A fire swept through a COVID-19 field hospital in North Macedonia, killing at least 14 people. The fire started late on September 8 in the western city of Tetovo, which has a predominantly ethnic Albanian population. A military parade in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, honoured the country’s 30th anniversary of independence
Kenyan authorities claim that the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic impact has forced thousands of young people into the streets, with many turning to criminality
In the wake of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, less than 1% of the population of Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, has been properly vaccinated against the coronavirus. Nigerian authorities are scrambling for additional vaccines, but they claim that disinformation and myths are deterring people from getting them
Kenya is stepping up its COVID-19 vaccination program by establishing inoculation centres in public areas such as malls, markets, and bus stops. Authorities hope that the added convenience would help boost the country’s low immunisation rate, which currently stands at only 2%
Laura Fuchs captures people’s “smizes” (when you smile with your eyes) from all walks of life by photographing New Yorkers wearing masks
Volunteers in Kenya are trying to spread awareness about the coronavirus among people living with HIV, the AIDS-causing virus. False claims have been circulating on social media that antiretroviral medications used to treat HIV may also be used to prevent and even cure COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines are being given to Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, as part of a nationwide vaccination push to stop the deadly virus from spreading.Bangladeshi authorities are leading the Vaccination programme, with technical assistance from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Health Organization (WHO), and other humanitarian partners
Nigerian doctors are on strike due to unpaid salaries and poor benefits. However, the walkout by about 40% of Nigeria’s medical workforce comes amid a new surge of coronavirus infections that is putting the country’s healthcare system under extreme strain
Some Chinese state media outlets have removed a report on the origins of the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic that cited a “Swiss biologist” after the Swiss embassy said there was no such person
Women have suffered more psychologically and economically as a result of COVID-19, according to aid organisations, especially in underdeveloped nations like Kenya. In this report from Nairobi, Lenny Ruvaga looks at one assistance organisation that is helping women cope with the pandemic