S. Africa shelves ”Freedom Day” celebration to test for COVID-19

South Africans did not mark a national freedom day celebration on Monday. Rather, people were tested for signs of COVID-19 in the densely populated Alexandra township under lockdown. April 27, was a day to commemorate the first post-apartheid elections in 1994. ‘‘The community of Alexandra are very vulnerable because they stay on top to each […]

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Ghana to test 8,000 police deployed to coronavirus hot spots

Over 8,000 police officers are to be tested for COVID-19 after they were deployed in virus hot spots during a three-week lockdown that was lifted last Sunday by President Akufo-Addo. They were part of 30,000 police – military deployment. The figure represents about one-third of officers deployed over the period to enforce the measure meant […]

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3 COVID-19 cases test negative twice after treatment

At least three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Uganda have tested negative after treatment, health authorities have revealed. Dr Henry G. Mwebesa, the director general of health services at the health ministry, said in a Thursday statement that the three cases had been tested twice. “Three cases have tested negative twice after treatment and are […]