26 February 2021 — One hundred and thirty-six (136) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4163 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases eighteen thousand, six hundred and eighty-nine (18689). To date, seventeen thousand, three hundred, and two (17302) patients have recovered, including twenty-three (23) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, one hundred, and twenty-nine (1129) and two hundred, and fifty-eight (258) deaths. 

25 February 2021 — One hundred and ten (110) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4425 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases eighteen thousand, five hundred and fifty-three (18553). To date, seventeen thousand, two hundred, and seventy-nine (17279) patients have recovered, including fifteen (15) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, and sixteen (1016) and two hundred, and fifty-eight (258) deaths. 

WHO Emergency Medical Team (EMT) in collaboration with WHO Academy held the first Mass Casualty Management (MCM) training course in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 8–11, 2021. The training was facilitated in collaboration with the Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MoH) and WHO Ethiopia.  Thirty-one healthcare workers drawn from federal, regional, and private hospitals participated in the training.

Brazzaville – Virus genome sequencing is playing a vital role in the efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Sequencing enabled the world to rapidly identify SARS-CoV-2. Knowing the genome sequence allowed rapid development of diagnostic tests and other tools for the response.

Continued genome sequencing is enabling health authorities, governments and researchers to monitor the evolution of COVID-19 and adjust response accordingly.

Juba, South Sudan, 24 February 2021 – The Ministry of Health and partners are rolling-out the second round of the national polio vaccination campaign targeting over 2.8 million children aged 0 – 59 months.

The campaign started on 16 February and covers 74 counties, with vaccinators going from house to house to vaccinate children, while adhering to COVID-19 protocols.   

Kano, 25 February 2021- With the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria, WHO is supporting government to leverage on the existing   Auto-Visual Acute Flaccid Paralysis Detection and Reporting (AVADAR) system to strengthen community-based surveillance for the disease. In 731 wards across eleven (11) COVID-19 high risk states, WHO is supporting engagement of more than 670 AVADAR informants to conduct house-to-house COVID-19 surveillance and reporting of suspected COVID-19 cases, sensitize and support contact tracing in the communities.

Abuja, 25 February, 2021 - The World Health Organization is strengthening collaboration with the office of Kebbi State Governor’s wife to champion early cancer detection, improvement of the chances of successful treatment and create awareness for the purpose of eliminating the deadly disease.

24 February 2021 — One hundred and eighteen (118) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 5252 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases eighteen thousand, four hundred and forty-three (18443). To date, seventeen thousand, two hundred, and sixty-four (17264) patients have recovered, including thirteen (13) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is nine hundred, and twenty-five (925) and two hundred, and fifty-four (254) deaths.