#YouAsked Covid-19 Health Which Nigerian state has the largest number of coronavirus cases? Source Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Short answer Which Nigerian state has the largest number of coronavirus cases? As of 12 December 2022, Lagos had the largest number of Covid-19 cases with 104,204 lab-confirmed cases. ... Back Full answer
Migration Which countries in Africa have the most migrants living in Europe and the US? Source Migration Policy Institute: Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States Short answer Which countries in Africa have the most migrants living in Europe and the US? North Africans make up the majority of African immigrants to Europe. The top three—Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia—comprise over 5 million of the 11 million African migrants in Europe The USA was home to approximately 2.1 million sub-Saharan African immigrants in 2019, representing 5% of the to... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Health #YouAsked What is the current figure of Nigerians vaccinated against Covid-19? Source WHO: Covid-19 Dashboard - Nigeria Short answer What is the current figure of Nigerians vaccinated against Covid-19? As of 9 October 2022, a total of 80,602,232 vaccine doses have been administered. This works out to 37.7 doses per 100 people, against a world average of 162 doses per 100 people. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 How many confirmed Covid-19 cases are there in South Africa? Source WHO Health Emergency Dashboard - Covid-19 Short answer How many confirmed Covid-19 cases are there in South Africa? The total number of laboratory-confirmed cases stood at 4,011,657 as of 31 Aug 2022. The World Health Organization (WHO) keeps a tally of global confirmed Covid-19 cases, which is updated daily.You can find the numbers per country here and here. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 Health Which cities in Zimbabwe have reached herd immunity? Source Zimbabwean Ministry of Health Short answer Which cities in Zimbabwe have reached herd immunity? Herd immunity is the indirect protection from an infectious disease when a population is immune either through vaccination or immunity developed through previous infection. The share of people who need to be immune in order to achieve herd immunity varies with each disease. The proportion of the pop... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 How many coronavirus cases are there in Pretoria, South Africa? Source NICD Coronavirus Online Portal Short answer How many coronavirus cases are there in Pretoria, South Africa? There is no data available on the current number of Covid-19 cases in Pretoria, but according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, as of 28 May 2022 there were 1,307,007 confirmed cases in Gauteng. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 How many ventilators are there in Nigeria? Source The National Center for Biotechnology Information - Bulletin of the National Research Centre: A critical evaluation of Nigeria's response to the first wave of COVID-19 Short answer How many ventilators are there in Nigeria? While there has been no official data on the number of ventilators that are available in Nigeria, it is estimated there were 450 ventilators at the start of the pandemic. For a country with a population of about 200 million people, an extrapolation using the figure would mean that there were just ab... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Health How long can the new coronavirus live on objects? Source COVID-19 and food safety: guidance for food businesses Short answer How long can the new coronavirus live on objects? Research by the World Health Organization and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations evaluated the survival of the Covid-19 virus on different surfaces and reported that the virus can remain viable for up to 72 hours on plastic and stainless steel, up to four hours on copper, and up... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Health Is there any credible medical evidence that Ivermectin was effective in treating Covid-19 during the pandemic? Source SAHPRA Press Release: Update on the use of ivermectin in the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 Short answer Is there any credible medical evidence that Ivermectin was effective in treating Covid-19 during the pandemic? In a 28 January 2021 statement, The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) said, “to date there is insufficient evidence for or against the use of ivermectin in the prevention or treatment of COVID-19,” However, in the interim, SAHPRA will implement a compassionate use acces... Back Full answer