KKalma camp for the displaced near Nyala, capital of South Darfur, is witnessing a deadly outbreak of measles, amid acute food shortages. More than six children die daily.
May 11 - 2021 KHARTOUM / WAD MADANI / EL FULA / SENNAR
COVID-19 vaccination - cartoon by Omar Dafallah (RD)
The Khartoum Ministry of Health announced that it is monitoring 12 COVID-19 cases from India. The federal Health Ministry reported 37 new COVID-19 deaths and 428 new cases of infection within the period from May 2 to May 8.
According to the epidemiological report issued by the Ministry of Health, the cumulative number of COVID-19 infections since March last year increased to 32,272 cases, 2,446 deaths, and 27,949 recoveries.
The director of the Health Ministry s General Administration explained last month that the statistics issued regularly do not cover all cases. She explained that a comprehensive vaccination campaign is the only way for Sudan to curb the pandemic.