Day: October 30, 2021

Tanzania’s Zanzibar authorities said yesterday, social gatherings has fueled a rise in COVID-19 cases on the islands.

Nassor Ahmed Mazrui, Zanzibar’s Minister for Health, Social Welfare, Gender, Elderly and Children, said, since the beginning of Oct, hospitals have been receiving between two and three cases daily.

“The surge in the number of COVID-19 cases have been linked to social gatherings without observing health precautions,” Mazrui told a one-day training for journalists, aimed at raising awareness in COVID-19 vaccinations.

He said, social gatherings, including funerals, religious celebrations, street and house parties, and other outdoor gatherings were fueling cases of the virus.

He urged journalists to help in mobilising people to be vaccinated against the virus, saying the pandemic is still a threat to mankind.

Mazrui also urged people to continue observing precautions issued by the health authorities aimed at controlling further spread of the virus.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,487,743 cases as of yesterday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said, the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 218,001.

Some 7,886,467 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease so far, according to the agency.

South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Ethiopia are among the countries with the most cases in the continent, according to the agency.

In terms of the caseloads, southern Africa is the most affected region, followed by the northern and eastern parts of the continent, while central Africa is the least affected region in the continent, according to the Africa CDC.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK