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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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Coronavirus: WHO reports record single-day global increase in cases

The number of new cases of coronavirus rose by almost 260,000 in 24 hours – the largest single-day increase since the pandemic began, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. According to WHO, this is the first time the number of new daily infections has surpassed a quarter of a million. The biggest increases […]