COVID-19 Regional Updates – 1 May 2022
General
Unvaccinated people increase risk of COVID-19 infection among vaccinated: study
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8783380/unvaccinated-vaccinated-covid-risk-canadian-study/
Vaccine makers see off push to share Covid know-how
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61262065
Lack of Covid testing leaves researchers blind to evolution patterns, WHO warns
Parents feel ‘isolated’ in COVID’s 6th wave. How to protect your kids
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8790230/covid-kids-canada-sixth-wave-analysis/
African Continent
WHO: Two-thirds of people in Africa may have had COVID-19
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/8/two-thirds-of-africans-may-have-had-covid-who-study
Africa: Continent Nears 11.5 million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19
Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202204270289.html
Africa: Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Surging in Africa Due to Covid-19 Disruptions
Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202204290084.html
Southern Africa
Malawi
WHO urges African countries to integrate routine vaccination programmes with Covid-19 jabs.
Zimbabwe
Govt to intensify COVID-19 vaccination: Chiwenga
Source: https://www.newsday.co.zw/2022/04/govt-to-intensify-covid-19-vaccination-chiwenga/
Zimbabwe introduces online court trials
Source: https://www.dw.com/en/zimbabwe-introduces-online-court-trials/av-61626836
Japan donates US$740K towards COVID-19 support
Source: https://www.newsday.co.zw/2022/04/japan-donates-us740k-towards-covid-19-support/
South Africa
WHO: Africa seeing uptick in Covid-19 cases driven by South Africa
South Africa has lost interest in Covid-19 – just in time for a fresh wave of infections
South Africa enters fifth wave of Covid-19 pandemic
Source: https://www.africanews.com/2022/04/27/south-africa-enters-fifth-wave-of-covid-19-pandemic/