adminAfrica’s confirmed COVID-19 cases near 3.82 million: Africa CDC
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,819,576 as of Sunday noon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
WHO chief urges rich nations not to undermine COVAX scheme
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has pleaded with rich countries to check before ordering additional COVID-19 vaccine shots for themselves whether that undermines efforts to get vaccine shots to poorer nations.
Mexico begins application of Chinese Sinovac vaccine
Mexican health authorities on Monday began to vaccinate older adults with a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac, after a shipment of doses arrived on Saturday.
South African firm to help develop Covid-19 vaccines for the rest of Africa
The Biovac Institute, a South African vaccine company, is formulating expansion plans aimed at helping Africa become more self-sufficient when it comes to accessing the immunising shots.
Covid-19: Which countries in Africa are administering vaccines?
Africa has now recorded more than 100,000 deaths from coronavirus, and there’s been concern over the delay in rolling out Covid-19 vaccinations there.
Schools reopening preps underway
Preparations continue for the “inevitable re-opening” of schools with Covid-19 control measures informed by World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines being put in place to avoid a spike in infections when classes resume and with school health co-ordinators being trained.
Vaccination of frontliners continues smoothly
The national Covid-19 vaccination programme entered day two yesterday, and continues smoothly in all provinces.
Cabinet raps unwarranted price hikes
Businesses hiking prices of basic goods without justification are being investigated and the Government will take action in cases where there is profiteering, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said in Harare yesterday after the weekly Cabinet meeting.
EDITORIAL COMMENT : Fixing mess in urban councils long overdue
The growing meltdown in many urban councils presents particular problems for a large number of Zimbabweans and the Zimbabwean economy, so the central Government, despite some legal difficulties, has to intervene at least as far as emergency work is concerned.
Indiscipline rife in forex market
THERE is worrying level of indiscipline by business in the domestic market, leaving authorities with little option but to intervene to forestall costly market failures if the flagrant disregard of rules continues.