Covid19 Regional Updates -14 Jan 2022

General

Official predicts ‘most people are going to get covid’ as global cases reach new high

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/11/covid-omicron-variant-live-updates/

COVID-19 pandemic stalls global economic recovery: UN report

Source: https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/01/1109702

Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 surge in Africa plateaus

Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/omicron-fuelled-covid-19-surge-africa-plateaus

More nations cite endemic phase; South Africa registers 6,762 new cases

Source: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-01-13-more-nations-cite-endemic-phase-south-africa-registers-6762-new-cases/

Covid-19 update: Global death toll passes 5.5 million

Source: https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/covid-death-toll/

Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 – 11 January 2022

Source: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19—11-january-2022

Southern Africa

Eswatini

Eswatini’s Hospitalization Rate Eases as Omicron Drives New Wave

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-20/eswatini-s-hospitalization-rate-eases-as-omicron-drives-new-wave

Coronavirus – Eswatini: COVID-19 Daily Info Update (5 January 2022)

Source: https://african.business/2022/01/apo-newsfeed/coronavirus-eswatini-covid-19-daily-info-update-5-january-2022/

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean schools to stay closed due to Covid-19: Mnangagwa

Source: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2022-01-04-zimbabwean-schools-to-stay-closed-due-to-covid-19-mnangagwa/

Covid-19: Zimbabwe says China to donate 10m vaccine doses

Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/covid-19-zimbabwe-says-china-to-donate-10m-vaccine-doses-20220112

Malawi

Malawi Court Dismisses Challenge Against Mandatory Covid Vaccination

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202201140011.html

Are COVID-19 vaccine mandates the next step for African countries?

Source: https://www.devex.com/news/are-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-the-next-step-for-african-countries-102408

South Africa

Unvaccinated workers in South Africa could face regular Covid testing: CEO

Source: https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/550614/unvaccinated-workers-in-south-africa-could-face-regular-covid-testing-ceo/

COVID-19 in SA | SA may transition to endemic phase

Source: https://www.enca.com/news/covid-19-sa-sa-may-transition-endemic-phase

Covid-19: South Africa records 5 920 new infections as deaths increase by 51

Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/covid-19-south-africa-records-5-920-new-infections-as-deaths-increase-by-51-20220114

Mozambique

Mozambique’s president and first lady test positive for Covid-19

Source: https://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/mozambiques-president-and-first-lady-test-positive-for-covid-19-82e08a40-d8ce-5287-9fae-25c33fef0a06

Mozambique: President Nyusi warns of restrictions to the unvaccinated Source: https://www.africanews.com/2021/12/16/mozambique-president-nyusi-warns-of-restrictions-to-the-unvaccinated/