Testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for coronavirus has been halted because of safety fears, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Trials in several countries are being "temporarily" suspended as a precaution, the agency said on Monday. It comes after a recent medical study suggested the
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The World Health Organization is worried Africa could face a "silent epidemic" if its leaders do not prioritise testing of coronavirus, an official is quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. “My first point for Africa, my first concern, is that a lack of testing is leading to a silent
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Business Cheers Ramaphosa’s Plan To Reopen South African Economy South African business leaders lauded the government’s plan to substantially ease a nationwide lockdown that’s crippled the economy, even as the number of the coronavirus cases grows exponentially. An additional 8 million people will be allowed to return to work when
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A senior politician has sparked disbelief among Tanzanians by saying that coronavirus has "ended" and calling on the public to celebrate in the streets on Sunday. Paul Makonda (pictured), who is regional commissioner of the country's biggest city Dar es Salaam, even told residents which shops had 80%-off sales so
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Ten ministers in South Sudan are now confirmed to have contracted coronavirus. Information Minister Michael Makuei (pictured) has told the BBC that all former members of the high-level task force on coronavirus - apart from the health minister - have tested positive for Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by the
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Vaccines developed previously for other types of coronavirus had failed to protect mucous membranes in the nose A top U.S. scientist said on Wednesday that governments should not count on a successful vaccine against COVID-19 being developed anytime soon when deciding whether to ease restrictions imposed to curb the pandemic.
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Tanzania's President John Magufuli (pictured) has announced that university students and final-year secondary students will return to class on 1 June. Sporting events, which have also been halted for at least two months to stop the spread of coronavirus, will also resume then. But other secondary school and primary school
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Kenya's confirmed coronavirus cases crossed the 1,000 Wednesday after 66 more tested positive, the highest single-day jump. The rise announced by Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe (pictured) now brings the tally to 1,029. Mr Kagwe said that 64 out of the new cases reported are Kenyans while two are foreign nationals.
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Lorry drivers are tested for coronavirus at the border A top Tanzanian official has accused Kenya of economic sabotage and questioned the reliability of Kenyan coronavirus test kits in an ongoing row over testing for the virus at the border. A statement from Arusha’s Regional Commissioner Mrisho Mashaka Gambo says
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A Covid-19 vaccine that has been developed by an American biotechnology company has been found to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response in the humans against the virus, its manufacturer, Moderna, announced on Monday. This is the first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in people. The findings
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