Page 16 - Thierno Balde News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Africa clocks fastest surge in COVID-19 cases this year, but deaths remain low

Download logo An 83% surge in new COVID-19 cases during the past week in Africa, driven by the Delta and the Omicron variants, is causing fewer deaths

South africaMatshidiso moetiNicksy gumede moeletsiThierno baldeRichard mihigoFlavia senkubugeAfrican advisory council on researchRegional office for africaWorld health organizationVaccines development programmeProfessor of public health medicineIntensive care unitsProfessor flavia senkubugeAssociate professorPublic health medicineAfrican advisory council

Africa clocks fastest surge in Covid-19 cases this year

An 83% surge in new COVID-19 cases during the past week in Africa, driven by the Delta and the Omicron variants, is causing fewer deaths than previous

South africaPhionah atuhebweMatshidiso moetiNicksy gumede moeletsiThierno baldeFlavia senkubugeAfrican advisory council on researchRegional office for africaWorld health organizationProfessor of public health medicineIntensive care unitsProfessor flavia senkubugeAssociate professorPublic health medicineAfrican advisory councilNew vaccines introduction officer

Africa clocks fastest surge in COVID-19 cases this year, but deaths remain low

Africa clocks fastest surge in COVID-19 cases this year, but deaths remain low
modernghana.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from modernghana.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

South africaMatshidiso moetiNicksy gumede moeletsiThierno baldeRichard mihigoFlavia senkubugeAfrican advisory council on researchRegional office for africaWorld health organizationVaccines development programmeProfessor of public health medicineIntensive care unitsProfessor flavia senkubugeAssociate professorPublic health medicineAfrican advisory council

COVID-19 cases surge as Omicron spreads in Africa

COVID-19 cases surge as Omicron spreads in Africa
guardian.ng - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from guardian.ng Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

United statesUnited kingdomLagos stateRivers stateFederal capital territoryAbuja federal capital territorySouth africaFaisal shuaibMatshidiso moetiNicksy gumede moeletsiAdar poonawallaJohn nkengasongThierno baldeRichard mihigoRegional office for africaVaccine development programme

Only 6% of S Africa s intensive care beds occupied by Covid-19 patients

South Africa, where the Omicron coronavirus variant is driving a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, has seen a 255% increase in infections in the past seven days, but only 6% of intensive care beds are occupied by Covid-19 patients, WHO Africa official Thierno Balde said on Thursday. Balde's comments at a news conference follow early anecdotal accounts by South African doctors and researchers that Omicron is causing mainly mild disease.

South africaSouth africanThierno baldeCreamer media