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

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/26/lack-of-covid-testing-leaves-researches-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.

Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/who-urges-african-countries-to-integrate-routine-vaccination-programmes-with-covid-19-jabs-20220427

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

Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/who-africa-seeing-uptick-in-covid-19-cases-driven-by-south-africa-20220428

South Africa has lost interest in Covid-19 – just in time for a fresh wave of infections

Source: https://www.businessinsider.co.za/south-africa-no-longer-cares-about-covid-19-as-data-points-to-a-new-wave-of-coronavirus-infections-2022-4

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/