Petrol continues to be priced at Rs 91.17 a litre and diesel Rs 81.47 a litre in the capital on Saturday. Across the country too, the petrol and diesel price remained unchanged. This
Covid 19 coronavirus: Africa welcomes Covax doses, warns against selfishness
5 Mar, 2021 09:32 PM
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Uganda s Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng (centre right) and other officials greet the country s first consignment of Covid-19 vaccine. Photo / AP
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Urgent calls for Covid-19 vaccine fairness rang through African countries on Friday as more welcomed or rolled out doses from the global Covax initiative, but officials are acutely aware their continent needs much more. Rich countries should not be so selfish, Pontiano Kaleebu, head of the Uganda Virus Research Institute, said as his country received its first doses. It s a concern, and everyone is talking about it.
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