Coronavirus Updates
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COVID-19: Gov’t to announce additional measures ahead of Christmas festivities
Government will, Sunday afternoon, announce additional measures to control the COVID-19 spread ahead of the Christmas festivities. The measures will focus on securing Ghana’s ports, especially the Ai…
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Europe and Asia toughen borders over fears of new COVID variant
Global authorities reacted with alarm on Friday to a new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa, with the EU and Britain among those tightening border controls as scientists sought to find out …
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South Africa detects yet another new COVID variant, implications uncertain
South African scientists have detected a new COVID-19 variant in small numbers and are working to understand its potential implications, they said on Thursday. The variant – called B.1.1.529 – has a …
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Namibia to begin destroying COVID vaccines from next week
Namibia has warned that more than 268,000 doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are at risk of being destroyed, some as early as next week, due to a slow uptake by citizens. Ben Nangombe,…
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EU regulator gives go-ahead to first COVID shot for 5-11 year olds
The EU’s drug regulator approved the use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11 on Thursday, paving the way for them to be given a first shot as Europe str…
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Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial data shows long-term efficacy in adolescents
Pfizer Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine provided strong long-term protection against the virus in a late-stage study conducted among adolescents aged 12 to 15 years. A two-dose series of the v…
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Austria forced back into full lockdown, Germany next, as COVID-19 infections swing back to life
Austria will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full COVID-19 lockdown, it said on Friday as neighbouring Germany warned it may follow suit, sending shivers through financial ma…
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UK study suggests Delta subvariant less likely to cause symptoms
A subvariant of Delta that is growing in Britain is less likely to lead to symptomatic COVID-19 infection, a coronavirus prevalence survey found, adding that overall cases had dropped from a peak in …
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U.S. set to pump billions of into mass production of COVID-19 vaccine
The United States is planning to invest billions of dollars in expanding COVID-19 manufacturing capacity to have at least a billion doses by the second half of next year, the New York Times reported …
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Pfizer to allow generic versions of its COVID-19 pill in 95 countries
Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it will allow generic manufacturers to supply its experimental antiviral COVID-19 pill to 95 low- and middle-income countries through a licensing agreement with internation…