Chinese officials say chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for Covid-19
A sample of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, authorities said Thursday, the latest in a series of reports of contaminated imported food products. The coronavirus was detected Wednesday on a surface sample taken from a batch of chicken wings during […]
Top Kenyan health official dies from COVID-19
Kamau Mugenda was the second in charge at Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI).
Kenyan scientists among Oxford University researchers hunting for corona vaccine: Ministry
Speaking on a day the virus claimed 18 people, the ministry said the country is exploring different vaccine trials across the globe.
Russia names new COVID-19 vaccine ‘Sputnik V’ in reference to Cold War space race
Russia has named its first approved COVID-19 vaccine ‘Sputnik V’ for foreign markets, a reference to the world’s first satellite
Russia becomes first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, says Putin
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to approve a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of its Western rivals, the United Kingdom and United States. The move has been hailed in Russia as proof of the country’s scientific prowess despite earlier claims of hacking UK vaccine research centres, […]
No grounds to postpone registration of Russian COVID-19 vaccine, expert says
Russian Health ministry’s chief non-resident epidemiologist Nikolay Briko told TASS that the vaccine was not developed from scratch.
Businessman turns school into poultry farm as Covid-19 bites
Joseph Maina, the proprietor of Brethered School in Wanguru town, turns facility into a poultry farm as Covid-19 bites.