Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro on Tuesday announced that Lesotho was going to be placed under a "total lockdown" to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Neighbouring state, South Africa, where a more contagious variant of Covid-19 has been identified, is already under lockdown level three. More than 33 000 people...
The United Nations (UN) in Lesotho on Tuesday handed over a shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) and COVID-19 diagnostics and patient management equipment to the Government of Lesotho through health minister Motlatsi Maqelepo and the National COVID-19 Secretariat CEO, Thabo Khasipe, at the Ministry of health headquarters in...
Scientists working to find a suitable treatment for COVID-19 related ailments at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) Innovation Hub have developed potential herbal mixtures that have passed the first category of pharmacological tests. This a stage where the mixtures are tested for safe use in human body (toxicity...
By ‘Majirata Latela
Covid-19 survivors have told stories of how they suffered social stigmatisation at the hands of fellow community members even after recovering from the virus
The World Health Organisation has indicated that the current COVID-19 outbreak has provoked social stigma and discriminatory behaviours against people of certain ethnic backgrounds...
US President Biden was yesterday expected to announce a fresh tranche of vaccine doses for seven African countries. White House officials told The Africa Report that the donations come with 'no strings attached', and are keen to downplay any vaccine diplomacy rivalry with Beijing.
The US is making the donation...
