Togo is one of the 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have provided a better budgetary and financial response to COVID-19, revealed the World Bank through its specialized magazine Africa’s Pulse
Togo officially received on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 702,000 new doses of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine.
The Togolese authorities once again welcomed at Lomé airport this Sunday, new doses of vaccine against Covid-19, a donation from the United States of America
seven countries (Brazil, South Africa, India, United Kingdom, Russia, Portugal and Tunisia), were affected by this measure, which had been taken due to the circulation of Coronavirus variants in these areas of the world.
Against Covid-19, Togolese government chooses “an aggressive vaccine strategy”. The Prime Minister even argued in Parliament that it was necessary to play on “fear” to achieve its result.
Following the Sinovac and Pfizer vaccines received over the past week, Togo received on Thursday 101,760 new doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, donated by the Federal Republic of Germany.
Togo extended the state of health emergency by 12 months on Tuesday following the upsurge in new cases of coronavirus in recent weeks.
With this latest delivery, the United States has offered Togo a total of 305,370 doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
The Togolese Government on Thursday decided on new restrictive measures, as part of the fight against the coronavirus in the western African country.
This measure which entered into force on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, concerns countries such as Brazil, South Africa, India, the United Kingdom, Russia, Portugal and Tunisia.
