The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,506,231 as of Thursday morning, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at...
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Frank Ulrich Montgomery, the German doctor who chaired the World Medical Association, has called for the comprehensive use of Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots. “Everyone who was fully vaccinated six months ago should get a booster shot soon,’’ Montgomery told the newspapers of the Funke media group in remarks...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged global leaders to back the UN strategy to make vaccine equity a reality by accelerating efforts and ensuring maximum vigilance . defeat the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Guterres made the call in a statement just as the world passed yet another milestone of five million...
The global COVID-19 death toll reached the 5-million milestone on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The United States remains the worst-hit country with about 46 million cases and about 746,000 deaths, accounting for more than 18 percent of the global caseload and nearly 15 percent of...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded an additional 89 new cases of COVID-19 in eight states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as the battle against the deadly disease continues. In an update via its website on Sunday morning, the NCDC said...