Coronavirus: Libyan PM launches vaccination campaign

10 april 2021 - 15:40:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The national vaccination campaign against the emerging coronavirus was launched on Saturday from the headquarters of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libyan PM announces arrival of third shipment of vaccine

09 april 2021 - 11:40:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba announced on Friday the arrival in Tripoli of a third shipment [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Morocco receives first allocation of Covid-19 vaccines from COVAX mechanism

09 april 2021 - 10:38:52
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has benefited from a first allocation of the Covid-19 vaccine under the COVAX mechanism, the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 equitable vaccine scheme reaches more than 100 countries

09 april 2021 - 07:30:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 100 countries and economies have now received COVID-19 vaccines through the UN-partnered equitable coronavirus-busting [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Eight positive local cases detected in Mauritius quarantine centres

08 april 2021 - 08:25:12
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that eight positive COVID-19 cases were detected in quarantine [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Plausible’ link between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots - WHO committee

08 april 2021 - 06:51:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine could possibly cause rare blood clots in some people but further studies [...] Full text...

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Dispelling misinformation, countering vaccine hesitancy vital to beat COVID-19, countries affirm

08 april 2021 - 05:15:48
New York, US (PANA) - Addressing misinformation and countering vaccine hesitancy features prominently in a political declaration launched at the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNHCR calls for equitable access to vaccines for refugees

07 april 2021 - 11:02:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On World Health Day, the UN Refugee Agency is calling for concerted international action and solidarity [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Clarity still needed on effectiveness of vaccine passports - WHO

06 april 2021 - 15:49:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Being vaccinated against COVID-19 may not prevent transmission and vaccination passports may not be an “effective [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African official opposition slams "tardy" vaccine roll-out

06 april 2021 - 14:47:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday approached the South African Human Rights [...] Full text...

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Guterres highlights power of sport for inclusive, sustainable future

06 april 2021 - 12:09:29
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General on Tuesday urged everyone involved in the sport sector to help advance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic lays bare social inequality says UN chief, as COVAX doses top 36 million

06 april 2021 - 06:30:47
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID crisis "has revealed how unequal our societies are” said the UN chief in [...] Full text...

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EU President Michel commends Libya’s efforts and spirit of reconciliation

04 april 2021 - 20:51:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan people have witnessed a historic moment with the installation of the new Presidential Council [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libyan Prime Minister reassures public on benefits and safety of vaccine

04 april 2021 - 20:19:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has urged the public to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, assuring [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$270.83 million for Namibia to address pandemic needs

02 april 2021 - 10:50:42
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on Thursday an outright purchase [...] Full text...

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Christians in Ghana celebrate Good Friday

02 april 2021 - 07:14:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are on Friday joining the Christian fraternity round the world to mark Good Friday, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Race is on’ to inoculate health workers and those most at risk globally

02 april 2021 - 06:35:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines continues to be a major concern, the UN health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 115 new cases

31 march 2021 - 13:00:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Tuesday recorded 115 new positive cases of the coronavirus following tests carried out on [...] Full text...

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WHO launches 'Viral Facts Africa' initiative to combat dangerous health misinformation

31 march 2021 - 12:18:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Viral Facts Africa, a first of its kind African initiative to combat health misinformation online, was launched [...] Full text...

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Amid recession, sub-Saharan Africa poised for recovery – World Bank

31 march 2021 - 08:13:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to have contracted by 2.0% in 2020, closer [...] Full text...

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World leaders call for new international treaty to improve pandemic response

30 march 2021 - 16:50:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of world leaders have joined the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea awaits second donation of 200,000 doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine

30 march 2021 - 13:01:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea is awaiting the second donation of 200,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China, after the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: India donates 200,000 vaccines to protect UN blue helmets

28 march 2021 - 04:44:33
Mumbai, India (PANA) - India shipped out 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday to inoculate UN blue helmets serving [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank grants $100 million to Tunisia to fight pandemic

27 march 2021 - 15:51:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank has made available US$100 million to Tunisia in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19). According [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: International equitable vaccine effort ships 32 million shots to 61 countries

