The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 5,698,966 as of Tuesday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the 55-member African Union, said the...

Roselyne Sachiti Features, Health and Society Editor A clean face mask worn properly can save your life, so will a sanitiser; social distancing; washing hands with clean running water and soap, and avoiding large gatherings. Covid -19 cases continue ...

Ella Wills Coronavirus cases in the UK have risen above 30,000 for first time since January, official figures show. Wednesday’s data showed there had been a further 32,548 confirmed Covid cases. And there were another 33 deaths reported within ...

Central African Republic (CAR) on Tuesday received a batch of COVID-19 vaccine donated by China. President of the CAR Faustin-Archange Touadera and his Prime Minister Henri-Marie Dondra went to the Bangui airport to welcome the Chinese vaccine donati...

Roselyne Sachiti Features, Health and Society Editor The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday expressed concern over the increase of Covid-19 cases on the African continent. With the third wave affecting many African countries, the past three we...

Mirriam Madiye Features Writer Covid-19 deaths continue to rise with Zimbabwe recording deaths. According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC), the country recorded 60 227 confirmed cases, 1 973 deaths and 42 330 recoveries as at July 7. ...

  Deidre McPhillips and Nectar Gan More than 4 million people around the world have died of Covid-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In total, three countries account for more than a third of all global deaths. The United State...

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Health Reporter Zimbabwean scientists are undertaking genomic sequencing to determine the prevalence of the Covid-19 Delta variant in the country. This comes as tests revealed that the country now had the Delta variant, which origi...

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters Wednesday that the world was at a perilous point in the COVID-19 pandemic, as fast-moving variants continued to spread because of an uneven global vaccination effort. From the ...

ZIMBABWE is winning the battle against Covid-19 and focusing on rebuilding the country’s economy, President Mnangagwa said.

THE death of Lieutenant General Edzai Absalom Chanyuka Chimonyo who succumbed to cancer yesterday morning was a devastating blow to the country as he inspired the nation with his dedication to duty, President Mnangagwa has said.

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has mourned nationalist and liberation stalwart Cde Abraham Nkiwane — who has been declared a national hero — describing him as a fearless unflinching patriot who never hesitated to make personal sacrifices to liberate Zimbabw...

Zimbabwe yesterday took delivery of two million Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines bought from China, with another 3,5 million expected this month as Government intensifies the vaccination programme, part of efforts to bring life in the country back to normal...

THE Government is committed to instituting measures that enable Air Zimbabwe to thrive, Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Felix Mhona said yesterday while appointing a six-member interim board for the national airline.

A 38-eight-year-old Mutare woman battling cervical cancer looks depressed while seated on a bench outside Annex Mental Hospital at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals waiting for daybreak to start treatment.