Covid19 Regional Updates 4 February 2022
General
Pandemic or endemic: Where is COVID heading next?
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/29/pandemic-or-endemic-where-is-covid-heading-next
Africa may have reached the pandemic’s holy grail
U.S. would seek global approach to updating Covid-19 vaccines, official says
Disruptions in China can lead to ‘ripple-effects’ across global supply chain, says HSBC
B.C. now has access to Pfizer’s Paxlovid to fight severe illness from COVID-19
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8585978/bc-live-covid-update-february-1/
Southern Africa
Malawi
Malawi: Govt Misses Deadline on Release of K22bn Covid-19 Funds
Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202202030124.html
Malawi: World Bank Group Pulls Out of Malawi Covid-19 Cushion Fund Program
Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202202010682.html
Eswatini
Eswatini – Coronavirus: Addition of AstraZeneca vaccine to COVID-19 vaccination booster doses
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Covid-19 Deaths, Infections Start Edging Down
Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202201060502.html
Zimbabwean president thanks China for additional 10m vaccines
South Africa
New level 1 lockdown rules for South Africa – including changes for schools
SA’s new Covid-19 rules scrap ‘quarantine’ – but you can still be locked up if you are coughing
Government cuts Covid isolation period to 7 days as rules eased