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Thirty new COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday with the majority being reported in Region Seven.
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A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
\"Today, we wish to reiterate our plea to South Africans to heed the threat of the rising numbers of Covid-19 cases identified,\" Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said.
Over 2,900 new COVID-19 cases and 25 more deaths were reported in Maryland on Saturday, according to the State Department of Health.
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie says the Ministry is working to address issues with COVID-19 testing. Bisasor-McKenzie has indicated that there has been a drop in testing over the past few...
Texas on Saturday surpassed 25,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, the second-highest total in the country. State health officials reported 272 new deaths due to COVID-19, bringing Texas’ death toll to 25,226. Cases of COVID-19 and virus-related hospitalizations continue to rise in the state. On Saturday, the state reported 9,796 people hospitalized with the virus, […]
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We must change our behaviour now to prevent a resurgence of the virus and manage outbreaks wherever they occur, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his address on Thursday night.
by PublicSource Reporters On Friday, Jan. 8, the state shared new information about who will be eligible for the vaccines and boasted its testing rate as above the national average.President-elect Joe Biden announcedhis administration will release available vaccine doses widely instead of storing doses to guarantee people get the second shot. And in Allegheny County, … Continued
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[Monitor] The Ministry of Health have registered 1,199 new Covid-19 infections with 12 virus deaths as the number of confirmed cases on Wednesday rose to 25,059.
The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that 29 additional cases of COVID-19 have been recorded, taking the total number of cases recorded by Guyana to 6,105.
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With the Coronavirus pandemic still persisting, court hearings will continue to largely be conducted virtually, which the judiciary says is part of its efforts to mitigate community spread and other serious public health threats associated therewith.
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Residents of the township of Mabaruma, in Region One, are expected to receive a 24-hour electricity supply from today with the installation of a new generator at the Mabaruma Power Station.
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Former APNU+AFC Member of Parliament and Regional Development Officer for Region Six, Barbara Pilgrim on Friday requested President Irfaan Ali’s assistance in ensuring that her benefits are paid to her.
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Boxers get ready, the return of the ‘sweet science’ in the 592 is imminent.
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CHIEF Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie says the number of Jamaicans to be vaccinated in the second quarter of the year, when the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, has increased from one per cent of the population to five.
The second-highest daily case total over the span of the coronavirus pandemic was reported Friday in Maryland, according state health officials.
(Trinidad Express) Another Covid-19 patient has died, bringing the death toll from the virus in this country to 112.
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[Ghanaian Times] Uganda late on Monday said hospitals in the East African country are overwhelmed by a spike in new COVID-19 cases.
During an outreach yesterday, President Irfaan Ali said that over $5B will be spent in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) before the end of the year and 600 house lots are to be developed in the Charity and Lima Sands areas.
The article Over $5B to be invested in Region Two before yearend - President appeared first on Stabroek News.
[Monitor] By Bill Oketch
By Readawne Henery
Ubraj Narine and Alfred Mentore were yesterday re-elected as Mayor and Deputy Mayor, respectively, by the Georgetown City Council.
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