27 march 2021 - 05:52:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday told journalists that the UN-backed vaccine [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Morocco suspends air links with Guinea over pandemic

26 march 2021 - 15:35:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Morocco has suspended air links with Guinea and several other countries since last month over the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines agrees to pilot global aviation travel pass

26 march 2021 - 15:06:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has agreed to pilot a global vaccines travel verification pass introduced by the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges equitable vaccine access to widen reach in Africa

26 march 2021 - 08:54:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa urgently needs more COVID-19 vaccine supplies as deliveries begin to slow down and initial batches are [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin to commence vaccination on Monday

25 march 2021 - 17:27:47
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The first vaccinations in Benin against COVID-19 will start on 29 March, according to a decision [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 27 new deaths

25 march 2021 - 11:06:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 27 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing the death toll to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine given emergency use authorisation in Kenya

24 march 2021 - 18:08:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's pharmaceutical products regulator said on Wednesday it had authorised the use of two vaccines for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'EU should stop blocking efforts to increase global vaccine access'

24 march 2021 - 07:46:25
New York, US (PANA) - Pressure is growing on the European Commission and EU member states to reconsider their staunch [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to re-open economic activities from 31 March

24 march 2021 - 07:02:24
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Tuesday night that the government will re-open additional economic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records two new deaths, 68 new cases

23 march 2021 - 11:11:41
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Two deaths linked to the coronavirus were recorded in Guinea on Monday in Epidemiological Treatment Centres [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Inequity of vaccines grows ‘more grotesque every day’ – WHO chief

23 march 2021 - 05:30:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The growing gap between the number of vaccines being given in rich countries and those administered [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libyan health authorities meet on preparations for vaccination campaign

22 march 2021 - 20:59:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The managing committee of the Libyan national diseases center on Monday in Tripoli discussed preparations for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin receives Chinese Sinovac vaccine

22 march 2021 - 10:16:28
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin on Sunday received 203,000 doses of Chinese Sinovac vaccine to fight COVID-19, the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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ECA Chief welcomes G7 support for SDRs for developing countries vulnerable to COVID-19

20 march 2021 - 11:59:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mrs. Vera Songwé, has welcomed Friday's [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Virus variants, vaccine inequity, contribute to rising caseload

20 march 2021 - 11:44:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 cases globally are on track to rise for a fourth consecutive week, the World Health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF loan to support economic recovery in Kenya

19 march 2021 - 08:36:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s economy is now picking up speed after the COVID-19 shock, but the pandemic has left [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s vaccination gains pace, nearly seven million doses given

19 march 2021 - 05:57:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Nearly seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Africa, where after months of waiting on [...] Full text...

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WTO's Okonjo-Iweala priotises lifting women to benefit from global trade in Nigeria

18 march 2021 - 21:59:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation's newly-appointed Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has prioritised efforts to address challenges facing women [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WB assessment shows gaps in countries’ readiness to deploy vaccines

18 march 2021 - 14:04:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – As countries undertake the largest vaccination campaign in history, results of a World Bank [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin records nine new deaths, 317 new cases

18 march 2021 - 12:17:31
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has recorded nine new deaths linked to the coronavirus and 317 new infections, PANA learned [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Health experts give green light to Janssen jab, allay clotting concerns

18 march 2021 - 05:18:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Janssen COVID-19 vaccine was publicly approved for international use on Wednesday by the board of UN [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed concludes visit to Libya

17 march 2021 - 17:20:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed left Tripoli on Wednesday after a visit of several hours to Libya [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Morocco accounts for 95 percent of vaccine doses in Africa

17 march 2021 - 16:51:44
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco's  Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that nearly 95 pc of COVID vaccine doses injected [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB President calls for global vaccine solidarity and justice for Africa

16 march 2021 - 14:15:54
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has called for vaccine justice for Africa. Speaking at [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO, European Medicines Agency to meet on AstraZeneca vaccine

16 march 2021 - 07:24:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Health officials from the UN and the European Union will meet this week on the AstraZeneca [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund marks first anniversary, appeals for continued support

15 march 2021 - 14:17:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, created one year ago, has raised more than US$ 242 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda vaccinates refugees, asylum seekers

15 march 2021 - 09:59:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the lives and rights of refugees, the UN Refugee [...] Full text...

