Labs Worldwide Still Struggling Amid Broken Supply Chains
Countries outside the US and Europe that are already used to long wait times for laboratory supplies are facing greater research disruptions than ever during the pandemic.
May 21, 2021
Virologist Shi-Hsia Hwa of the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, holds up a multiwell plate used for plasma neutralization assays. The critical item in COVID-19 research has recently run low in supply at labs around the world.
Shi-Hsia Hwa, Africa Health Research Institute
Among the scientists across the world poised to rapidly produce data on SARS-CoV-2’s continued global proliferation is immunologist and virologist James Nyagwange of Kenya’s Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)-Wellcome Trust Research Program in Kilifi. He and his colleagues have planned a number of projects related to new variants and the human immune response to the virus, but over the past year, some of their COVID-19–related studies have
It took Kenya eight months from March 26, 2020 - when the country reported the first death from Covid-19 - to report 1,000 fatalities from the viral disease.
We took five months to record 2,000 deaths, and only two more months to get to 3,000.
Going by this trend, the Ministry of Health is now predicting that Kenya’s fourth wave, expected in July, is likely to be more lethal. Covid 19 Time Series
During the first wave in August 2020, the country reported an average 14 deaths a day. Three months later, in November, during the second wave, the average daily deaths stood at 19.
During Kenya’s third wave, which lasted about three months from February, the country registered an average of 21 deaths a day.
Hamo, Jemutai DNA Results Released
Comedian Prof Hamo (left) and Jemutai Chibambe (right)
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The DNA results for the paternity case between Herman Gakobo Kago (Professor Hamo) and his fellow comedian, Stella Bunei Koitie (Jemutai Chibambe) has been released.
Jemutai, on Tuesday, May 11, stated that the results confirmed that the Hot 96 presenter sired their two children. DNA results are out. 99.9%, Jemutai shared on social media.
Jemutai had accused Hamo of neglecting the two children, forcing her to seek help on social media. The comedian sought to sell her Facebook account at Ksh1.7 million to clear debts and purchase household commodities.