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In a bid to detect COVID-19 infections and variants in the early stages, the Africa CDC has advised communities across the continent to intensify testing and also make use of the available new technologies such as the antigen diagnostic tests.
As the African continent continues to battle with the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), questions about COVID-19 becoming ‘endemic’ are rising among health experts and the population across the region.
Africa CDC Director, Dr. John N. Nkengasong - See @SundayTimesZA article
The African continent is making headway in the fight against malaria among young children. Being at the forefront in
The African Union (AU) through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called on the A
The African Union (AU) through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is set to launch th
Thursday’s briefing will focus on the ongoing debate about the Omicron variant and what are the scientific facts so far. There will also be highlights on the upcoming conference happening in Rwanda next week to give update about progress on vaccine manufacturing in Africa.
This briefing is a weekly engagement of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with the media to share critical updates on the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
This serves to inform all members of the media that the Africa CDC weekly press briefing to share updates on COVID-19 response in Africa will NOT hold for this week, as the director, Dr John Nkengasong is unavailable.
Thursday’s briefing will highlight the evolving changes of the pandemic across the continent and focus on encouraging signs of increase in the number of available vaccines being distributed to Member States.
This briefing is a weekly engagement of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with the media to share critical updates on the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
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Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak in Africa
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Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (23 November 2021), 3,876,613 new confirmed
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (16 November 2021), 3,293,022 new confirmed
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (9 November 2021), 3,915,756 new confirmed
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (2 November 2021), 1,236,838 new confirmed
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (23 November 2021), 3,876,613 new confirmed
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (16 November 2021), 3,293,022 new confirmed
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (9 November 2021), 3,915,756 new confirmed
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (2 November 2021), 1,236,838 new confirmed