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Launching of COVID-19 vaccination campaign postponed in DRC

14 march 2021 - 18:10:56
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The launching of the vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO adds Janssen vaccine to list of safe, effective emergency tools against pandemic

13 march 2021 - 09:27:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine Ad26.COV2.S for emergency use in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO backs AstraZeneca COVID vaccine amid clotting concerns; green lights Johnson & Johnson shots

13 march 2021 - 06:51:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it was aware of blood clot [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya imposes stricter border surveillance, ban on political gatherings to battle pandemic

12 march 2021 - 19:27:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday announced more stringent measures to curb the spread of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libyan PM laments mismanagement of coronavirus funds

12 march 2021 - 10:37:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has deplored the mismanagement of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Some light at the end of the tunnel’ as pandemic turns one - Guterres

12 march 2021 - 05:39:39
New York, US (PANA) - After 12 months where the world has faced “a tsunami of suffering”, the arrival of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Positive cases in Africa to top four million, vaccine rollout underway

11 march 2021 - 16:58:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa is poised to surpass four million COVID-19 infections this week since the continent’s first confirmed case [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN campaigns for worldwide vaccine equality in supplies

11 march 2021 - 15:05:03
New York, US (has PANA) - The United Nations launched a new global campaign, Only Together, to support its call [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ethiopian Airlines airlifts coronavirus vaccines to Africa hub

11 march 2021 - 14:37:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has airlifted its first batch of the coronavirus vaccines from Mumbai, India, to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Pharmaceutical companies and rich states put lives at risk as vaccine inequality soars'

11 march 2021 - 12:58:21
London, UK (PANA) - The actions of pharmaceutical companies and rich countries mean that billions of people at risk of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin receives first batch of vaccines from COVAX

11 march 2021 - 11:32:11
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese Minister of Health, Professor Benjamin Hounkpatin, on Wednesday received the first doses of vaccine [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow says infection rate close to 5,000 in Gambia

10 march 2021 - 18:46:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has said  that  the coronavirus infection rate stands close to five thousand [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 43 new virus-related deaths

10 march 2021 - 17:51:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Ministry of Health announced late Tuesday the registration of 43 new deaths linked to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Seychelles bars South African visitors

08 march 2021 - 16:31:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Seychelles on Monday said it will reopen its borders to international travellers on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo receives first vaccines

08 march 2021 - 12:54:17
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Sunday evening received, 156,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine for the response against Covid-19 whose [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 155 new cases

08 march 2021 - 11:37:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Sunday recorded 155 new coronavirus infections following tests carried out on 1,331 samples, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Health worker death toll rises to at least 17,000'

07 march 2021 - 11:30:38
London, UK (PANA) - At least 17,000 health workers have died from COVID-19 over the last year, said Amnesty International, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malian President Bah N'Daw receives first batch of vaccine

06 march 2021 - 12:32:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transition President Bah Ndaw on Friday received the first batch of 396,000 doses of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libyan health ministry authorised to contract four firms for delivery of vaccines

06 march 2021 - 11:34:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord has authorised the Ministry of Health to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria begins vaccination with four frontline health workers receiving jabs

06 march 2021 - 07:25:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Friday officially rolled out the Covid-19 vaccination with four frontline health workers receiving jabs [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda starts nationwide vaccination campaign

06 march 2021 - 06:03:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s Minister for Health, Dr. Daniel Ngamije, was on Friday vaccinated against Covid-19 to mark the launch [...] Full text...

