Coronavirus: Global charity sees worst case scenario averted in fighting pandemic, poverty to worsen

17 september 2021 - 17:21:23 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - New data reveals the world stepped up to prevent worst-case scenarios from happening following the global outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic,  [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: WHO calls on world leaders to focus on vaccine equity, pandemic preparedness

17 september 2021 - 14:06:34 AR

New York, US (PANA) – The World Health Organization  (WHO)  is urging leaders attending the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Senegal records one death, 26 new cases

17 september 2021 - 11:32:57 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new death linked to coronavirus, which brings the death toll to 1,842, the Ministry of Health and [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Libya records 10 deaths, 968 new cases

17 september 2021 - 10:39:49 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ten new deaths linked to coronavirus infection and 968 new cases have been recorded in Libya out of 4,014 samples tested, [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: International organisations, vaccine manufacturers agree to intensify cooperation to deliver vaccines

17 september 2021 - 10:37:17 AR

Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Multilateral leaders of the Task Force on Scaling COVID-19 Tools have called on all countries to urgently address export restrictions, [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Libya tales delivery of 117,600 COVAX doses

17 september 2021 - 10:33:26 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has taken delivery of 117,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from COVAX, the National Centre for Disease Control has announced. In a [...] Full text...

Guinea declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

17 september 2021 - 08:19:46 MA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinea has declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak having recorded no new cases over the past 42 days—two incubation [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Mauritius records 176 infections

17 september 2021 - 07:25:10 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius have announced that they detected 176 positive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, including six serious cases which [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Africa faces 470 million vaccine shortfall this year

17 september 2021 - 05:15:58 MA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa needs around 470 million doses to accomplish the goal of fully vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of the year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on [...] Full text...

World Patient Safety Day marked for the first time

16 september 2021 - 13:59:19 AR

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Established by the World Health Assembly in 2019 through resolution WHA72.6 World Patient Safety Day will be observed for the first time [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Libya records 11 deaths

16 september 2021 - 12:18:20 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eleven new patients have died in Libya from COVID-19 infection, bringing the total number of deaths to 4,480, the National Centre [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Senegal records three new deaths

16 september 2021 - 12:15:39 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded three new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,841, the Ministry of Health and [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Mauritius records 160 infections, one death

16 september 2021 - 07:02:02 MA

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Thursday that they have identified 160 positive cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Nigeria records 519 new COVID-19 infections, 18 deaths

15 september 2021 - 22:35:09 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 18 deaths, 519 coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, surpassing 200,000 cases from the day the first positive case was [...] Full text...

Botswana warned against mandatory vaccination

15 september 2021 - 20:13:27 DRW

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botyswana Network on Ethic, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA), a human rights organization in Botswana, Wednesday kicked against making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory, [...] Full text...

Tunisian-Libyan agreement to reopen borders in two days at the latest

15 september 2021 - 19:30:12 BBA

Djerba, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian and Libyan officials agreed at a meeting Wednesday in Djerba, an island in southern Tunisia, close to Libya, to reopen [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Senegal records one new death, 26 infections

15 september 2021 - 12:38:05 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new death linked to the coronavirus, which brings the death toll to 1,838, the Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Libya records 12 deaths and 1,433 new cases

15 september 2021 - 11:41:08 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 1,433 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Libya, bringing the number of infections to 327,803, the National Centre [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 124 new positive cases

15 september 2021 - 07:33:11 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities on Wednesday said that 174 positive cases of COVID-19 were recorded in on Tuesday. According to a statement [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Benin records 5 deaths, 2344 new infections

14 september 2021 - 22:48:14 MSA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has recorded five new deaths and 2,344 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, official sources said here Tuesday. According to statistics posted on [...] Full text...

Health leaders call for acceleration of vaccination globally, particularly in Africa

14 september 2021 - 21:26:24 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PAA) - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and a group of global health leaders Tuesday issued an urgent call for vaccine equity globally and [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Senegal records 4 new deaths

14 september 2021 - 18:12:57 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded four new deaths linked to the coronavirus, raising its toll to 1,837 deaths since the pandemic hits the [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Libya records 16 deaths, 1,149 new cases

14 september 2021 - 11:20:52 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 16 new deaths linked to COVID-19 infection bringing the death toll to 4,457, the National Centre for Disease Control announced [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Mauritius records 174 positive cases

14 september 2021 - 08:28:25 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that 174 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on Monday, including five serious cases that [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Nigeria records eight deaths, 365 new infections Sunday

13 september 2021 - 19:46:31 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic claimed the lives of eight persons as against 365 new [...] Full text...

