COVID-19
COVID19 Regional Updates 23 September 2022
General COVID Raises Risk of Long-Term Brain Injury, Large U.S. Study Finds Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/covid-raises-risk-long-term-brain-injury-large-us-study-finds-2022-09-22/ Covid hospitalisations …
COVID19 Regional Update 2 September 2022
General Global COVID-19 cases surpass 600 mln: WHO Source: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202209/02/WS63115883a310fd2b29e758f6.html COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths may increase with colder weather: WHO Source: …
COVID-19 Regional Updates 05 August 2022
General People with HIV still at higher risk of death from COVID-19 in Omicron wave Source: https://www.aidsmap.com/news/aug-2022/people-hiv-still-higher-risk-death-covid-19-omicron-wave Unprecedented global challenges are ‘not …
COVID-19 Regional Updates 15 July 2022
General WHO says COVID-19 remains a global health emergency. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/who-says-covid-19-remains-global-health-emergency-2022-07-12/ The gender pay gap in the health and care sector: A global analysis in the time …
COVID-19 Regional Updates -1 July 2022
General Monthly operational update on COVID-19 - June 2022 Source: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/monthly-operational-update-on-covid-19---june-2022 COVID-19: BA.4 and BA.5 variants spur 20 per cent rise in cases Source: …
COVID19 Regional Updates 17 June 2022
General WTO agrees partial patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines Source: https://www.ft.com/content/9cfa15b6-dab8-4cc6-9ab4-c192c6ad0e0b Saudi Arabia bans flights to India and 15 other nations Source: …
COVID19 Regional Updates 13 May 2022
General North Korea announces first Covid deaths amid ’explosive’ outbreak Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/12/asia/north-korea-covid-death-outbreak-intl-hnk/index.html WHO must be reformed and strengthened, says Prime Minister …
COVID 19 Regional Updates 26 May 2022
General Africa: Over 11.7 million Cases of Covid-19 Confirmed Across Continent Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202205260256.html Africa: Experts Deliberate on Challenges, Solutions Facing Children in the Wake of Covid-19 Source: …
COVID-19 Regional Updates - 1 May 2022
General Unvaccinated people increase risk of COVID-19 infection among vaccinated: study Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8783380/unvaccinated-vaccinated-covid-risk-canadian-study/ Vaccine makers see off push to share Covid know-how …
COVID-19 Regional Updates
General Why have women been so disproportionately affected by Covid-19? Experts explain Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/10/world/covid-pandemic-gender-women-as-equals-intl-cmd/index.html Hong Kong’s covid-19 death rate is the …
Covid19 Regional Updates 18 February 2022
General COVID: New cases decline by 19% worldwide, deaths stabilise Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/16/covid-new-cases-decline-by-19-worldwide-deaths-stabilise WHO announces first technology recipients of mRNA vaccine hub with …
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 Source: …
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 …
COVID19 Regional Updates 03 December 2021.
General: Update on Omicron: Source: https://www.who.int/news/item/28-11-2021-update-on-omicron WHO says vaccines will protect against severe Omicron; South Africa registers 8,561 new cases. Source: …
COVID19 Regional Updates 19 November 2021
General Who pays to deliver vaccines? An Analysis of World Bank Funding for COVID-19 Vaccination and Recovery Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/who-pays-deliver-vaccines-analysis-world-bank-funding-covid-19-vaccination-and-recovery …
COVID-19 Regional Updates 05 November 2021
General Covid: WHO warns Europe once again at epicentre of pandemic Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59160525 ‘Extremely promising findings’: Discovery releases results of study into efficacy of Pfizer vaccine Source: …
COVID19 Regional Updates 30 October 2021:
General: Syringe Shortage Threatens Africa’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Source: https://www.voanews.com/a/syringe-shortage-threatens-africa-s-covid-19-vaccine-rollout/6289348.html FDA endorses vaccine for children as young as five years; …
COVID19 Regional Update 15 October 2021
General Global commitments on COVID-19 offer way forward but success depends on action being taken now Source: …
COVID19 Regional Updates 01 October 2021
General Over 70% of African nations didn’t reach global COVID-19 vaccine goal Source: https://www.devex.com/news/over-70-of-african-nations-didn-t-reach-global-covid-19-vaccine-goal-101749 Fifteen African countries hit 10% COVID-19 …
COVID-19 Regional Updates 18 September 2021
General Leaders Make Urgent Call to Accelerate Vaccination Globally And In Africa Source: https://www.who.int/news/item/14-09-2021-leaders-make-urgent-call-to-accelerate-vaccination-globally-and-in-africa New York To Offer Covid …