Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 17 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Wednesday.
WHO approves Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday approved the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.
The shot becomes the second Chinese COVID vaccine to be approved by WHO. In May, the agency granted emergency approval for Sinopharm shot produced in China.
It also joins the list of vaccines authorised by WHO — the organisation had given emergency use listing to Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson &…