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Zimbabwe reports first cases of coronavirus variant from India 19 May 2021 - 09:00 pm
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Malawi burns 20,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses that expired 19 May 2021 - 02:13 pm
Vials of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine are seen in a general practice facility, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Sudan bans travellers from India, imposes other COVID-19 restrictions 19 May 2021 - 12:07 am
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India's halt to vaccine exports 'very problematic' for Africa 18 May 2021 - 08:41 pm
A nurse talks to a man following his vaccination, as South Africa rolls out the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the elderly at the Munsieville Care for the Aged Centre outside Johannesburg, South Africa May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File
Tanzanian experts say COVID-19 vaccines safe, recommend joining COVAX 17 May 2021 - 07:54 pm
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South Africa starts vaccination drive for those 60 and older 17 May 2021 - 04:55 pm
A nurse talks to a man following his vaccination, as South Africa rolls out the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the elderly at the Munsieville Care for the Aged Centre outside Johannesburg, South Africa May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
US will grant Tunisia $ 500 million in aid- Tunisian minister 17 May 2021 - 11:13 am
Tunisian finance minister Ali Kooli
Angola approves Russia's Sputnik Light one-dose vaccine 12 May 2021 - 06:23 pm
A view shows samples of Sputnik Light vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, in this still image taken from video released May 6, 2021 by the Russian Direct Investm
Most vaccinated nation, Seychelles, in talks to buy Sputnik shot 12 May 2021 - 01:53 pm
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WHO reviewing Seychelles COVID-19 data after fully vaccinated people test positive 11 May 2021 - 05:55 pm
A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Seychelles leader says most vaccinated nation safe despite surge 11 May 2021 - 11:41 am
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Vaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at all 09 May 2021 - 10:55 am
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S.Africa losing cultural landmarks like Apartheid Museum to COVID 07 May 2021 - 03:26 pm
A closed ticket office is pictured at the entrance of the Apartheid Museum, one of dozens of heritage attractions and art galleries around the country forced to close their doors due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Johannesburg , South
Ghana to start second vaccine doses with re-deployed Congo COVAX shots 07 May 2021 - 03:17 pm
350,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, redeployed from the Democratic Republic of Congo, arrive at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko
Tunisia announces one-week COVID-19 lockdown from Sunday 07 May 2021 - 01:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk in Tunis, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Tunisia, April 29, 2021. Picture taken April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo
Kenya reports COVID-19 variant detected in India: Health ministry 05 May 2021 - 05:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: A health worker holds a tube containing a sample during free mass testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya, October 17, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak that killed six 03 May 2021 - 02:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers adjust gear during a funeral of a person who is suspected of dying of Ebola in Beni, North Kivu Province of Democratic Republic of Congo, December 9, 2018. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/File Photo
Pfizer to ship 4.5 million vaccine doses to South Africa by June 02 May 2021 - 08:47 pm
A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo