Tue, 21-Oct-2025

First COVID cases prompt strict national lockdown in North Korea

After establishing its first official COVID infections, North Korea has imposed a severe countrywide lockdown. The capital, Pyongyang, has been hit by an Omicron outbreak, according to state media, but the number of cases is unknown. North Korea has refused to participate in any vaccine program, even when other countries have offered to supply it. … Read more

Tanzania receives more donation of COVID-19 vaccines from China

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DAR ES SALAAM – The government of Tanzania on Wednesday received the second donation batch of 800,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from China. The donation was handed over to the Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Ummy Mwalimu, by the Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania, Chen Mingjian, at the Julius Nyerere International … Read more