Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa extended a lockdown from 19 april by two weeks to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, but the measure does not concern mining companies, which are going to contintue their activities. Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday extended a lockdown to contain the spread of the new coronavirus by two…
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COVID19: Nigeria Abba Kyari died
“The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari,” spokesman Garba Shehu said on Twitter. Kyari had been hospitalized in the Nigeria commercial capital, Lagos, after testing positive for the coronavirus upon his return from a trip to Germany on March 15. The Presidency regrets to…
COVID19: Nigeria security kills imposing restricitons
Security personnel in Nigeria have killed at least 18 people enforcing restrictions introduced to stop the spread of coronavirus, ThisDay reported, citing a report by the National Human Rights Commission. (Image: illustration) #UPDATE Nigerian security agents have killed 18 people in their enforcement of measures to curb #coronavirus, a figure higher than the documented toll…
COVID19: Burkina-Faso water shortage
“They say we must wash our hands, keep clean, and wash our clothes to prevent us catching the disease. We’d really like to, but if there’s no water it’s really complicated,” said the 37-year-old mother-of-three at her home in the outskirts of the capital Ouagadougou, where houses are not connected to the power or water…
COVID19: Botswana Parliament in quarantine
All Botswana’s Members of parliament including President Mokgweetsi Masisi will be quarantined for a fortnight and tested for the coronavirus, after a health worker screening lawmakers became infected. #Botswana President Masisi, entire cabinet quarantined after COVID-19 contact. During a special sitting, the president came into contact with a nurse on duty at parliament, conducting #coronavirus…
Egypt: Grand Museum opening postponed
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced postponement of the launch of mega-projects including the Grand Egyptian Museum and moving civil servants to a planned new capital city to 2021 from 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak, the presidency said on April 4. Grand Egyptian Museum Opening Delayed to 2021 Amid #COVIDー19 Fears Read more: https://t.co/Qbun4t8nmv…
COVID19: 139 confirmed cases
On April 1 there had been 139 confirmed coronavirus cases and two deaths in Nigeria. Nine people have recovered after contracting virus Covid-19. Both major cities Lagos and Abuja along with Ogun State are currently in lockdown. Nigeria's Coronavirus Cases Rise to 139 @PremiumTimesng : https://t.co/6qNedrltxc #Nigeria #COVID19Nigeria #Covid19Out #stayathomeNigerians #LetsFightCovid19 #CovidNGR #StayAtHome#StayAtHomeAndStaySafe #TheLockdown #COVIDー19…
Uganda: lockdown clashes
Uganda has banned all public transport for two weeks in accordance with decision of the President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, explaining the measure is needed to curb the spread of coronavirus pandemic, which has so produced 14 established cases of contamination there. The measure is complementary to the insturction to stay home from 22 March. #Breaking:…
#COVID19: Africa cases at rise
Africa will likely see higher numbers of coronavirus contamination cases in coming weeks because of the height probability that some are slipping through the net, the head of a regional disease control body said on March 19. Managing COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries | Global Health | JAMA | JAMA Network https://t.co/b2jHwSNARl — John…
South Africa confirms 1st COVID19
South Africa confirms first case of coronavirus, according to Health ministry. President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that the coronavirus will turn into a “national crisis” and its impact will be “huge“. #CoronaVirusOutbreak https://t.co/Hc9e8BwYq9 — Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) March 5, 2020 His warning came after the first case of the coronavirus was detected in South…
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