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1,600 vaccinated in Guinea Ebola virus outbreak but more jabs needed - WHO

06 march 2021 - 04:58:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 1,600 people have received Ebola virus vaccinations in Guinea where four have died in [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for urgent action to ramp up production of COVID-19 vaccines for all

06 march 2021 - 04:42:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent action is needed to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines that will be distributed through the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritian PM vaccinated against Covid-19

05 march 2021 - 13:53:15
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Friday received the first of two doses of  AstraZeneca [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo records three new deaths, 135 infections

05 march 2021 - 12:37:36
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has recorded three new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 88, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal donates vaccines to Gambia to support collective fight against pandemic

04 march 2021 - 17:35:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall Thursday donated 10,000 doses of coronavirus COVID-19) vaccines to The Gambia to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Leading South African journalist dies from epidemic

04 march 2021 - 14:49:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Condolences are pouring in following the death of veteran South African journalist Karima Brown [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Equitable access to vaccines should leave no migrant behind - IOM

04 march 2021 - 09:28:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – As vaccine roll-outs are bringing back hope that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic might be in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More African countries receive vaccines under COVAX facility

04 march 2021 - 05:47:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - More African countries have continued to receive lifesaving COVD-19 vaccines through the UN-led COVAX facility with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya's vaccination to start amid public anxiety

03 march 2021 - 21:49:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government has received the first batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine consignment, with the vaccine [...] Full text...

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West African health ministers in joint fight against Ebola

03 march 2021 - 16:33:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Ministers of Health from Guinea – which is combating a new Ebola outbreak – and neighbouring countries [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia receives first consignment of vaccines under COVAX initiative

03 march 2021 - 09:47:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia has received its first shipment of 36,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COCAX Facility, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Angola becomes first country in Eastern and Southern Africa region to receive COVAX vaccines

03 march 2021 - 06:07:52
Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Angola on Tuesday received 624,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine from the Sérum Institute of India [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Equitable vaccine delivery plan needs more support to succeed: COVAX partners

03 march 2021 - 05:45:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The equitable coronavirus vaccine delivery initiative COVAX that has delivered its first doses to West Africa and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana begins mass vaccination

02 march 2021 - 15:46:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Tuesday began mass vaccination of the population under its National Vaccine Deployment Plan after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO says cases rise for first time in seven weeks

02 march 2021 - 10:40:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After six consecutive weeks of decline, COVID-19 cases worldwide increased last week for the first time, [...] Full text...

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Guinea has recorded six deaths related to Ebola fever

01 march 2021 - 11:58:10
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea recorded as of last Friday a cumulative total of 11 confirmed cases of Ebola virus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's president, vice president and spouses take vaccine jabs

01 march 2021 - 11:13:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has taken taken first COVID-19 vaccine jab as the country prepares to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Côte d'Ivoire to launch vaccination campaign on Monday

01 march 2021 - 09:46:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire on Monday launches its vaccination campaign against COVID-19, after receiving 505,000 syringes and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's president stresses safety of vaccines as vaccination set to begin

01 march 2021 - 07:11:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured his compatriots of the safety of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO pushes for more action to speed up inoculations as UN demands ceasefires

27 february 2021 - 06:34:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution calling on all Member States to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Côte d'Ivoire takes delivery of latest COVAX vaccine shipment

26 february 2021 - 21:27:23
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire received 504,000 doses of lifesaving coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine here Friday, making it the [...] Full text...

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WTO fails to strike agreement on African push to lift copyright curbs on coronavirus products

26 february 2021 - 09:03:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There has been no consensus on a joint push by India and South Africa, supported by [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Coronavirus: Ghana becomes recipient of first COVAX vaccine shipment

24 february 2021 - 13:09:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Wednesday became recipient of first shipment of COVAX vaccine when it took delivery of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana takes delivery of 600,000 doses of vaccines

24 february 2021 - 09:59:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana on Wednesday took delivery of 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19  vaccines made [...] Full text...

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Ebola vaccination starts in Guinea to curb new outbreak

24 february 2021 - 06:20:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Ebola vaccination of people at high risk kicked off on Tuesday in Guinea as the emergency response [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana to receive compensation for COVAX vaccine side effects

23 february 2021 - 21:57:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is to receive a no-fault compensation claim of serious side effects for people vaccinated with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya records 10 pandemic-related deaths

23 february 2021 - 15:51:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya recorded 10 coronavirus-related deaths which raised the country's fatalities to 1,837 on Tuesday. In its daily [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo records 29 new cases

23 february 2021 - 11:50:05
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Monday recorded 29 new cases of coronavirus, down from 97 cases on Friday, 86 [...] Full text...

