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ADF STAFF Across Africa, nearly 11 million people have recovered from COVID-19 infections, but new research suggests that less than one-third of those people may have fully recovered, with the rest at risk of the mix of health problems…

ADF STAFF Public health experts are tracking the spread of two new sublineages of COVID-19’s omicron variant and are growing concerned that the BA.4 and BA.5 infections might spread despite established immunity. The sublineages are…

ADF STAFF The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over, but new infections and reported deaths have dropped significantly in Africa, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Reported cases fell for 16 consecutive weeks, while deaths…

ADF STAFF South Africa is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 infections as the southern hemisphere’s flu season arrives, according to data from tested individuals and samples from municipal wastewater. Wastewater sampling has become a…

ADF STAFF While countries around the globe have struggled to tally their true number of COVID-19 infections, a new study shows the number of confirmed cases in Africa is only a fraction of the actual cases. Published on April 7, the…

ADF STAFF Public health experts in Africa say COVID-19 is far from finished, but the path of the pandemic remains uncertain. “We should not be deceived that because we’re in a low transmission season in Africa and around the world, we…

ADF STAFF Dr. John Nkengasong, outgoing director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), discussed lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic during his time leading the agency. Nkengasong, the first…

ADF STAFF Community health worker Mariam Traoré spends her days going door to door in Yirimadio, just outside Bamako, Mali, treating her neighbors for everything from malaria to diarrhea and even providing immunizations. On days when she…

ADF STAFF While most of the world has eased pandemic-related restrictions, China is locking back down as it confronts a new round of COVID-19 infections driven by a subvariant of the omicron strain. That lockdown is a reminder to African…

ADF STAFF Although experts predict a fifth wave of COVID-19 could hit South Africa by late April, the government still says easing lockdown restrictions is the right decision. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa eased COVID-19…