WHO logistics hub airlifts its largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to Ethiopia

13 september 2021 - 18:57:54 WA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai delivered 85 metric tons of life-saving medical supplies to Ethiopia, the [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Botswana liquor outlets’ non-compliance with health protocols worries authorities

13 september 2021 - 13:03:48 DRW

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Health and Wellness authorities in Botswana have condemned videos circulating on social media platforms, depicting blatant disregard for COVID-19 safety protocols [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Botswana temporarily puts rollout of Sinovac vaccine on hold

13 september 2021 - 12:57:43 DRW

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Health authorities in Botswana have announced delayed rollout of the Sinovac vaccine due to  the "non-availability of critical technical vaccine profiling [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Burundi records 557 new cases

13 september 2021 - 11:57:55 BBA

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 557 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, following tests carried out on [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Tunisia records 12 new deaths

13 september 2021 - 11:33:27 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 12 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 780 new confirmed infections, the Tunisian Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 187 new cases

13 september 2021 - 08:28:30 NA

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities said on Monday that they recorded 187 infections of Covid-19 on Sunday, including two serious cases [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Nigeria records two deaths, 547 new infections

12 september 2021 - 14:51:23 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Saturday recorded two fatalities from the COVID-19 with 547 fresh cases reported across 15 States and the Federal Capital [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Tunisia records 17 new deaths

12 september 2021 - 14:15:10 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 17 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the death toll to 24,205, the Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Libya records 17 deaths, 1,443 infections

12 september 2021 - 13:58:50 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seventeen new deaths linked to coronavirus infection and 1,443 new infections have been recorded in Libya out of 6,759 samples analysed [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Tunisia records 19 new deaths

11 september 2021 - 12:01:08 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 19 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 2,036 new confirmed infections, the Tunisian Health Ministry announced [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Senegal records two deaths, 49 cases

11 september 2021 - 11:51:41 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded two new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,828, the Ministry of Health and [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Over 1.2 million people vaccinated in Libya

11 september 2021 - 11:38:05 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,201,789 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus in Libya since the launch of the national vaccination campaign [...] Full text...

Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health agency warns

11 september 2021 - 05:22:07 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Suicide prevention must be prioritised after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Nigeria records seven deaths, 727 new cases

10 september 2021 - 19:27:40 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria Thursday recorded seven coronavirus (COVID-19)-related deaths, 727 new cases. The new figures increased Nigeria’s total infections to 197,773 while the fatality toll [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Tunisia records 23 new deaths

10 september 2021 - 18:47:14 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 23 new deaths linked to the Coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing to 23,086 its toll since the beginning of the [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Libya records 13 deaths on Friday

10 september 2021 - 18:41:57 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirteen new patients have died of COVID-19 infection, bringing to 4,410 the total deaths  since the outbreak of the pandemic in [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Senegal records one death, 38 new cases on Friday

10 september 2021 - 18:34:46 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded a new death linked to the coronavirus, bringing to 1,826 the the country's toll since the pandemic hit [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: World Bank, UNICEF support vaccine deployment, lifesaving health services in South Sudan

10 september 2021 - 13:45:12 AR

Juba, South Sudan (PANA)  – The World Bank and UNICEF are collaborating to implement a $53.5 million project in South Sudan that focuses on COVID-19  [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Mauritius reports three new deaths

10 september 2021 - 06:44:00 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Ministry of Health and Welfare on Friday reported three new deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: WHO says variants prolong Africa’s pandemic wave

10 september 2021 - 05:27:03 MA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Weekly COVID-19 cases in Africa fell by more than 20% — the sharpest seven-day decline in two months – as the third [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Botswana receives additional US aid

09 september 2021 - 21:39:30 DRW

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has granted Botswana an additional $4 million in urgent coronavirus (COVID-19) aid. The additional [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Senegal records 9 new deaths, 43 new cases

09 september 2021 - 17:28:16 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded nine new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing to 1,825 the number of patients who have succumbed to [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Burkina Faso to receive Chinese Sinopharm vaccine

09 september 2021 - 12:52:32 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is to receive a donation of 400,000 doses of Sinopharm's anti-COVID-19 vaccine from China as part of bilateral [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Libya records 23 deaths, 1,802 new cases

09 september 2021 - 11:31:32 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty-three new deaths linked to a coronavirus infection and 1,802 new cases have been recorded in Libya out of 6,323 samples [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: ‘Unacceptable’ deals and delays, hampering lifesaving COVAX deliveries

09 september 2021 - 05:10:58 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  While 80 per cent of citizens in high and upper-middle income nations have had a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, that figure [...] Full text...