COVID-19 UPDATES – 20-01-2021:

General:

Africa’s Covid-19 response has been admirable, but the economic costs will linger for years

Source: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-01-17-africas-covid-19-response-has-been-admirable-but-the-economic-costs-will-linger-for-years/

Global Virus Update: US deaths near 400,000; SA deaths rise above 37,000; UK weighs quarantines

Source: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-01-17-global-virus-update-us-deaths-near-400000-sa-deaths-rise-above-37000-uk-weighs-quarantines/

The ‘shadow pandemic’ of gender-based violence in Africa: From protocols to practice

Source: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-01-17-the-shadow-pandemic-of-gender-based-violence-in-africa-from-protocols-to-practice/

WHO Calls on All Nations to Begin Vaccination Programs Within 100 Days

Source: https://wwwvoanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/who-calls-all-nations-begin-vaccination-programs-within-100-days

South Africa:

Round two: What South Africa’s provinces are up against in the second wave

Source: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-01-17-round-two-what-south-africas-provinces-are-up-against-in-the-second-wave/

See the Covid-19 hotspots on this interactive map:

Source: https://gpcoronavirus.co.za/#cases/province.GP/Cases

South Africa struggles against ‘relentless’ COVID-19 surge

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/17/south-africa-struggles-against-the-new-wave-of-covid-19

Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe Minister Accuses China of Manufacturing COVID-19

Source: https://www.voanews.com/africa/zimbabwe-minister-accuses-china-manufacturing-covid-19

Covid-19 on the rise in Zimbabwe

Source: https://mg.co.za/africa/2021-01-17-covid-19-on-the-rise-in-zimbabwe/

Zimbabwe records highest daily COVID-19 death toll

Source: http://wwwxinhuanet.com/english/2021-01/15/c_139669367.htm

Zimbabwe Authorities Selectively Enforce COVID Lockdown, Rights Groups Say

Source: https://www.voanews.com/africa/zimbabwe-authorities-selectively-enforce-covid-lockdown-rights-groups-say

Malawi:

Covid-19 kills four senior Malawi officials in a day as infections skyrocket  

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/covid-19-kills-four-senior-malawi-officials-day-infections-skyrocket/

Malawi president announces new measures for COVID-19 containment

Source: http://wwwxinhuanet.com/english/2021-01/18/c_139677574.htm

Malawi President Saddened Over Coronavirus Surge

Source: https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/malawi-president-saddened-over-coronavirus-surge

eSwatini:

Eswatini strengthens lockdown laws amid surge in COVID-19 cases

Source: https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/swaziland-strengthens-lockdown-laws-amid-surge-in-covid-19-cases/

eSwatini aims to vaccinate entire population against COVID-19

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-eswatini/eswatini-aims-to-vaccinate-entire-population-against-covid-19-idUSL8N2JF3I3

Eswatini Urges Citizens To Stop COVID-19 Steaming Because It Spreads COVID-19

Source: https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/01/16/eswatini-urges-citizens-to-stop-covid-19-steaming-because-it-spreads-covid-19/

Mozambique:

Mozambique: Covid-19 – Infections Hit New Record

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202101050050.html

Mozambican Government Tightens Measures Against Covid-19

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202101140544.html

Food for Mozambicans struggling amidst violence and COVID-19, ‘will be compromised’ without more funding: WFP

Source: https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/01/1081602