Covid-19 Updates
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COVID-19: 988 new cases recorded
Zambia has recorded 9-hundred and 88 new confirmed cases of COVID -19 and 9 deaths in the last 24-hours. Ministry…
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Covid-19 cases on the surge
Zambia has in the last 24 hours recorded 825 new COVID – 19 cases out of over 10 000 tests.…
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China donates 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Zambia
China has donated 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Zambia that will benefit 50, 000 people. Ministry of Health Permanent…
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Covid-19 Update: Over 100 test positive
The Ministry Health is concerned with the continued laxity in adherence to the Covid-19 public health guidelines by many citizens.…
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Rise in increased positive COVID-19 cases worrying
Government says it is concerned with the number of people testing positive at various points of COVID-19 surveillance platforms. Ministry…
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Zambia records 124 COVID-19 cases In the last 24 hrs
Zambia in the last 24 hours detected 124 new cases of coronavirus from 8,446 tests conducted countrywide. Ministry of Health…
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Indian COVID-19 variant detected in Zambia
Zambia has detected one case of the Indian variant of COVID-19 in a 42-year-old man. Health Permanent Secretary Kennedy Malama…
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Over 90 000 receive Covid-19 Jab
The number of persons that have been vaccinated against with the first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine has now reached…
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Govt to consider Chinese Covid-19 vaccine
Government will consider adding Chine’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to its basket of vaccines to ensure adequate doses for the eligible…
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Over 43 000 Zambians gets the Covid-19 jab
The Ministry of Health has so far vaccinated 43-thousand 1-hundred and 47 people against Covid-19 since the launch of the…
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Minister Chanda: Surge in Covid-19 hospitalisations worrying
Minister of Health Jonas Chanda says despite a reduction in the number of new COVID- 19 cases, Zambia has continued…
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Govt sets up 179 COVID-19 vaccination sites countrywide
The government has set up 179 vaccination sites across the country for people to access the AstraZeneca vaccine for the…
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Bank of Zambia Governor gets the Covid-19 jab
Bank of Zambia Governor Christopher Mvunga has urged Zambians to take the Covid-19 vaccine to enable the nation to become…
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Copperbelt gets 38 200 doses Covid-19 vaccine
Government has allocated 38,200 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to the Copperbelt Province. This is out of the 228,000 doses…
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Over 2 000 Zambians get Covid-19 vaccinated in 5 days
The Ministry of Health will this week start distributing the Covid-19 vaccines to all provincial centres for the targeted priority…
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Brazilian commits $ 75 000 towards COVID-19 response in Zambia
Minister of Health Jonas Chanda has praised the Brazilian Government for committing ,USD 75,000 towards the COVID-19 response in Zambia.…
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Covid-19: 156 people get vaccinated
Health Minister Jonas Chanda says front-liners such as health workers, media personnel and many other individuals are turning up to…
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Dr. Jonas Chanda gets first Covid-19 jab
Government has launched the first ever COVID – 19 Vaccination Programme, targeting a population of 18 years and above, with…
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U.S commits an additional K30 billion to Zambia’s COVID-19 fight
The United States government has pledged to commit an additional 230 billion Kwacha to the Zambian government to respond fight…
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First Batch Of Covid-19 Vaccine Arrives
The first consignment of the Covid Vaccine, Astra Zeneca has arrived in the country. The plane carrying the vaccine arrived…
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Dr Chanda announces arrival date for Covid-19 vaccine
The first batch of coronavirus vaccines under the covax facility will arrive in Zambia on 12th April, 2021. Addressing the…
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AU Allocates Johnson And Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine For Zambia
Zambia has been allocated doses of the Johnson and Johnson Vaccines in addition to the COVAX facility. Health Minister JONAS…
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COVID-19 vaccine to cover only 20% of the Population
Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Kennedy Malama says government will only cover 20 percent of the 8.4…
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Jonas Chanda warns Zambia is not immune to third wave Covid-19 threat
Minister of Health, Jonas Chanda says Zambia is not immune to the current threat of the third wave of Covid-19…
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US govt announces K36.75 million for COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Zambia
The U.S. government congratulates the Government of the Republic of Zambia on the approval of its COVID-19 vaccination program. COVID-19…
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Cabinet approves COVID-19 vaccine procurement
Cabinet has finally given a go ahead for the procurement of the COVAX facility commonly known as the corona virus…
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Covid-19 third wave expected
The Ministry of Health has projected a possible third wave of Covid- 19 as the country approaches the cold season.…
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Zambia records 3 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hrs
Minister of Health Jonas Chanda has warned the public not to relent in the fight against Covid-19 even when cases…
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Zambian Covid-19 Cases More Than Reported- Lancet
Coronavirus cases in Zambia from March to July may have been 92 times higher than official statistics showed, according to…
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Zambia records 74,503 Covid-19 cases in 11 months
Minister of Health Jonas Chanda has revealed that Zambia’s cumulative number of confirmed Covid -19 cases has now reached 74,503…
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