Dr. Ehanire emphasized that there will be more community testing and social mobilization at the grassroots to ensure physical distancing and advisories on the use of masks
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that its next phase o…
Ade* was given until midnight to vacate his apartment.
Five months earlier, the Nigerian student had moved to Guangzhou, southern China, to study computing at Guangdong university. He had just paid his university fees for the new semest…
The interior ministry in Tunisia says that two men, including a suspected jihadist, have been arrested over an alleged plot to infect members of the security forces with coronavirus.
The ministry says that the suspected jihadist - recen…
The organisation warns that provision of immunisation in many countries will be affectedImage caption: The organisation warns that provision of immunisation in many countries will be affected
Programmes on polio eradication, the fight a…
The Sudanese prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, has sacked the governor of the capital Khartoum after he opposed a ban on religious gatherings imposed to try to curb the spread of Covid-19.
General Ahmed Abdun Hammad Mohammed refused to im…
French President Emmanuel Macron has added his voice to growing sceptism of China's handling of the outbreak of coronavirus.
Asked if China's authoritarian response to bring the outbreak under control had exposed the weakness of Western…
As we reported earlier China's economy has shrunk for the first time in decades. New data show it contracted 6.8% in the first quarter of the year, amid coronavirus-related business and factory closures
On Friday the country also …
China has denied there has been a cover-up of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
The comments by Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian came hours after the death toll in Wuhan, where the virus first emerged, was revised upwards b…
The Member of Parliament for Klottey-Korley constituency in Accra, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings has called on President “Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to institute credible investigations into the seeming politicization of food distributio…
Pulling funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) is a dangerous and nonsensical move when the world is facing the health crisis brought by the COVID-19 disease pandemic, Melinda Gates said on Wednesday.
Announcing an extra $150 …
Britain extended its nationwide lockdown on Thursday as stand-in leader Dominic Raab ordered Britons to stay at home for at least another three weeks to prevent the spread of a coronavirus outbreak which has already claimed over 138,000 li…
Barcelona's mayor has called for an end to strict coronavirus lockdown measures in Spain which bar children from going out for any reason.
"These children need to get out," Ada Colau wrote on Facebook, herself the mother of youngsters a…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in Wuhan, China, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing “needs to come clean” on what they know.
Th…
The president of the European Commission has offered a "heartfelt apology" for letting Italy down at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
"Yes it is true that no one was really ready for this," Ursula von der Leyen told the Europe…
Police in Lesotho say they will charge a minister caught on CCTV allegedly buying alcoholic drinks during a nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Lesotho - like its bigger neighbour South Africa - has bann…
Former President John Mahama has called on the scientists working on COVID-19 management in Ghana to project the peak period of infections in the country.
According to him, knowing the trend of the data will enable Ghanaians better appr…
World Food Programme has now announced a 30% relief reduction to refugee programmes in Uganda, as farms and businesses shut in Covid-19 lockdown
Uganda hosts more than 1.4 million refugees, the third most in the world. Restrictions on m…
Coronavirus - Ivory Coast: 300 individuals arrested for failure to respect the isolation measures of Greater Abidjan
DURING THE CONTROL OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT IN THIS AREA, TAXIS,TRICYCLES, BIKES AND CIVIL VEHICLES WERE SEIZED
292 in…
Coronavirus - South Africa: United Nations agency donates COVID-19 PPE to shelter houses in South Africa
The first delivery of personal protective supplies included 100 liters of sanitizers, 140 boxes of face masks and 170 boxes of medi…
To ensure maximum utilization of increased testing capacity, the case definition and testing criteria had been expanded
The Honorable Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has made known that there are 12 functional COVID- 19 testing l…
Coronavirus - Africa: World Health Organization (WHO), World Food Programme (WFP) and the African Union (AU) deliver critical supplies as COVID-19 accelerates in West and Central Africa
The medical cargo contains face shields, gloves, g…
Coronavirus - South Africa: Government monitors and responds to misinformation and fake news during Coronavirus Covid-19 lockdown
A hi-tech monitoring and evaluation process has been put in place to assess complaints and reports from th…
In the upcoming weeks the GPL will be launching various digital platforms which will be accessible to all the people of Gauteng targeting all the different living standard measures
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL) has been on re…
Coronavirus - Tunisia: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Tunisian President discuss efforts to contain coronavirus crisis
The leaders reviewed the measures the countries have taken in dealing with the virus and the mechanisms of joint coordinatio…
The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working to establish a special anti-COVID-19 response fund and appoint special envoys to mobilize international economic support
From procuring test kits to promoting debt relie…
Dozens of Kenyans who have been in mandatory quarantine attempted to storm out of an isolation centre in the capital, Nairobi, because of what they say are unbearable conditions.