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Thick layer of dust covers Guinea

23 february 2021 - 11:06:28
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A thick layer of dust from the Sahara Desert has enveloped the Guinean capital, Conakry, and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Prioritise vaccine contracts with UN-led COVAX initiative, urges Tedros

23 february 2021 - 06:48:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on manufacturers to prioritise contracts with the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls on Tanzania to report infections and share data

21 february 2021 - 12:35:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says the COVID-19 situation in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic situation in Tunisia remains 'worrying' despite drop in deaths, infections

20 february 2021 - 14:19:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia in recent days recorded the lowest deaths and infections of the COVID-19 epidemic, as it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo sees resurgence of cases

20 february 2021 - 13:03:02
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Friday recorded 97 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 6,182 with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to begin vaccination of frontline workers from Monday

20 february 2021 - 08:05:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal on Friday announced that all frontline workers will get [...] Full text...

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WHO steps up efforts to curb Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and DR Congo

20 february 2021 - 07:13:36
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – With efforts gathering pace to promptly tackle the new Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: G7 leaders commit US$4.3bln to finance global equitable access to vaccines in 2021

19 february 2021 - 22:06:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - G7 leaders meeting virtually Friday collectively committed over US $4.3 billion to the ACT Accelerator partnership to develop [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO seeks $1.96 billion for 2021 Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Response

19 february 2021 - 05:10:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking nearly $2 billion to fund its 2021 Strategic Preparedness [...] Full text...

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Tunisian employers warn about ‘extremely serious’ socioeconomic situation

18 february 2021 - 15:27:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Union of Industry, Commerce and Handicrafts (UTICA), the largest employers' organization in the north [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief decries ‘wildly uneven and unfair’ vaccination

18 february 2021 - 05:15:10
New York, US (PANA) - International partners working to achieve equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines appealed on Wednesday for the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Infections drop 16% worldwide in one week: WHO

17 february 2021 - 17:02:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -In its latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that although the  number of global infections have fallen by 16 per [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya reports 144 new cases as four die

17 february 2021 - 15:10:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya reported  on Wednesday 144 new coronavirus cases and four fatalities during the past 24 hours. The [...] Full text...

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Japan, AfDB Group sign US$668.1 million loan for ADF 15th replenishment

17 february 2021 - 13:40:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) – the concessional arm [...] Full text...

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Japan, AfDB Group sign $668 million loan agreement

17 february 2021 - 09:28:19
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) - the concessional [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two versions of vaccine given WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL).

16 february 2021 - 22:20:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Guinea steps up measures to curb spread of Ebola virus disease

16 february 2021 - 12:25:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - About 115 contacts of the Ebola virus disease have been identified in Nzérékoré,  about 1,000 km [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Downward infection trend shows ‘simple public health measures work’ – Tedros

16 february 2021 - 07:03:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of reported cases of COVID-19 globally has declined for the fifth consecutive week, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Major airlines join forces with UNICEF to support vaccine roll-out plan

16 february 2021 - 06:52:59
New York, US (PANA) - The world’s leading airlines are backing a landmark UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) initiative to prioritise delivery of [...] Full text...

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Suspected cases of Ebola virus disease spotted in Guinea

14 february 2021 - 16:13:07
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Suspected cases of Ebola virus disease were detected on Saturday in the Guinean southern region of [...] Full text...

