Health

By Ebi Kesiena South African government has disclosed plans to vaccinate people at sporting, cultural, and religious events adding that it will target undocumented, vulnerable and those in remote areas in the coming COVID-19 vaccination drive....

The United Kingdom has quadrupled its official list of COVID-19 symptoms, which now includes a sore throat, muscle pains and diarrhoea. Prior to the change, UK health officials flagged just three symptoms as signs someone could...

By John Ikani A new international travel guideline has been issued by the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, removing mandatory Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing for fully vaccinated visitors and stiff penalties for unvaccinated travelers...

The World Health Organisation, WHO says a third of the world’s population has yet to receive a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine, including a shocking 83 per cent of all Africans. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus,...

Angola on Thursday suspended the pay of doctors who launched a strike last week to demand better wages and medical supplies. Labour Minister Teresa Dias told reporters that the government won’t pay the salaries of the...

By John Ikani President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has announced the reopening of Ghana's land and sea borders, after two years Covid closure. Announcing the decision in a televised address on Sunday night, Akufo-Addo explained that...