Category: Africa
African Coronavirus News
Countries with increasing coronavirus rates as of mid June 2021
There are still a large number of countries across the globe where Sars-CoV-2 is increasing as of June 16th 2021 – Great Britain, Colombia, Mongolia, Kuwait, Brazil, South Africa, Russia, Oman, Panama, Tunisia, and Afghanistan have all seen recent surges. More...
Africa: The Andromedary Strain – the next coronavirus pandemic waiting in the wings
MERS-CoVs in African camels may independently acquire amino acid substitutions in the coronavirus spike that may confer increased pathogenicity for humans. More...
Preprint: Persistent coronavirus infection and intra-host evolution in association with advanced HIV infection
“Here we present a case of prolonged infection of greater than 6 months with shedding of high titer SARS-CoV-2 in an individual with advanced HIV and antiretroviral treatment failure. More...
Portugal: dropped from UK travel green list after just two weeks
Portugal is axed from UK’s green list and relegated to the Amber list. More...
Angola: Increase in coronavirus infections, hospitalisations and deaths as 2nd wave peaks
Lubango central hospital in Angola is under pressure due to the growing number of patients, reporting the possible collapse of the system. More...
The highest ever coronavirus daily case rates recorded on Planet Earth – and it’s not India or Brazil
The highest ever daily country case figure for coronavirus on Planet Earth was recorded in The Seychelles in May 2021. More...
Europe: B.1.620 coronavirus variant – definitely one to watch
“Last month, Gytis Dudas was tracking a concerning new coronavirus variant that had triggered an outbreak of COVID-19 in his native Lithuania and appeared sporadically elsewhere in Europe and in the United States. More...
Cameroon: travel-driven emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.620 with multiple VOC-like mutations and deletions in Europe
“In this study we have presented evidence that a SARS-CoV-2 lineage designated B.1.620, first detected in Europe in late February, is associated with Central Africa, where it appears to circulate at very high prevalence, and has been introduced into Europe and the US on multiple occasions. More...
Seychelles: a population of 100,000 that has 900 coronavirus vaccine breakthrough cases
Covid-19 cases in The Seychelles, where 57% of the population have been fully inoculated with Sinopharm shots, increased to 2,486 people – 37 per cent of whom have had two doses of the vaccine. More...
WHO: B.1.617 Delta coronavirus strain is now a Variant of Concern or VOC
A World Health Organization official said Monday it is reclassifying the Indian Sars-Cov-2 variant B.1.617 as a “variant of concern,” indicating that it’s become a global health threat.