Tag Archives: COVID-19

Tanzania’s president, John Pombe Magufuli has died. The president apparently succumbed to heart failure. The Vice President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, announced and also declared a 14 day mourning period. He apparently died at 6 pm yesterday evening as he received treatment. There have been rumours for some days now that Magufuli had contracted Coronavirus. People had not seen the president ...

Raila Odinga, former Kenyan Prime Minister who is also Kenya’s opposition leader has tested positive for Covid-19. Odinga’s personal physician Dr.  David Oluoch-Olunya in a statement released on Thursday evening confirmed the positive results. “We have confirmed Odinga has SARs-2 Covid-19. He is responding well to treatment he is receiving at the Nairobi hospital and remains upbeat,” Dr. Oluoch-Olunga said. ...

Later today, the Republic of Uganda will begin the first phase of the Coronavirus vaccination. It will begin with the health workers at Mulago National Referral Hospital and Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital. The Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said in an interview with journalists that initial doses will go to the most vulnerable. This is because they face a ...

However much the vaccination is to begin on March 10th, the government is set to launch the activities later today. The launch will involve a subsequent distribution of the vaccine to different parts of the country. Many myths about the vaccine have moved around over time. However, despite all these myths, the Ministry of Health National Taskforce kicked off an ...

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says in a report published on Monday that investment in green stimulus projects would be the most cost-effective way to revive African economy that has been badly hit by COVID-19 pandemic. The report also added that this would strike a blow against climate change. Findings of the report titled Building Forward for ...