Health crisis

Morocco’s management of Covid19

Morocco’s virus management has been noticed and praised in Europe. Very early the kingdom took the decision to close its…

June 20, 2020

NEWS: Ghana is the fourth-highest country with confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa

The West African country's death toll also is 70 with 4,548 recoveries so far. But the country is also the…

June 20, 2020

Breaking: South African health workers sound alarm bells as virus spirals

Health workers across South Africa’s two southernmost provinces have been struggling with a surge in coronavirus patients as the country…

June 19, 2020

Ghana coronavirus: 12,193 cases; health insurance boss infected

Ghana is West Africa’s most impacted nation behind Nigeria, at a point in May 2020, Ghana led the regional case…

June 17, 2020

South Africa’s Covid-19 cases now at 73 533, with another 88 deaths reported

South Africa's confirmed Covid-19 cases have increased by 3495 to 70 038 over the past 24 hours, Health Minister Zweli…

June 16, 2020

COVID-19 : China locks down 10 more areas in Beijing after fresh cases spark fears

China on Monday sealed 10 more neighbourhoods in Beijing after a spate of fresh coronavirus cases linked to a food…

June 15, 2020

NEWS: Tunisia has beaten coronavirus: prime minister

Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh announced Sunday that the country has achieved a victory against the novel coronavirus as it…

June 15, 2020

Botswana’s capital city Gaborone back on lockdown

Botswana’s capital city Gaborone has returned to a total lockdown following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The…

June 14, 2020

Health: Ghana’s health minister diagnosed with coronavirus

Ghana's Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu tested positive of the coronavirus, according to local media Sunday. Kwaku Agyeman Manu is…

June 14, 2020

Africa’s coronavirus cases exceed 235,000

Africa's coronavirus cases rose to 235,695 as 8,096 new cases were reported across the continent Sunday. The death toll stands…

June 14, 2020

Business: As lockdown fuels food shortages, Africa goes online for groceries

In between her shifts, Zimbabwean nurse Sinothando Mpofu used to go to Bulawayo’s open-air markets to buy tomatoes and cabbages…

June 12, 2020

Morocco zoned as virus restrictions are eased

The Moroccan government has eased restrictive measures imposed to curb coronavirus infections. Prime Minister Saad Dine El Othmani briefed parliament…

June 12, 2020

COVID-19 claims 35 more lives in Egypt

The novel coronavirus claimed 35 more lives in Egypt on Thursday, taking the tally to 1,377, according to the Health…

June 12, 2020

DR Congo starts Ebola vaccinations after new outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun administering Ebola vaccinations in an effort to curb the spread of the virus…

June 10, 2020

Nigeria coronavirus: 12,233 cases; good 100 days since index case – NCDC

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, became the third African country to record over 10,000 cases of COVID-19. The milestone was…

June 7, 2020

Botswana coronavirus: final ‘day of prayer’ amid health protocol campaign

Botswana remains one of Africa’s least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of COVID-19. Government…

June 7, 2020

Coronavirus cases nears 180K in Africa

Confirmed coronavirus cases neared the 180,000 mark Saturday in Africa, according to a tracker. Data from Worldometer recorded 4,942 deaths…

June 6, 2020

Kenya: Lockdown poverty exposes African sex workers to more violence

Peninah Wanjiru wasn’t really one to take chances. Her friends said the 35-year-old Kenyan sex worker was careful how she…

June 4, 2020

Health: Uganda’s Coronavirus cases rise to 507

Uganda on Wednesday said 18 more people had tested positive for Covid-19 as the country’s tally of confirmed cases rose…

June 3, 2020

Breaking: Zimbabwe tightens lockdown as virus cases spike

Zimbabwe has tightened restrictions in a bid to curtail spread of the coronavirus as cases spike. On Tuesday, security forces…

June 3, 2020

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