REGIONAL COVID-19 UPDATES – 3 May 2021

General

India COVID-19 deaths climb again as global aid flown in

Source: https://www.enca.com/news/india-covid-deaths-climb-again-global-aid-flown

India sets another grim record as global cases top 150 million

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/04/30/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

The global good: It’s a moral imperative to waiver the intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines

Source: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-04-29-the-global-good-its-a-moral-imperative-to-waiver-the-intellectual-property-rights-on-covid-19-vaccines/

The world has failed India, says Fauci, as Covid-19 cases surge

Source: https://www.businessinsider.co.za/fauci-rich-countries-failing-india-virus-surge-2021-4

Southern Africa Focus

SADC MPs demand action on vaccine intellectual property rights

Source: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-04-28-sadc-mps-demand-action-on-vaccine-intellectual-property-rights/

Botswana president in self-quarantine, will miss Sadc meeting on Mozambique attacks

Source: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2021-04-28-botswana-president-in-self-quarantine-will-miss-sadc-meeting-on-mozambique-attacks/

Airlines Association of Southern Africa says SADC countries need to speed up vaccination process

Source: https://www.iol.co.za/travel/africa/airlines-association-of-southern-africa-says-sadc-countries-need-to-speed-up-vaccination-process-716e0cea-8ff1-4f3b-88ea-26590538bceb

South Africa

Foreign arrivals to SA plunge 71% due to Covid-19

Source: https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/south-africa/foreign-arrivals-to-sa-plunge-71-due-to-covid-19-20210429

Sahpra approves vaccine use for high-risk pregnant women

Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/covid-19-sahpra-approves-vaccine-use-for-high-risk-pregnant-women-20210430

46 More South Africans Succumb to Covid-19 in Last 24 Hours

Source: https://ewn.co.za/2021/04/30/46-south-africans-succumb-to-covid-in-last-24-hrs

Zimbabwe

Zimbabweans Take Stock of Abuses During COVID-19 Lockdowns

Source: https://www.voanews.com/africa/zimbabweans-take-stock-abuses-during-covid-19-lockdowns

EU to help companies in Zimbabwe with coronavirus relief

Source: https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/world/africa/2021-04-29-eu-to-help-companies-in-zimbabwe-with-coronavirus-relief/

Zimbabwe’s biggest bank to cut staff as Covid-19 forces rethink

Source: https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/africa/zimbabwes-biggest-bank-to-cut-staff-as-covid-19-forces-rethink-20210425

Malawi

64 arrested in Malawi for allegedly looting Covid-19 funds

Source: https://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/64-arrested-in-malawi-for-allegedly-looting-covid-19-funds-b2154add-2c4e-5789-a202-c362c02b1885

Malawi audit confirms extensive mismanagement of COVID-19 funds

Source: https://www.devex.com/news/malawi-audit-confirms-extensive-mismanagement-of-covid-19-funds-99766

Malawi Rejects WHO Call to Use Expired COVID Vaccine

Source: https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/malawi-rejects-who-call-use-expired-covid-vaccine

Eswatini

Relief for Eswatini As Astrazeneca Expected End of May

Source: http://www.times.co.sz/news/132458-relief-for-eswatini-as-astrazeneca-expected-end-of-may.html

Eswatini COVID-19 Response Gets a Boost

Source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/04/16/eswatini-covid-19-response-gets-a-boost