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Kenya records 179 new virus cases and one death

13 february 2021 - 15:22:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Friday recorded 179 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) while one patient succumbed to the virus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank announces its first support for vaccine rollout in Africa

12 february 2021 - 10:26:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank approved on Thursday an additional financing of $5 million from the International Development [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya records 132 new cases, three succumb

11 february 2021 - 16:39:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya recorded 132 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, detected from 4,220 samples tested. Health Cabinet Secretary, Mutahi [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius vaccinates about 2,130 people

11 february 2021 - 08:22:26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal on Wednesday night said that about 2,130 people have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Using AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘right thing to do’ for everyone, says WHO

11 february 2021 - 06:10:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel countered concerns over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine on Wednesday, insisting that “it’s the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US embassy in Tanzania raises red flags about high infections

10 february 2021 - 16:48:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The US Embassy in Tanzania is raising the alarm about rising cases of COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 Pandemic pushes Rwanda into recession, severely impacts human capital

10 february 2021 - 13:14:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have dropped by 0.2 percent in 2020, compared [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers 75 new deaths

10 february 2021 - 06:49:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia recorded 75 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (Covid-19) on Tuesday, taking the death toll [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia orders two million Pfizer vaccines

09 february 2021 - 22:22:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has entered into a bilateral agreement with the U.S. laboratory Pfizer to acquire the first [...] Full text...

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African ministers ask IMF for emergency support in COVID-19 response

09 february 2021 - 18:03:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African finance ministers have asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve US$500 billion in [...] Full text...

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WHO sends research team to DR Congo after Ebola outbreak

09 february 2021 - 07:02:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has dispatched a research team to the eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New variants raise questions around vaccines, WHO says

09 february 2021 - 07:02:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The emergence of new coronavirus variants has raised major questions around whether currently available vaccines will [...] Full text...

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AU Member States adopt common strategy to combat coronavirus

08 february 2021 - 13:02:57
Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of the 54 member countries of the African Union (AU), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya orders 2.8 million doses of vaccine

08 february 2021 - 12:13:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has concluded contracts for the supply of 2.8 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to vaccinate [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya records 156 new virus cases

06 february 2021 - 15:40:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya recorded 156 new coronavirus cases on Saturday after testing 3,784 people. This saw the total caseload [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Number of vaccinations overtakes that of reported infections – WHO

05 february 2021 - 22:48:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Friday that, globally, the number of vaccinations had now [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana pleads with citizens on adherence to COVID-19 protocols

05 february 2021 - 12:38:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s health minister has warned the nation not to ease adhering to COVID-19 prevention measures after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: COVAX expects to start sending millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa in February

04 february 2021 - 22:27:34
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Key workers in 145 countries to receive vaccines under UN-backed initiative

04 february 2021 - 05:38:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Key workers and other vulnerable people in 145 countries should receive COVID-19 vaccines in the first [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,634 new infections

03 february 2021 - 09:38:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that 1,634 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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FIFA, WHO #ACTogether to tackle COVID-19

02 february 2021 - 19:40:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is teaming up with the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote the need for fair [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Consecutive drop in new cases ‘encouraging news’: WHO chief

02 february 2021 - 05:51:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of new COVID-19 cases globally has fallen for the third week in a row, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana restricts mass gatherings as cases spike

01 february 2021 - 05:26:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian authorities have reimposed measures restricting mass gatherings to check the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia completes oral cholera vaccination campaign in affected districts

30 january 2021 - 16:19:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Health authorities in Ethiopia, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) have completed an [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Corruption kills people worldwide – Transparency International

30 january 2021 - 13:55:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - COVID-19 is not just a health and economic crisis, but also a corruption crisis [...] Full text...

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WHO urges effective and fair use of COVID vaccines

30 january 2021 - 06:09:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With COVID-19 vaccines currently in scarce supply, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief receives jab in New York

29 january 2021 - 05:29:42
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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MTN partners with African Union on COVID-19 vaccinations in Africa

28 january 2021 - 16:23:30
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - In a unique public/private partnership, MTN, Africa’s leading mobile network, has announced a donation of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Global health charity leaders optimistic about pandemic response

28 january 2021 - 10:24:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The leaders of a global health charity organisation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, have expressed optimism [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: King Mohamed VI to launch national vaccination campaign

27 january 2021 - 23:21:30
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - King Mohamed VI will Thursday launch the national anti-coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination campaign, a statement issued by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia has second highest rate of mortality in AfricaA

