2021-04-10 01:55:34 GMT2021-04-10 09:55:34(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ADDIS ABABA, April 10 (Xinhua) Ethiopia registered 1,851 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 225,516 as of Friday evening, the country s Ministry of Health said.
Meanwhile, 33 new COVID-19-related deaths were reported across the country, bringing the national death toll to 3,111, said the ministry.
The East African country reported 1,193 more recoveries, taking the national count to 167,945.
According to the ministry, Ethiopia currently has 54,458 active COVID-19 cases, of which 895 are under severe health conditions.
The latest figures from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that Ethiopia s COVID-19 cases accounted for about 5 percent of the African continent s total.
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ADDIS ABABA, April 1 (Reuters) - India s temporary hold on major exports of AstraZeneca s COVID-19 shot will undermine Africa s vaccination plans, and could have a catastrophic impact if extended, the head of the continent s disease control body said on Thursday.
India decided to delay big exports of the shots made in its territory by the Serum Institute of India (SII) to make sure it could meet local demand, two sources told Reuters last week.
The hold will definitely impact our ability to continuously vaccinate people, the director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, John Nkengasong, told a news conference in Addis Ababa.
2021-04-10 16:05:37 GMT2021-04-11 00:05:37(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ADDIS ABABA, April 10 (Xinhua) Djibouti s incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelleh is re-elected, according to the provisional results released on Saturday.
The country s Interior Minister Moumin Ahmed Cheick told local media that the provisional results showed Guelleh to have won over 98 percent of the vote.
Voters went to the polls on Friday, which lasted until 7:00 p.m. local time as counting proceeded soon after. Confirmed results would be released by the Constitutional Council several days later.
Djibouti, a country located in the Horn of Africa, serves as a major hub for international commerce as well as a key partner in the fight against sea piracy and transnational terrorism. Enditem