Marking the Day the First Cases of Covid-19 Were Identified
December 31, 2020, marks the first anniversary of the first report of the cluster of cases of "pneumonia of unknown cause", later identified as a new coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 - and that led to the Covid-19 pandemic.
To mark this milestone, and to look ahead to 2021, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recorded this message...
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Africa: WHO Urges Greater Surveillance As New Covid-19 Variants Emerge
WHO, 30 December 2020
With the recent emergence in the African region of new COVID-19 variants which seem to have higher transmissibility, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on countries to boost… Read more »
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As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,126,067 while 373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered across ... Read more »
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The first-ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, held on 27 December 2020, was called for by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to advocate for the importance of ... Read more »
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A new variant of the Sars-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, has been detected in South Africa, scientists have announced. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and members of the ... Read more »
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The government has advised all 36 States to immediately close all bars, nightclubs, and restaurants over the next five weeks, following a spike in Covid-19 cases, that has . ... Read more »
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The Covid-19 pandemic could be a blessing in disguise for Africa's future growth because innovative ideas for addressing it could chart a path for future tech-based economies, ... Read more »
The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) in collaboration with The Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (https://sdgcafrica.org/) produced a series of educational videos on Covid-19 prevention and response in three languages: English, French and Portuguese.