27 january 2021 - 20:51:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Tunisia, Yves Souteyrand, said here Wednesday that Tunisia was [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO panel issues key guidance on second vaccine doses

27 january 2021 - 05:28:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel issued its first guidance on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa urges wealthy nations to assit with vaccine roll-out

26 january 2021 - 19:21:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Tuesday urged wealthy countries to release their [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Release excess vaccines you have hoarded' – Ramaphosa tells rich countries

26 january 2021 - 16:34:14
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, on Tuesday pleaded with richer countries to release their excess [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius starts national vaccination campaign

26 january 2021 - 13:38:15
Candos, Mauritius (PANA) - Around 100 front-liners have been vaccinated against the Covid-19 on Tuesday at the start of a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Amidst surging numbers, WHO chief urges: ‘take heart and take action’

26 january 2021 - 06:20:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The sheer scale of the numbers involved in the COVID-19 pandemic can “make us numb to what [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New strains ‘poised to unleash’ more severe infections

26 january 2021 - 06:03:25
New York, US (PANA) - Since September, the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened, infecting close to 100 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisian FM tests positive

25 january 2021 - 22:58:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of foreign affairs, Othman Jerandi, announced on his tweeter account he had tested [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to start vaccinating front-liners, Tuesday 26 Jan.

25 january 2021 - 22:33:59
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will Tuesday, 26 January 2021, start a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination campaign beginning with front-liners, namely [...] Full text...

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The Lomé Initiative for fight against fake medicines reviewed one year after launch

25 january 2021 - 21:07:46
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Director General of the Brazzaville Foundation, Richard Amalvy, presented last weekend to Togolese Head of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s confirms detection of new variant

24 january 2021 - 16:14:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Ministry of Health said on Sunday that the new UK COVID variant, SARS-CoV-2, has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia allocated 8.7 million vaccine doses: Official

24 january 2021 - 16:01:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has been allocated 8.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines under a facility being pioneered by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius receives 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India

23 january 2021 - 10:00:01
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Friday received a donation of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India to vaccinate a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Vaccine hoarding’ putting Africa at risk: WHO

22 january 2021 - 05:35:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is in danger of being left behind in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as countries [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges world to ‘work together in solidarity’ as US moves to rejoin WHO

21 january 2021 - 15:42:00
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday welcomed the announcement by President Joe Biden that the [...] Full text...

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Coronavuirus: Independent panel finds critical early failings in pandemic response

20 january 2021 - 06:27:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global system for pandemic alert and response is “not fit for purpose”, highlighting the need [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU firms up plan to secure 270 million doses of vaccine

19 january 2021 - 20:46:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) has secured 270 million doses of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in vaccine access

18 january 2021 - 22:20:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “me-first approach” to COVID-19 vaccines on the part of some countries and manufacturers is putting [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa'S Opposition threatens court action over Covid-19 vaccine roll-out

18 january 2021 - 16:37:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday gave President Cyril Ramaphosa seven days [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Scientists tackle vaccine safety, efficacy and access at global R&D forum

17 january 2021 - 08:14:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 2,800 scientists from 130 countries gathered this weekend in a virtual forum hosted by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: As death toll passes two million worldwide, Guterres warns against self-defeating ‘vaccinationalism'

16 january 2021 - 09:43:41
New York, US (PANA) - With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to coronavirus (COVID-19), the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Committee stresses need for equitable vaccine access, more data sharing

16 january 2021 - 08:41:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases spike in parts of Europe, Africa and the Americas, and new variants [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya gripped by increase of infections

15 january 2021 - 12:42:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - There has been a remarkable increase in  coronavirus infections in Libya over the past two weeks, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea extends state of health emergency for 30 days

15 january 2021 - 10:56:30
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea has extended the state of health emergency in the country for one month effective Friday, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa to receive 270 million vaccine doses - Ramaphosa

14 january 2021 - 09:26:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African president snf African Union (AU) Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday confirmed that [...] Full text...

