South Africa says it may be entering fifth COVID wave – Health Minister
April 29, 2022 South Africa may be entering a fifth COVID-19 infection wave earlier than expected, after a sustained rise in infections over the past 14 days, Health Minister Joe…
Omicron sub-variant BA.2 found in 5 African countries -WHO scientist
Feb. 3, 2022 The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron has been found in five African countries, a World Health Organisation scientist said on Thursday, adding she was concerned about the development….
Omicron subvariant BA.2 more infectious than ‘original’ – Danish study finds
Feb. 1, 2022 The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which has quickly taken over in Denmark, is more transmissible than the more common BA.1 and more able to…
COVID-19: WHO expresses hope worst of Omicron wave is over
Jan. 19, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed hope that the worst of this latest wave of COVID-19 is over, as Omicron continues to sweep the world, but…
South African studies suggest Omicron has higher ‘asymptomatic carriage’
Jan. 11, 2022 Preliminary findings from two South African clinical trials suggest the Omicron coronavirus variant has a much higher rate of “asymptomatic carriage” than earlier variants, which could explain…
COVID-19 Cases Surge Globally, Raising Testing, Quarantine Fears
Dec. 29, 2021 Daily COVID-19 infections have hit record highs in the United States, swathes of Europe and Australia as the new Omicron variant of the virus races out of…
AstraZeneca vaccine booster works against Omicron, Oxford lab study finds
Dec. 23, 2021 A three-dose course of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the rapidly-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, the pharmaceutical company said on Thursday, citing data from an Oxford University…
Omicron poses “very high” global risk but data on severity limited – WHO
Dec. 13, 2021 The Omicron coronavirus variant, reported in more than 60 countries, poses a “very high” global risk, with some evidence that it evades vaccine protection but clinical data…
Omicron reported in 57 countries, hospitalisations set to rise – WHO
Dec 8, 2021 The Omicron variant has been reported in 57 nations and the number of patients needing hospitalisation is likely to rise as it spreads, the World Health Organization…
COVID Omicron Variant- Ban: End the apartheid, respect Africa – Adesina tells the West
Dec. 6, 2021 …Says ban on African countries unfair, discriminatory Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the President African Development Bank (AfDB) says the travel ban on some African countries over Omicron, the…