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Matabeleland North Provincial Medical Director Mr Lifias Masukume has died of Covid 19 related complications. Mr Masukume had been admitted at the United Bulawayo Hospitals. The sad news of his death was confirmed by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education spokesperson, Mr Taungana Ndoro. Ndoro described Masukume’s death as a huge loss to the local education fraternity. Message from the parent ministry “We have learnt with great sadness the passing on of one of our own Lifias Masukume who was the Provincial Education Director for Matabeleland South Province. Masukume passed on this morning while admitted at UBH after succumbing to Covid-19. His death is a great loss to us because he was a hardworking and dedicated person. “He was very much concerned with uplifting ...

Wherever Covid 19 came from, it is a global problem now. It poses an existential threat to us as humans, and we must seriously seek to save ourselves. It has resulted in lots of deaths worldwide, and many have fallen sick. The rate at which it spreads is alarming. Conspiracy theories Theories abound as to its genesis, and that is an issue which may never be solved. But I firmly believe somebody was up to some mischief, and the situation has gotten out of hand. That cannot be ruled out. Remember vaccine developers stand to make fortunes out of this problem. It is big money for the pharmaceutical industry. Is Vaccination the way to go? One major issue up for discussion is the efficacy of Covid 19 vaccines. We are now back to a cold war scenario, with the major powers battlin...

Covid 19 vaccination is being promoted worldwide as an answer to the pandemic that has ravaged the world. Indeed, we miss our normal way of life, and this monster must be conquered. Wherever Covid 19 came from, it is a global problem now. It poses an existential threat to us as humans, and we must seriously seek to save ourselves. It has resulted in lots of deaths worldwide, and many have fallen sick. The rate at which it spreads is alarming. Conspiracy theories Theories abound as to its genesis, and that is an issue which may never be solved. But I firmly believe somebody was up to some mischief, and the situation has gotten out of hand. That cannot be ruled out. Remember vaccine developers stand to make fortunes out of this problem. It is big money for the pharmaceutical in...

The nation of Cuba is a very small country by all standards. As of 2020, it had a population of just above eleven million people. Cuba is not in good books with the western world owing to its sour relations with the so-called super power. America hates Cuba with a passion. And Cuba has been living under US sanctions for decades. And those are real economic sanctions intended to cripple the small nation and decimate its economy. But the Island has not yielded. Somehow, Cubans are a resilient people hewn from a unique rock. They believe in themselves, and are masters of their own destiny. They seem to always find a way regardless of their difficult circumstances. . Cuba and the medical field In the medical field, Cuba has made giant strides. All over the African continent, Cuba...

With Covid-19 shots arriving at billions of individuals, reports abound of vaccinated people getting infected. This has left us with many questions needing to be addressed. Let’s tackle a few critical issues here now. Vaccinated people testing positive In spite of the fact that vaccines give a solid safeguard against extreme sickness brought about by SARS-CoV-2, none completely guarantee total immunity from Covid 19. This means vaccinated individuals are still in danger of getting the infection and of transmitting it to others. However, vaccination greatly reduces the severity of sickness if one gets infected. Why Breakthrough Covid cases? It boils down to three principle factors: •        The Virus: The pandemic virus keeps on mutatin...

Inside the previous week, positive Covid test results were conducted for three New York Yankees players, an Olympic athlete substitute, various state administrators from Texas, a White House official and a staff member in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office. They likewise shared this for all intents and purpose: All were completely inoculated with Covid immunizations.   "Breakthrough infections are not out of the ordinary, in any event, when you have exceptionally successful antibodies," said Roy M. Gulick, head of infection at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York. Dynamism of the Coronavirus This is a dynamic pandemic — logical comprehension of antibodies and the infection keeps on developing, as does the actual microorganism. It is unsure precisely how uncommon breakthro...

Consider it a story of two labs: the Fort Detrick Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in the US, the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, and a contending account about the beginnings of Covid-19. Odds are that most Americans have never known about Fort Detrick, about an hour's drive from Washington and the first home of the US organic weapons programme. But a huge number of Chinese netizens know about the Detrick name and its alleged connections to Covid-19, generally because of China's propaganda. They have said many occasions in online media posts and question and answer sessions that Fort Detrick, a large portion of a world away from China in the territory of Maryland, should be explored as a possible wellspring of the infection. Explanations for China's Conspiracy Th...

In excess of 1,000 individuals have died of the infection since June, and their friends and family don't need them to be neglected. 96 deaths; 96 lives lost. This week, the UK's every day revealed Covid loss of life rose to its most noteworthy number since March. Presently lamenting families are standing up to remind the public that these are not simply measurements, and to encourage individuals to get immunized and continue to avoid potential risk. Since the UK declared zero Covid 19 deaths on 1 June without precedent for almost a year, a further 1,114 deaths have been accounted for including 73 on Wednesday, implying in the midst of taking off cases that the inoculation program has reduced, not broken the connection among infections and fatalities. The absolute number of the ind...

Researchers have moved recommendations for Covid boosters in the harvest time after blood tests on many individuals uncovered that defensive antibodies can wind down generously inside the space of long stretches of second immunization shots being given.   Falls in antibodies after inoculation are normal and don't really mean individuals are more defenseless against infection. Yet the specialists are worried that if the degeneration persists the adequacy of the immunizations may lessen. Degeneration of antibodies The UCL Virus Watch study found that antibodies produced by two portions of the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech immunizations began to diminish about a month and a half after the final shot, at times falling over half more than 10 weeks. The analysts st...

Covid 19 test results are being required now at every turn for various purposes. Largely, a Covid 19 test certificate is a must have. Thus it is key to not only be tested, but to know where credible tests are done. Here we give you an inexhaustive list of the main testing centres per each province. Where to get tested. ProvinceInstitutionHarareWilkins HospitalBulawayoThorngrooveMasvingoMasvingo Provincial HospitalManicalandMutare provincial HospitalMidlandsGweru Provincial HospitalMashonaland WestKadoma General HospitalMatabeleland SouthBeithbridge District HospitalMatabeleland NorthVictoria Falls hospitalMashonaland EastMarondera HospitalMashonaland CentralBindura Provincial Hospitalmain covid 19 testing centres per province. Why not get tested today? So there we go. Surely, ...