June 12, 2022
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Ethiopia launches new Covid-19 vaccination campaign to boost inoculation

The Ethiopian government has launched a new Covid-19 vaccination campaign to boost inoculations and control the spread of the pandemic…reports Asian Lite News

State-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate, citing Dereje Duguma, Ethiopia’s State Health Minister, reported on Saturday that the number of infected people who are going to the intensive care unit has been increasing over the past month in Ethiopia.

The State Minister said that the dynamic nature of the virus coupled with lax precautionary measures by citizens are the major factors exacerbating the infection rate during the past month, Xinhua news agency reported.

ALSO READ:Kenyans rush for vaccines as Covid-19 cases surge

The East African country, which has so far administered more than 29.7 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, reported 736 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the national count to 477,742 as of Saturday as the death toll stood at 7,516, according to the latest figures from the Health Ministry.

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