Category: Africa
African Coronavirus News
WHO: The coronavirus pandemic has caused mass trauma on a larger scale than World War II
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused mass trauma on a larger scale than World War II, and the impact will last “for many years to come,” the World Health Organization’s top official said Friday. More...
More than 450 cases of the South African coronavirus variant 501Y.V2 diagnosed in Israel
Over 450 cases of the South Africa coronavirus variant 501Y.V2 More...
16 cases of new coronavirus variant VUI-202102/04, B1.1.318 under investigation in Britain
Sixteen cases of a new variant, VUI-202102/04 (lineage B.1.1.318), have been identified in the UK. More...
People infected with South African coronavirus variant 501YV2 may be protected from re-infection
A new study has shown people previously infected by the Covid-19 variant 501Y.V2, More...
Nigerian coronavirus variant B1525 isolated in Brescia, Italy. Mutations include E484K, Q677H, F888L and a similar suite of deletions to B.1.1.7.
The Nigerian variant of Covid has been isolated in Brescia. More...
School pupil infected with South Africa coronavirus variant B1351 in Achberg, Germany. 150 people in quarantine
The school had to close last Friday, just under a week after it opened. More...
Recombinant coronavirus in Norway combines UK, South Africa and Brazil variants
A multivariant of the British, South African, and Brazilian corona variant has been detected in a sample taken from a person who came to Trondheim from abroad. More...
Johnson and Johnson vaccine has a 72% overall efficacy rate in the US and 64% in South Africa
The Johnson and Johnson vaccine had a 72 percent overall efficacy rate in the United States and 64 percent in South Africa, where a highly contagious variant emerged in the fall and is now driving most cases. More...
Moselle, France: “more than a third of coronavirus cases in circulation are of South African origin” 501YV2
The presence of variants in Moselle, France, continues to worry. More...