Mozambique: New Covid-19 Cases in the South
Maputo Mozambican health authorities reported 133 cases reported of Covid-19 in the previous three days. At first glance, the amount may seem worrying, considering that a few weeks ago just a couple of new cases were recorded a day. Most new cases were detected in Maputo, Matola, and Gaza. No instances...
Read moreMozambique Records Highest Covid-19 Infections In 4 Months
On Thursday, the Mozambican officials announced additional 54 Covid-19 infections. This is the highest since the 65 positive infections announced on February 10. The Thursday press release by the Ministry of Health shows that 36 of the infections were females and 18 were males. The new infections cut across an...
Read moreMozambique Records 16 Covid-19 Recoveries and 27 New Cases
On Wednesday, the Mozambican health authorities announced another 27 new Covid-19 infections. The Ministry of Health announced that 17 of the new cases were females while 10 were males. Out of that number, 25 were Mozambicans and the remaining two were foreigners (although their nationalities were not disclosed). All the...
Read moreMozambique records highest new COVID-19 Infections since February
On Tuesday, the Mozambican health authorities announced yet another 45 new cases of Covid-19 respiratory illness. Since February, when 46 COVID-19 infections were reported, the current figure is the second largest number of new infections in single day. The new cases comprise 27 women and 18 males, according to a...
Read moreAnother wild polio case in Mozambique shows eradication’s fragility
Another incidence of wild polio in Mozambique demonstrates the fragility of eradication efforts.Last Monday, WHO member countries agreed on a new polio eradication plan for the years 2022-2026, with the goal of eliminating both wild poliovirus and vaccine-derived infections forever.According to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the discovery...
Read moreMozambique is now the second African Country to observe wild polio this year
Mozambique has become the second African nation to observe wild poliovirus infection this year, after verifying that a child who started experiencing numbness in March had got the virus. In February, Malawi, a bordering country, confirmed Africa’s index case of wild polio in over 5 years. Both cases were connected to a strain of poliovirus...
Read moreMozambique’s health minister issues a Covid-19 fifth wave warning
Armindo Tiago, Mozambique’s Health Minister, has cautioned that the fifth wave of Covid-19 could hit the nation, with the primary concern being the recent rise in Covid-19 infections in South Africa. According to Tiago, this could be mirrored in Mozambique if the general populace relaxes its shield and abandons precautionary measures. “Our insight...
Read moreMozambique verifies first case of wild Poliovirus since 1992
Mozambique’s health officials announced an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 on Wednesday after verifying that a child in the country’s northeastern Tete province had got the disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a press release that the current discovery is the second this year of imported wild...
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