Countries Uganda declares first Ebola death since 2019 Kampala – Uganda’s health ministry on Tuesday announced the country’s first fatality from the highly contagious Ebola virus since... Read more 20 Sep, 2022
Countries Ghana declares end to Marburg virus outbreak, says WHO Accra – Ghana has declared the end of a Marburg virus disease outbreak that was confirmed nearly two months... Read more 17 Sep, 2022
Countries Egypt records its first monkeypox case Cairo – Egypt has recorded its first case of the monkeypox virus, in a man who travelled regularly to... Read more 8 Sep, 2022
Chad Chad makes masks, social-distancing obligatory as Covid cases mount N’Djamena – Chad reintroduced rules making it obligatory to wear face masks in public spaces and observe social-distancing as... Read more 24 Aug, 2022
World Italian tourist dies in Cuba’s first case of monkeypox Havana – An Italian tourist with monkeypox, the first reported case in Cuba, has died, the country’s health ministry... Read more 23 Aug, 2022
World Philippine classrooms reopen after more than two years Manila – Millions of children in the Philippines returned to school as the academic year started on Monday, with... Read more 22 Aug, 2022
Countries DRC investigates suspected Ebola case Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo is investigating a suspected case of Ebola in its violence-wracked east, the... Read more 21 Aug, 2022
Countries More than 150 children dead in Zimbabwe measles outbreak Harare – A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 157 children, with more than 2 000 infections... Read more 17 Aug, 2022
Coronavirus Two Covid scares cause mayhem in Shanghai Beijing – Just two possible Covid-19 cases have sparked chaotic scenes in Shanghai, with crowds of people seen running... Read more 16 Aug, 2022
World US declares monkeypox a public health emergency Washington – US President Joe Biden’s government on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency, a move that should... Read more 5 Aug, 2022