REGIONAL COVID-19 UPDATES – 3 Feb 2021

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General:

Global Virus Update: Race emerges as vaccine problem; US cases slow; SA set to receive first vaccines today

Source: https://wwwdailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-01-31-global-virus-update-race-emerges-as-vaccine-problem-us-cases-slow-sa-set-to-receive-first-vaccines-today/

Covid world map: which countries have the most coronavirus vaccinations, cases and deaths?

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/28/covid-world-map-which-countries-have-the-most-coronavirus-vaccinations-cases-and-deaths

Covax: How will Covid vaccines be shared with poorer countries?

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-55795297

South Africa:

SA secures another 20 million Covid-19 vaccine doses – report

Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/sa-secures-another-20-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses-report-20210131

COVID-19 WRAP | SA records just under 5,000 virus cases & SA to receive first batch of vaccines tomorrow

Source: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-01-31-covid-19-live-updates-who-team-to-visit-wuhan-market-where-first-covid-infections-seen/

Hogging Covid vaccines endangers all nations, warns South Africa expert

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55825559

Covid vaccines to land in South Africa on Monday – we break down what will happen once they arrive

Source: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-01-31-covid-vaccines-to-land-in-south-africa-on-monday-we-break-down-what-will-happen-once-they-arrive/

Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe Extends Lockdown, Dusk-to-Dawn Curfew Amid Surge in COVID19 Cases

Source: https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/zimbabwe-extends-lockdown-dusk-dawn-curfew-amid-surge-covid19-cases

Zimbabwe Buries 2 Ministers, Former Prison Chief Amid COVID-19 Surge

Source: https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/zimbabwe-buries-2-ministers-former-prison-chief-amid-covid-19-surge

Zimbabweans Blame Government for COVID-19 Deaths of Officials

Source: https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/zimbabweans-blame-government-covid-19-deaths-officials

Zimbabwe elite forced to confront crippled healthcare system

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/30/zimbabwe-elite-forced-to-confront-crippled-healthcare-system

Malawi:

Malawi: COVID-19 ‘second wave’ overwhelms healthcare system

Source: https://msf.org.uk/article/malawi-covid-19-second-wave-overwhelms-healthcare-system

Malawi sex workers protest at ‘targeted police brutality’ after Covid-19 curfew

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jan/30/malawi-sex-workers-protest-at-targeted-police-brutality-after-covid-19-curfew

Malawi Recruits Healthcare Workers to Combat Surge in COVID-19

Source: https://www.voanews.com/africa/malawi-recruits-healthcare-workers-combat-surge-covid-19

Malawian police beat journalist Henry Kijimwana Mhango for reporting on COVID-19

Source: https://cpj.org/2021/01/malawian-police-beat-journalist-henry-kijimwana-mhango-for-reporting-on-covid-19/

eSwatini:

Eswatini’s labor minister dies of COVID-19

Source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/eswatini-s-labor-minister-dies-of-covid-19/2121573

UK Emergency Medical Team deployed to Eswatini to support coronavirus response

Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-emergency-medical-team-deployed-to-eswatini-to-support-coronavirus-response

Aid workers warn on COVID-19 in camps for Mozambique cyclone victims

Sources: https://news.trust.org/item/20210126123705-j199e/

Powerful Cyclone Hits During Covid-19 Surge in Mozambique

Source: https://www.directrelief.org/2021/01/powerful-cyclone-hits-during-covid-19-surge-in-mozambique/

Mozambique to acquire first batch of COVID-19 vaccines between February, March

Source: https://www.macaubusiness.com/mozambique-to-acquire-first-batch-of-covid-19-vaccines-between-february-march/