New COVID-19 variant discovered in Africa raises global alarm

KFS launches eight utility vehicles to augment forest Protection

Kenya: The Principal Secretary of the State Department of Forestry, Ephantus Kimotho, has urged Kenya Forest Service to lay focus on resource mobilization and stakeholder engagement as a key strategic objective in the growth of the capacity of the Service to implement the 30 percent tree cover target by 2032.

Homa-Bay county schools to compete in tree growing

Kenya: The Governor of Homa-Bay County, Gladys Wanga, has launched a school tree growing competition that will involve all schools in the county in a bid to increase the country's forest cover from the current 3% to 30%.

PR Event in Ebène Cybercity for Flyover Ebène Project

Mauritius: A Public Relations exercise with tenants and stakeholders of Ebène Cybercity in view of the construction of the new interchange along the M3-A14 corridor (Flyover Ebène project) was held on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Tower in Ebène.

Mauritius Qualifications Authority renews RPL Support Scheme

Mauritius: The Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Support Scheme, a process to officially recognise and validate competencies gained outside the formal education and training system for the purpose of certification, was renewed yesterday, between the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) and the Mauritius Qualifications Authority (MQA), during a ceremony held at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Tower, in Ebène. The event was followed by a workshop on Portfolio Development for 100 new potential candidates.

The arrival of a new strain of COVID-19 has created a stir in the whole world. This variant, named Omicron, was first found in South Africa. The World Health Organization has also showed concern about this new variant. The US and Australia have banned flights coming from South Africa. Once again this new variant has created fear all over the world.

The first case of the Omicron variant was confirmed in South Africa on 24 November and the first known infection was found from a sample collected on 9 November. Many countries are scrambling to contain the spread of Omicron and have banned flights from South African countries, even as stock markets and oil prices tumbled, potentially crippling global economic growth. Reform has suffered a heavy blow.

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The UN health agency said that it could take several weeks to complete the Omicron study, which will see whether the Kovid vaccines and trials have an effect on it. After South Africa, this strain has spread to many other countries including Botswana.

The World Health Organization has also acknowledged that this stain can prove to be dangerous for people. Expressing his concern about the variant, it has been said that it is a rapidly spreading variant. It is quite dangerous and this virus has been detected in both the people who have been vaccinated.

What is the new variant?

According to the information received so far, the Omicron variant has many spike protein mutations and is highly contagious. So far many variants of the corona epidemic have been revealed. Scientists are also eyeing new variants. It is believed that this variant is efficient in defeating immunity rapidly and it is being said to be the most dangerous variant so far.

What are the symptoms?

South Africa’s National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has said that no unusual symptoms have been reported for infection with the Omicron variant.” The NICD also noted that some people infected with Omicron, like Delta, were asymptomatic. were not visible.

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According to WHO, the current SARS-CoV-2 PCR can detect this variant. In view of this new variant the world is on alert, passengers coming from Africa in several countries are not allowed in many countries.

KFS launches eight utility vehicles to augment forest Protection

Kenya: The Principal Secretary of the State Department of Forestry, Ephantus Kimotho, has urged Kenya Forest Service to lay focus on resource mobilization and stakeholder engagement as a key strategic objective in the growth of the capacity of the Service to implement the 30 percent tree cover target by 2032.

Homa-Bay county schools to compete in tree growing

Kenya: The Governor of Homa-Bay County, Gladys Wanga, has launched a school tree growing competition that will involve all schools in the county in a bid to increase the country's forest cover from the current 3% to 30%.

PR Event in Ebène Cybercity for Flyover Ebène Project

Mauritius: A Public Relations exercise with tenants and stakeholders of Ebène Cybercity in view of the construction of the new interchange along the M3-A14 corridor (Flyover Ebène project) was held on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Tower in Ebène.

Mauritius Qualifications Authority renews RPL Support Scheme

Mauritius: The Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Support Scheme, a process to officially recognise and validate competencies gained outside the formal education and training system for the purpose of certification, was renewed yesterday, between the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) and the Mauritius Qualifications Authority (MQA), during a ceremony held at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Tower, in Ebène. The event was followed by a workshop on Portfolio Development for 100 new potential candidates.

Dominica: PM Roosevelt Skerrit welcomes Mexican delegation AMEXCID

Dominica: Dr Roosevelt Skerrit, the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, received a group from the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) led by its Executive Director, Dr Laura Elena Carrillo Cubillas, and extended a warm welcome on March 23, 2022.

FAZ salutes fans for filling up levy Mwanawasa stadium

Zambia: The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) wishes to convey its gratitude to the thousands of fans that filled Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola during the Chipolopolo’s 3-1 win over Lesotho in a Group H Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.