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UN reports major progress towards eradicating sheep and goat plague

14 january 2021 - 05:30:54
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The world is moving closer to stamping out a highly contagious disease that affects sheep and goats, but [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Step up vigilance for emerging variants, WHO urges

13 january 2021 - 11:55:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Efforts should be stepped up to quickly identify and study emerging variants of the COVID-19-causing SARS-CoV-2 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia to accelerate acquisition of vaccine

12 january 2021 - 21:43:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As a result of the continuing deterioration of the health situation in the country, Tunisia Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia to receive vaccine for virus

12 january 2021 - 16:00:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Ministry of Health Director of Infectious Diseases,  Lloyd Mulenga, has disclosed that the country will [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners establish global Ebola vaccine stockpile

12 january 2021 - 07:02:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a major milestone in the fight against deadly diseases, United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls for vaccinations for ‘high-risk’ populations to begin within 100 days

12 january 2021 - 06:51:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There needs to be a “collective commitment” to get vaccinations underway worldwide for health workers and [...] Full text...

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Top UN official says democracy in West Africa ‘a constant process’

12 january 2021 - 06:41:58
New York, US (PANA) - While elections are one-time events, “democracy is a constant process of deliberation and consultation” where [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers record of 3,074 contamination in 24 hours

12 january 2021 - 00:10:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Monday registered a record 3,074 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in twenty-four hours, out of [...] Full text...

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UN chief highlights need for climate action, pandemic response

11 january 2021 - 08:00:25
London, UK (PANA) - In his first major speech of the year, the UN Secretary-General has underlined the need for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: COVAX secures 2 bln doses of safe, effective vaccines to roll out – WHO

08 january 2021 - 23:30:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility has secured contracts of 2 billion doses of safe [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO warns of pandemic ‘tipping point’ as cases rise across Europe

08 january 2021 - 06:31:57
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a “tipping point” in the fight against COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa secures first COVID-19 vaccines

07 january 2021 - 18:02:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, on Thursday confirmed that one million doses of a COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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WHO chief calls for ‘less politicking’ over health

06 january 2021 - 07:29:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a race to “save lives, livelihoods and end this pandemic”, the head of the UN [...] Full text...

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Cooperation between Libya, UNICEF in education reviewed

05 january 2021 - 23:18:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-president of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Ahmed Maitig, Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers new record of 76 deaths in 24 hours

05 january 2021 - 21:31:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Health, Faouzi Mehdi, Tuesday deplored the high rate of infection of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to vaccinate 60% of population soon

04 january 2021 - 08:01:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has said that the government will implement a COVID-19 vaccination campaign [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's schools to reopen as pandemic restrictions are eased

04 january 2021 - 07:02:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - All schools in Ghana are to reopen this month as the government continues to ease restrictions [...] Full text...

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‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy

04 january 2021 - 05:46:41
New York, US (PANA) - In a bid of optimism for the new year, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Macky Sall calls 2020 a particularly trying year

01 january 2021 - 14:02:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -Senegalese President Macky Sall on Thursday underlined the national health context marked by a worrying resurgence of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malian leader urges gov't to take adequate measures to break virus' chain

01 january 2021 - 10:23:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the Malian Transition, Bah NDaw, has urged the government to take adequate measures [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO clears BioNTech’s vaccine for emergency use

01 january 2021 - 06:43:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To speed up access to COVID-19 vaccinations in the developing world, on the eve of the new [...] Full text...

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2020 has been a year of trials, tragedies and tears - Guterres

31 december 2020 - 22:33:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said  Thursday 2020 was a year of trials, tragedies and tears, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinean leaders get Russian Sputnik V vaccine jabs

31 december 2020 - 09:54:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Speaker of the National Assembly of Guinea, Amadou Damaro Camara, and several ministers agreed on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Prevention 'more effective than vaccine', says Burundian president

30 december 2020 - 13:11:24
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian president Evariste Ndayishimiye said on Wednesday that preventive measures already taken against the coronavirus pandemic [...] Full text...

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The virus that shut down the world: Economic meltdown

30 december 2020 - 11:04:23
New York, US (PANA) - With millions forced to work from home this year, offices and shops closing as part [...] Full text...

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