Regional COVID-19 Updates – 4 Jan 2020

General:

Tracking every effort to roll-out a COVID-19 vaccine

Source: https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-tracking-every-global-effort-to-roll-out-a-coronavirus-vaccine-12030675

The world in 2021 – how global politics will change this year

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/03/the-world-in-2021-how-global-politics-will-change-this-year

With some of the most populous countries across Africa seeing increases in Covid-19 cases, there’ve been concerns that the continent is facing another spike in infections.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53181555

Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe tightens COVID-19 restrictions

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/2/overwhelmed-overrun-zimbabwe-tightens-covid-restrictions

Zimbabwe has experienced a sudden spike in coronavirus infections since the beginning of December raising fears the country might not cope with the second wave.

Source: https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/mngangagwa-says-zimbabwe-may-lose-efforts-made-in-fighting-covid-19/

Zimbabwe closes borders

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DjYGtaaYSg&ab_channel=SABCNews

South Africa:

South African Covid-19 variant may be ‘more effective at spreading’

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/23/south-african-covid-19-variant-may-be-more-effective-at-spreading

South Africa hopes to get virus vaccines next month

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cq23pdgvyl7t/south-africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced new tougher coronavirus restrictions, a day after South Africa recorded more than one million Covid-19 cases

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55468104

South Africa has breached the 1 million mark in cumulative COVID-19 infections

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNJxMvdWcXk&ab_channel=SABCNews

Malawi:

Malawi Reintroduces COVID-19 Restrictions as Cases Surge

Source: https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/malawi-reintroduces-covid-19-restrictions-cases-surge

Malawi and the difficult task of delivering vaccines in Africa

Source: https://www.africanews.com/2020/12/06/malawi-and-the-difficult-task-of-delivering-vaccines-in-africa//

eSwatini:

Eswatini PM becomes first world leader to die after testing positive for coronavirus

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/eswatini-ambrose-dlamini-death-covid-b1772937.html