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NEWS: As cases increase, Senegal reintroduces restrictive measures to counter COVID-19

Senegal has reintroduced restrictive measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, following a suggested upward thrust in cases. The Senegalese Minister of the Interior Aly Ngouye Ndiaye told a press convention in Dakar that, on the grounds that the lifting of the state of emergency, the authorities had seen what he known as “a sure laxity” […]

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Sports: Football Kicks Off in South Africa Despite Coronavirus Pandemic

Football is again in play after a 5-month hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa — the most affected us of a on the African continent. All 57 cup and league fits will be staged in Gauteng, the hardest-hit province in the country by way of coronavirus, which has claimed 9,298 lives nationally […]

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Egypt: COVID-19 deaths close to 5,000

Fatalities from the novel coronavirus rose to 4,971 in Egypt, the nation’s fitness officers said Saturday. Twenty people died and 141 others have been recognized with the virus in the previous 24 hours. Total cases topped 95,000 with extra than 50,500 sufferers getting better from the disease. The pandemic has claimed more than 718,400 lives […]

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Health: Africa COVID-19 Pandemic Rundown

COVID-19 Pandemic rundown on the African continent by way of countries, Gambia, Mozambique, Botswana and South Africa, apparently in a state of crisis. The Gambia Declared a state of emergency, by President Adama Barrow, setting a nationwide curfew starting Thursday to last 21 days in light of the 60% rise in cases to nearly 800 […]

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Africa exceeds 1 million confirmed virus cases

Africa’s validated coronavirus instances have surpassed one million, however global health specialists say the genuine toll is probable numerous instances higher, reflecting the gaping lack of checking out for the continent’s 1.3 billion people. While professionals say infection tolls in richer countries can be vast undercounts, large numbers of undetected instances are a greater chance […]

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Nigeria: Presidency Extends Covid-19 National Response By Four Weeks

President Muhammadu Buhari has accredited the extension of the section two of the COVID-19 National Response through any other four weeks with some changes that will address economic, socio-political and fitness concerns. The presidential approval used to be disclosed the day past by way of the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force of COVID-19, Mr. […]

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Health: Price of hydroxychloroquine increased

The price of hydroxychloroquine skyrockets in sub sahara African countries amid COVID 19. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, there have been claims that hydroxychloroquine can help in preventing and treatment the deadly virus, and since it’s been a valuable object that is trafficked. Chloroquine is well known in Africa and was one of the […]

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Education: Nigeria Partially Reopens Schools for Last-Year Exit Exams

School Bells are Ringing Again Back to class, for last-year Nigerian students as the Federal Ministry of Education declared the partial opening of secondary-schools across the country from August 4th. The decision comes after a 5-month suspension in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and all schools are to adhere to strict sanitary regulations. Abigail […]

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Gambia shuts borders as Coronavirus cases rise

Gambian President Adama Barrow declared a country of emergency Wednesday, shutting his country’s borders and airspace amid a rise in coronavirus cases.   COVID-19 instances in Gambia have surged over 60% in the final seven days to nearly 800, a trajectory he said is “worrisome.” The country has registered sixteen coronavirus deaths so far. Barrow […]

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South Africa to act decisively on COVID-19 cases of wrongdoing – Ramaphosa

South Africa’s president has warned that he will deal harshly with officials and businesspeople who have allegedly enriched themselves throughout the COVID-19 disaster through corrupt activities.   “Corruption for the duration of a countrywide disaster is a mainly heinous kind of crime, and perpetrators are going to be dealt with decisively and harshly,” Cyril Ramaphosa stated […]

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Breaking: Nigerian airline layoff employees amid Coronavirus crisis

Nigeria’s major airline, Air Peace has been affected by the Covid-19 crisis. Faced with “the devastating outcomes on its operations and monetary health”, the management of Air Peace stated in a statement that it had to take “a painful however prison decision” of brushing aside some of its pilots and reducing “the salaries of all […]

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Coronavirus: Death toll in Uganda rises to 5

Ministry of Health Monday confirmed the demise of one COVID-19 patient, bringing the range of human beings who have succumbed to the disease in Uganda to five. A assertion by way of the ministry says that thirteen new COVID-19 cases had been confirmed from samples examined on Sunday, bringing the cumulative tested instances of Ugandans […]

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Ghana records over 34,000 coronavirus recoveries

The number of recoveries in Ghana from the novel coronavirus has reached 34,313, health authorities said late Monday.  The West African u . s . a . reported 798 new cases over the past day, bringing the whole to 37,812, the Ghana Health Service said in a statement. Nearly 400,000 checks have been conducted in […]

Rwanda: Airports Reopens To Travellers

Rwandan airports on Saturday reopened to worldwide travellers, extra than four months after the East African kingdom suspended commercial passenger flights to mitigate the Covid-19 outbreak.   The suspension didn’t affect cargo and emergency flights. Tourists traveling by means of constitution flights had been allowed to enter the us of a that is well-known for […]

NEWS: Five hotels closed in Mbarara, as the Coronavirus cases in Uganda rise to 1,182

Authorities in Mbarara District have closed five inns in Mbarara City after reportedly accommodating two Covid-19 effective guests. The hotels have been closed in the course of an operation led via the district deputy resident commissioner, Mr Emmy Turyabagyenyi, who also ordered for police deployment to seal off the premises. “Mbarara District Covid-19 taskforce on […]

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New Zealand: Victoria goes into lockdown, state of disaster confirmed from tonight

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a kingdom of catastrophe has been declared from 6pm on Sunday in addition to the kingdom of emergency. Andrews introduced 671 new instances of Covid-19 and seven deaths along with the new stage four restrictions. Metropolitan Melbourne has been put below a curfew from 8pm tonight. This will run […]

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South Africa: Cases of Coronavirus top 500,000

South Africa on Sunday topped 500,000 cases of the novel coronavirus, stated the Health Ministry said. With 11,107 infections over the remaining 24 hours, the country’s virus tally has reached 503,209, landing the united states of america in the fifth spot in terms of COVID-19 infections. Mexico is behind South Africa, with 434,193 cases. Meanwhile, […]

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Nigeria: Lagos eases coronavirus lockdown, reopening Places of worship

The governor of Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos stated on Saturday churches and mosques would reopen subsequent week as the authorities move to ease the lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. “Places of worship in Lagos will now be opened from Friday, the seventh of August for our Muslim worshippers, and on Sunday, the 9th of August […]