Rwanda has upgraded its national laboratory testing capacity to detect new coronavirus variants with 12 cases of the UK and South Africa variants now confirmed in the country.
Rwanda has eased coronavirus restrictions with movement between Kigali and the majority of the country now permitted, following a significant drop in new infections.
The DR Congo will postpone its vaccination campaign using the AstraZeneca jab, following other countries taking similar precautionary measures, the government said on Saturday.
Egypt on Thursday expanded its coronavirus vaccination rollout to include the elderly and people with chronic diseases after several weeks of vaccinating medical staff, the cabinet said.
Benedict Peters, owner of the Frontier Healthcare Services Limited in Ghana and Aiteo Group of Companies in Nigeria, is facing corrupt charges in Nigeria.
The administration of Gombe General Hospital is stuck with human remains of 15 deceased persons which police brought to the hospital mortuary early last this month.
