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The Ministry of Education Technological and Vocational Training has confirmed that a student from the Princess Margaret Secondary School and one from the Ann Hill School have tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement issued tonight, the Ministry said contact tracing has started at the Princess Margaret Secondary School and “all persons have tested negative.” […]
The post Update on positive COVID tests at two schools appeared first on Barbados Today.
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.
[New Times] Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) is planning the inclusion of Covid-19 tests in different health insurance schemes, The New Times has learned.
Q: Are consular services currently being offered at the US Embassy during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic?
[Monitor] By Bill Oketch
The IEC is conducting by-elections in 95 wards across the country on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has already spent $4 billion of the $5.6 billion it was allocated to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, which has so far claimed 77 lives and infected 5,588 Jamaicans. Permanent Secretary Dunstan Bryan said the $4...
[New Dawn] Montserrado County district# 16 Representative Dixon Seboe discloses plan to introduce a bill for vocational training skills during high school at the D. Twe Memorial High School in New Kru Town, suburb of Monrovia. D. Twe Memorial High School is one of the oldest public schools in electoral district# 16.
[Nation] Public hospitals in Kenya lack capacity and personnel to handle the rapidly increasing cases of coronavirus and sustaining the universal health coverage (UHC), a new report by the Ministry of Health says.
The Office of the Prime Minister has announced special curfews for Rae Town, Kingston and Cornwall Courts, St James amid an increase in COVID cases in the communities. The curfews take effect Friday at 6 p.m., Friday, October 23 and will run until...
[Nation] A record 11,324 patients in Kenya have recovered from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health announced on Thursday.
[Independent (Kampala)] 📌UGANDA'S PLAN FOR PHASED RE-OPENING OF EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
Hundreds of Jamaicans are reportedly turning to unauthorised COVID-19 laboratories and makeshift facilities for antigen (rapid) tests, as Government’s insufficiency is being blamed for a rising underground market with questionable ethical practices...
(Trinidad Guardian) Dean of the Law Faculty of the University of the West Indies (UWI) and president of the Family Planning Association of T&T (FPATT), Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine has been hospitalised after a vehicular accident on Thursday.
The article UWI Law Dean hospitalised after crash in Trinidad appeared first on Stabroek News.
Western Bureau: Hanover, which was the last parish to record a case of the coronavirus in Jamaica, took a direct hit yesterday as the family court in the parish had to be closed because of positive COVID-19 cases at the facility. A press release...
DRIVE-THROUGH DISTRIBUTION AT GREYNOLDS PARK: Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sally Heyman and Feeding South Florida will host a drive-through food distribution on Friday, May 15, starting 9 a.m. at Greynolds Park, 18501 NE 22nd Ave., North Miami Beach.
DRIVE-THROUGH DISTRIBUTION AT MIAMI DADE NORTH CAMPUS: Miami Dade College and Farm Share join County Commissioner Jean Monestime and School Board Member Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall for a free drive-through food distribution on Saturday, May 16 from 9 a.m. to noon at Miami Dade North Campus, 11380 NW 27th Ave., Miami.
The Palm Beach County Library System’s annual celebration runs throughout the month (visit MIAMI VIRTUAL CLASSROOM VISITS: In order to enrich virtual classrooms during the pandemic, Zoo Miami Foundation’s Learning Experiences department is visiting a minimum of 100 virtual classrooms through Zoo Miami Virtual Classroom Visits through June 3, made possible by a grant from Publix Charities.
Any Liberty Square resident in need of financial assistance for post-secondary education (college or trade school) can apply at BEACH COUNTY FOOD FINDER MAP: As the leader of the countywide Hunger Relief Plan, the United Way has launched the Palm Beach County Food Finder map to streamline the community’s hunger relief efforts and quickly connect residents seeking food resources with nearby sites providing free food, hot meals, and affordable produce.
In the meantime, visit cultureshockmiami.com/online for online experiences and learning opportunities throughout Miami-Dade County: For updates on COVID19, visit GRANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES: United Way of Miami-Dade just launched a program that is part of their broader Miami Pandemic Response Fund.
WESTERN BUREAU Dr Marcia Graham, the medical officer of health (MOH) at the Westmoreland Health Department, says tourism players in the western parish are breaching the COVID-19 protocols with impunity, while residents enjoy no such latitude as...
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Senate has uncovered how the Ministry of Health mismanaged a total sum of N4.6 billion fund that was meant to tackle Ebola scourge in Nigeria.
South African National Defence Force Chief, General Solly Shoke, has issued a warning to members, cautioning them against getting involved in political party affairs.
The downward trend in new coronavirus infections may offer a boon for Jamaicans as the Yuletide season approaches, but the country’s chief medical officer, Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, has warned citizens not to let their guard down for fear that...
by PublicSource reporters Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine reported Thursday that a confirmed COVID-19 variant case was found in Dauphin County. This COVID-19 variant was first discovered in the UK in December. The individual who tested positive in Pennsylvania had mild symptoms which have been resolved after their home isolation. This individual tested … Continued
The post A confirmed COVID-19 variant case found in PA; Pennsylvania recommends sending elementary kids back to school appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
Suicide expert Dr Donovan Thomas gets at least one call daily from a child who is contemplating ending his or her life. He believes that the alarming ideation is a result of increased isolation caused by COVID-19 restrictions. “Just today (...
The Andrew Holness led administration extended the islandwide curfew and all other previously announced measures under the Disaster Risk Management Act until Sunday, January 31.
