A total of 1,627 families were affected by floods and about four thousand hectares of various crops were submerged following the overflow of the Incomati river in Maputo province. These floods are caused by the discharges made in a dam in South Africa, a neighboring country of Mozambique, since the 15th. "This rise...
Government evaluates one-stop project at Ressano Garcia border
The government is discussing a proposal of solutions to make viable the one-stop project at the border of Ressano Garcia, in Maputo province. One of the major constraints identified so far is the congestion that is registered in the circulation of trucks, which makes it difficult to make the movement of people and goods between Mozambique...
Government grants half-day tolerance for tomorrow, December 31
The Minister of Labor and Social Security, Margarida Talapa, grants tolerance of point from 12 noon on December 31, 2021 to all state workers and employees on the occasion of the celebration of the first day of the year 2022. However, according to a statement from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the...
Omicron's progression forces Spaniards to reinforce control of passengers coming from Mozambique
Spain has strengthened the requirements for entry into the country of air passengers coming from Mozambique and eight other African states considered high risk in view of the progression of the new variant of the Omicron coronavirus. If these documents cannot be obtained in the stipulated languages, passengers must provide an accredited supporting document, which must...
Spanish government reduces isolation of Covid-19 infected from ten to seven days
The Public Health Commission, formed by the Ministry of Health and the directors general of Public Health of the Autonomous Communities, met today, agreed to shorten the isolation period for people infected with Covid-19 from ten to seven days. As reported by health sources quoted by "Notícias ao Minuto", the unvaccinated who have been contacts...
ADIN wants to promote self-employment among displaced populations
The Northern Integrated Development Agency (ADIN) wants to promote self-employment projects to benefit over 800 thousand people displaced due to the armed conflict in Cabo Delgado. According to the president of ADIN, Armindo Ngunga, the initiative will be promoted in partnership with the Institute for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises (IPEME), an entity with...
Bad weather dislodges 270 people in the central region
One person died and 270 others were left homeless due to bad weather recorded over the weekend in the province of Manica, in the center of the country. The National Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (INGD), revealed today, without specifying the number, that the rains and strong winds also destroyed classrooms and...
Access Bank donates water pump to Maxaquene swimming pool
Access Bank Mozambique has offered a water pump to the Maxaquene swimming pool. The donation will ensure the operation of that infrastructure considered one of the main ones for the holding of swimming championships in the country, according to the statement sent to our newsroom. The pump has an estimated functional durability of 15 years and will allow...
Antibodies that can neutralize Omicron identified
An international team of researchers has identified antibodies that neutralize Omicron and other variants of SARS-CoV-2. These antibodies target areas of the coronavirus spike protein that remain essentially unchanged as the viruses mutate. By identifying the targets of the "strongly neutralizing" antibodies in the spike protein, it may be possible to design vaccines and antibody treatments that will be effective not only...
"Risk of Omicron variant remains very high," WHO warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) considers that the risk presented in the world by the Ómicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes covid-19 disease remains "very high". "The glocal risk linked to the worrying new variant Ómicron remains very high," the WHO warns in the weekly epidemiological bulletin quoted by Lusa. According to the WHO "reliable evidence demonstrates...