Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The closest date that a COVID-19 vaccine can be ready is June 2021 according to scientists and researchers. Over 100 vaccines are being developed globally in laboratories in the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe and even China. 76 of these are being followed by …
Read More »Experts call for embracing an African model of lifting lockdown
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts at the Makerere University School of Public Health say there’s no longer need for the whole country to stay under total lockdown as a way of preventing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Uganda has not had any cases of community transmitted infection …
Read More »The world never listened to advice on COVID-19 before cases escalated – WHO Chief
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director-General of the World Health Organisation Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is blaming the rise in cases of the Coronavirus Disease to countries failing to listen and adhere to advice from experts. The development comes as COVID-19 infected cases continue to rise towards the 3-million …
Read More »Lockdowns ease as global infections near 3 million
Madrid, Spain | AFP | Spanish children were allowed outside on Sunday for the first time in six weeks as countries eased lockdown measures and reopen economies gutted by the coronavirus pandemic that has infected nearly three million people worldwide. Governments from France to Italy and the United States are gearing …
Read More »WHO warns over virus immunity as global death toll tops 200,000
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The global death toll in the novel coronavirus pandemic soared past the grim 200,000 milestone on Sunday, as the World Health Organization warned against “immunity passports” for recovered patients, seen as a possible tool for countries preparing to re-open their economies. The WHO opposes such “passports” …
Read More »WHO finds no evidence that recovered COVID-19 patients will not get re-infected
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has noted that there’s no guarantee that people who have recovered from Coronavirus Disease and have antibodies are protected from a second infection. The matter was highlighted in its latest scientific brief released at a time when countries are using the antibody …
Read More »‘No evidence’ people with coronavirus are immunised: WHO
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Saturday that there is no evidence that people who test positive for the new coronavirus are immunised and protected against reinfection. The warning suggests that the issuance of “immune passports” may promote the continued spread of the pandemic. “There is currently no evidence …
Read More »Scientists, leaders unveil plan to accelerate new COVID-19 health technologies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World leaders, scientists, humanitarians and private sector partners have united in a landmark collaboration that will make new tools and medicines to diagnose and treat COVID-19, accessible to people everywhere. The virtual launch of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator has seen participation from …
Read More »UN pushes for virus vaccine as Trump disinfectant theory sparks outrage
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The United Nations on Friday launched a global push to speed up production of a vaccine for the new coronavirus as US President Donald Trump came under fire for suggesting injecting patients with disinfectant. The pandemic has upended life around the planet as nations try to …
Read More »COVID-19, the knockout punch for multilateralism?
Paris, France | AFP | The coronavirus pandemic blindsided international organisations, prompted individual states to unilaterally strike out alone and heralded a new chapter in the 21st century’s chief geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China. In the post-COVID-19 era, will multilateralism be dead? Regional and international organisations from the …
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