World Dec 17 South Africa reels under omicron wave amid vaccine lag, pans ‘rushed’ travel ban As the omicron variant sends a fourth wave of patients to hospitals across South Africa, leaders across the continent are pointing fingers at wealthy nations. Those countries, they say, could have helped prevent the latest variant had vaccines been distributed…
World Apr 21 How Uganda’s history of epidemics has prepared it for COVID-19 Poor health care infrastructure in some African countries is making them particularly susceptible to the novel coronavirus. But the nation of Uganda has only 58 confirmed cases so far, and experts say its experience with previous viral outbreaks, such as…