Science & Health

According to the health ministry other tests were conducted on patients who had tested positive for the virus last month returned as three of them tested negative and recovered from the virus. PHOTO| FILE Burundi’s ministry of health announced four new Coronavirus cases in the country, in a statement released this Saturday May 2nd 2020, the...

Burundi’s Ministry of Health have declared Cholera an epidemic in Bujumbura and warned residents to continue practicing hygiene measures a mid spike in new Cholera cases.

The number increased after 89 people were tested for the virus including contact tracing of the previously infected patients. PHOTO|FILE On Sunday 17th the Burundi health ministry announced 15 new Coronavirus cases according to the tests that were conducted earlier this month. The number increased after 89 people were tested for...

A newly published report by a UN agency has warned that China will be among the countries hardest hit by global warming. According to a report published by UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), China needs to do more to adapt to mounting climate hazards. It will need to find...

On Tuesday 25 May 2021, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and humanitarian partners distributed emergency aid to newly displaced households due to new floods caused by the constant rise of Lake Tanganyika and the Rusizi River. The recent floods have caused further displacement of people and destruction of property. Coordinated by the Directorate...

Patients who had tested positive early this month were retested and four of them tested negative and said to have recovered. PHOTO|FILE. Burundi’s health ministry this Tuesday reported eight new COVID-19 cases from the 158 people who were tested for the virus including the contact tracing which that was made from the previous COVID-19...

The Burundi police confirmed that atleast 3 people went missing in Rumonge province after a landslide that was caused by the heavy rain last Saturday evening October 21st.

China’s economy is coming under strain because of an escalating Covid outbreak, with economists warning of a deeper slowdown if lockdowns in Shanghai and elsewhere continue to expand. Natixis SA estimates the Covid controls will cut the economic growth rate in the first quarter by 1.8 percentage points. Long-lasting restrictions across the country could...

Medics staged protests in Afghanistan, to demand their full pay. The doctors and other employees at a COVID-19 hospital over nonpayment of their salaries. Some held protests of 'don't steal from us’ as they marched through the streets, local media reports. The economy in Afghanistan has been collapsing, leading to mass...