge in southern Africa?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-56038263
Africa Covid deaths skyrocket as official toll nears 100,000
‘Double masking’ could improve protection from Covid-19 by up to 90 per cent
Source: https://www.dorsetechoco.uk/news/19090378.double-masking-improve-protection-covid-19-90-per-cent/
African countries unsure whether to use Oxford/AstraZeneca jab
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/89ab2393-02d0-4f6c-a86d-2bad4eb9f10f
South Africa:
Covid-19: South Africa to reopen border crossings
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56058458
South Africa pauses AstraZeneca vaccine rollout after study shows it offers less protection against variant
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/07/health/south-africa-astrazeneca-vaccine-study/index.html
Daily Covid-19 update: Steady decline as SA records 1,744 new cases, 78 deaths
Covid-19 projections in South Africa
Source: https://covid19.healthdata.org/south-africa?view=infections-testing&tab=trend&test=infections
South African scientists on pandemic’s frontline
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/644a898b-d878-4383-8b87-ff3178c10c21
Zimbabwe
‘Don’t open border with SA’: Doctors fear impact of Covid-19 variant in Zim
FIRST 200,000 CORONAVIRUS VACCINES EN ROUTE TO ZIMBABWE
Source: https://ewn.co.za/2021/02/14/first-200-000-coronavirus-vaccines-en-route-to-zimbabwe
Zimbabwe pledges to start Covid-19 vaccination campaign next week
In Zimbabwe, some businesses struggle, others adapt and thrive
Malawi:
Malawi Health Workers Face Harassment over COVID-19 Deaths
Source: https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/malawi-health-workers-face-harassment-over-covid-19-deaths
Inside Malawi’s Covid-19 wards, the impact of vaccine nationalism is all too clear
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/08/africa/malawi-covid-19-vaccine-nationalism-intl/index.html
Malawi citizens buy urgently needed, basic Covid medical equipment
Eswatini:
eSwatini will not use AstraZeneca vaccine after S.Africa trial data
Coronavirus – Eswatini: COVID-19 update (12 February 2021)
Source: https://www.africanews.com/2021/02/13/coronavirus-eswatini-covid-19-update-12-february-2021/