Coronavirus: Recurrence of infections in northeast Benin
MSA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Health departmental director for Borgou, Dr. Ibrahim Mama Cissê, warned here Tuesday of the recurrence of cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AU firms up plan to secure 270 million doses of vaccine
AO Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) has secured 270 million doses of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine for [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Zambia records over 1,300 new cases
MM Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 1,308 new cases of COVID-19 out of 12,123 tests done in the last 24 hours, Health minister Jonas [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Government says pandemic is increasingly worrisome in Senegal
MTA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic is increasingly worrying health authorities in Senegal as ten new deaths were reported on Tuesday by the Ministry [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,617 new infections, 14 deaths
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Monday recorded 1,617 new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total confirmed cases to 112,004.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease [...] Full text...
Some 1,400 illegal health centres closed in Benin
BBA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Some 1,400 illegal health centres have been closed in Benin as part of the health sector sanitation undertaken by the government, [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records three new deaths
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three new coronavirus-related deaths were recorded on Monday in Burkina Faso, bringing the total number of deaths since 9 March [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius records nine new imported cases
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius over the weekend registered nine new imported positive cases of Covid -19 on eight men and one [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Mali registers one new death
MSA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One case of death linked to coronavirus (COVID-19), 16 new infections and 31 recoveries were recorded Monday in Mali, according to [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: 58 new deaths registered in Tunisia
MSA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia in 24 hours recorded 58 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1,795 new confirmed infections, the Tunisian ministry [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in vaccine access
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “me-first approach” to COVID-19 vaccines on the part of some countries and manufacturers is putting equitable access to these lifesaving [...] Full text...
Senegal extends state of health emergency and curfew for eight days
MSA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The state of health emergency and curfew declared in the Senegalese region of Dakar and Thies,70 km east of the capital, [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: South Africa'S Opposition threatens court action over Covid-19 vaccine roll-out
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday gave President Cyril Ramaphosa seven days to outline the government's plan [...] Full text...
Mauritius to launch e-health project
NA Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will soon launch an e-health project in a bid to modernise its healthcare system and make a transition to [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Senegal records 11 new virus-related deaths
BBA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 11 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing to 526 the number of victims of the pandemic since its appearance in [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Libya records 33 new deaths, 781 cases
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Centre for Disease Control announced on Monday that 33 deaths related to coronavirus infection and 781 new cases [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,444 new infections infections
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Sunday recorded 1,444 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said via its official [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records one new death
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - One new coronavirus-related death was recorded on Sunday in Burkina Faso, bringing the total number to 102, the Government Information [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Tunisia records 76 deaths, 2,859 contaminations in 24 hours
BBA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday that there were 2,859 new cases of coronavirus infection and 76 additional [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Ghana's president warns of lockdown should surge in cases continue
MA Accra, Ghana (PANA) - With Ghana seeing a surge in cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in recent weeks, the country's leader has warned that he would [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: 14 deaths recorded in Libya
MSA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Fourteen patients died of coronavirus on Sunday in Libya, taking to 1,665 the country's total number of deaths since the appearance of [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,598 new cases, 7 deaths on Saturday
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday reported seven deaths and 1,598 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
With the new infections [...] Full text...
Gambia human rights commission recognises challenges posed by COVID-19
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia National Human Rights Commission recognises the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose to the health sector and the [...] Full text...
Mali suspends poultry imports from Senegal due to bird flu outbreak
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has since Thursday suspended importation and marketing of poultry from Senegal due to the outbreak of bird flu in this [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Africa seeks more than US$44 billion to fight COVID-19
MTA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Africa will need to mobilize more than US$ 44 billion to address the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the 'Economic Report on [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Scientists tackle vaccine safety, efficacy and access at global R&D forum
AR Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 2,800 scientists from 130 countries gathered this weekend in a virtual forum hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Pandemic has already killed 630 in DR Congo
KND Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo has recorded 630 coronavirus (COVID-19)-related deaths since the declaration of the pandemic on 10 March, 2020, in the [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Nigeria registers highest single day new infections of 1,867
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria registered 1,867 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Friday, the highest single day rise since the index case was confirmed [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Three new deaths recorded in Senegal
MTA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded three new deaths related to coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 509 the number of patients who have died from [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: As death toll passes two million worldwide, Guterres warns against self-defeating ‘vaccinationalism'
MA New York, US (PANA) - With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to coronavirus (COVID-19), the UN Secretary-General Friday appealed to countries to [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Mauritius extends quarantine period from 15 Feb. to 31 Mar. 2021
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government Saturday announced the extension of the quarantine period for coronaviirus (COVID-19) in Mauritius from 15 February to 31 [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Committee stresses need for equitable vaccine access, more data sharing
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases spike in parts of Europe, Africa and the Americas, and new variants of the virus emerge in [...] Full text...
Gambia temporally embargoes chickens and eggs importation
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian authorities has put a temporal embargo on the importation on live poultry birds of all ages and all poultry products, [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: 20,556 cases recorded since last March in DR Congo
KND Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A total of 20,556 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been recorded in DR Congo since the declaration of the first [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Reopening of schools delayed as infections rise in Zambia
MM Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has announced that the reopening of schools, slated for 18 January 2021, will be delayed for two [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Two persons test positive for new variant in Gambia
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian Minister of Health, Dr. Ahamadou L. Samateh has said two people tested positive for the new variant of coronavirus as the [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Nigeria marks its highest record of 23 deaths on a single day
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest single day death toll of 23, with the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announcing [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Libya gripped by increase of infections
MTA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - There has been a remarkable increase in coronavirus infections in Libya over the past two weeks, according to the Director-General of [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Senegal's death toll crosses 500
MTA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has crossed the 500 coronavirus-related deaths mark with 10 new patients passing away, bringing the total to 506, the Ministry [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Tunisia records 63 new deaths
MTA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Thursday recorded 63 new deaths related to coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 5,478 since the start of the [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Guinea extends state of health emergency for 30 days
MTA Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea has extended the state of health emergency in the country for one month effective Friday, according to a decree read [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Africa COVID-19 cases top 3 million, first wave peak surpassed - WHO
AR Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – As COVID-19 cumulative cases in Africa top 3 million and daily case numbers exceed the first wave peak, the continent is [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: 72 new virus-related deaths recorded in Tunisia
MTA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 72 new deaths related to the coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing to 5,415 the number of victims of the disease [...] Full text...
Benin adopts law on organization of pharmaceutical activities
MTA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin MPs have passed a law on the organization of pharmaceutical activities, parliamentary sources said on Thursday.
Composed of 100 articles, divided [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Libya records 16 new deaths
MTA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Sixteen patients have died from coronavirus infection in Libya, bringing the death toll to 1,645.
In a statement released on Thursday, the [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Senegal records seven new deaths
MTA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded seven new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing to 496 the number of patients who have died from the pandemic since [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Africa to receive 270 million vaccine doses - Ramaphosa
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African president snf African Union (AU) Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday confirmed that the African Vaccine Acquisition Task [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Mali records 51 new cases, no death
MSA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Wednesday recorded 51 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 1,234 tests, 20 recoveries but no death, the health services [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Togo registers record 67 cases in 24 hours
MSA Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Tuesday recorded a record number of 67 cases of COVID-19 contaminations, reaching the mark of 4,000 cases, a communiqué [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Wearing protective mask mandatory in the Burkinabe armed forces
MTA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Faced with an upsurge in the number of covid-19 positive cases in Burkina Faso, the army on Wednesday issued a [...] Full text...