Covid-19 Regional Update 25 June 2021
General
As global Covid-19 vaccinations rise, focus shifts to learning to live with the virus
Global COVID-19 vaccine inequity
Source: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00344-3/fulltext
UAE sends new batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses to Sudan
Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/united-arab-emirates/uae-sends-new-batch-covid-19-vaccine-doses-sudan
Global leaders call for women-centered COVID-19 pandemic recovery
Source: https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/global-leaders-call-for-women-centred-covid-19-pandemic-recovery/
Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 4 million
Source: https://www.enca.com/news/global-covid-19-deaths-surpass-4-million
Southern Africa
South Africa
Southern Africa: Governments must urgently ramp up Covid-19 vaccination efforts to avoid third wave catastrophe
South Africa plans to make mRNA Covid-19 vaccines locally
Harder lockdown for South Africa beckons as Gauteng passes 10,000 daily Covid cases
Malawi
Malawi Facing COVID Vaccine Shortage after Burning Expired Doses
World Bank Approves $30 Million for Malawi’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Effects of Coronavirus Disease Pandemic on Tuberculosis Notifications, Malawi
Source: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/7/21-0557_article
Zimbabwe
You can now get a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine in Zimbabwe, for R1,400
Zimbabwe expects 2.5m Chinese Covid-19 vaccines by month end
Source: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/africa/zimbabwe-expects-2-5m-chinese-covid-19-vaccines-by-month-end/
Zimbabwe tightens lockdown in resort and farming towns
eSwatini
Giving 110%: Eswatini’s early rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
Source: https://www.africanews.com/2021/06/15/giving-110-eswatini-s-early-rollout-of-covid-19-vaccines/