The health ministry says 225 people across the country ha…
Ghanians hold elaborate burials that have become impossible because of coronavirusImage caption: Ghanians hold elaborate burials that have become impossible because of coronavirus
Mortuaries in Ghana are congested as families shun priva…
The chairperson of the African Union commission, Moussa Faki, has condemned US President Donald Trump's decision to halt its funding of the World Health Organization in a tweet:
Mr Faki called the move "deeply regrettable" and said "tod…
A Nigerian doctor has died from Covid-19 after contracting coronavirus while managing an infected patient at his private clinic.
The doctor was admitted to Lagos University Teaching Hospital on Monday and died on Wednesday, according to…
Teams of Chinese doctors have set off to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso to support efforts to fight coronavirus pandemic, state-owned China Global Television Network reports.
Their exact number unspecified, but they are drawn from Sichuan Pr…
US President Donald Trump is expected to announce new guidelines on Thursday to allow some states to ease social distancing restrictions.
In a White House briefing on Wednesday, Trump said rules for "various states would be announced", …
An outbreak on a French aircraft carrier has worsened, as some nations begin to slowly ease lockdown restrictions. Here’s the latest from Europe:
The nuclear-powered French flagship Charles de Gaulle was ordered home early from deplo…
A senior legal practitioner and former President of the Ghana Bar Association, Sam Okudzeto has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to start the voters’ registration exercise in places outside the partial lockdown.
The Electoral Commi…
Britain was initially too slow to respond to the novel coronavirus outbreak and did not learn quickly enough from other countries, opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson initially ref…
The European Union joined worldwide condemnation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization, saying on Wednesday it was unjustified during the coronavirus pandemic.
“Deeply regret U.S. dec…
Japan urged its citizens on Wednesday to stay home, as media reports warned that as many as 400,000 of them could die of the coronavirus without urgent action, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came under pressure to hand out more cash.
Jap…
The president of Guinea, Alpha Conde, is making the wearing of face masks compulsory in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19.
In a televised address, he said the order would take effect from Saturday.
People who fail to wear masks wi…
The health ministry warned about using gloves incorrectlyImage caption: The health ministry warned about using gloves incorrectly
Mozambique's director of public health has warned that the use of gloves to prevent the spread of coronavi…
Malawi is scheduled to hold a repeat presidential election in JulyImage caption: Malawi is scheduled to hold a repeat presidential election in July
Malawi’s Health Minister Jappie Mhango has declared a 21-day lockdown in the country to …
The Member of Parliament for Tema West and Deputy Minister of Trade, Mr. Carlos Kinsley Ahenkorah, has stated that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been nicknamed "coronavirus hero" because of his directives and pro-poor policies …
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The substantial increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has led to innu…
Ecobank’s donation follows the Government’s appeal to individuals, corporate entities, development partners and multinational institutions to support the Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund
Ecobank Kenya Limited has today donated KES 10 mi…
As many people are now aware, the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in China has rapidly permeated and profoundly changed the world. While this crisis is first and foremost a public health issue, which has claimed the li…
Coronavirus - Africa: The economic impact of COVID-19 on African cities likely to be acute through a sharp decline in productivity, jobs and revenues, says ECA
Africa’s cities are home to 600 million people and account for more than 50%…
Coronavirus - Nigeria: UN procures ventilators and other medical supplies to boost the Government of Nigeria’s response to COVID-19
The next shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) expected to arrive in Nigeria later this month
…
African Union Member States (52) reporting COVID-19 cases (16,285), deaths (874), and recoveries (3,142) by region:
Central (1,347 cases; 43 deaths; 147 recoveries): Burundi (5; 1; 0), Cameroon (855; 15; 102*), Central African R…
African Development Bank has released 19.64 billion CFA francs, that is, 87.9% of the total budget
Increasing numbers of women can be seen around the goat and sheep pens of Saria, in the province of Boulkiemdé, in Centre-West Burkina Fa…
The European Union has donated €50m ($55m; £44m) to Nigeria to boost the fight against coronavirus.
According to a statement from the Nigerian presidency, the funding will greatly help Nigeria in containing the virus and revitalising it…
Kenyan government gazetted the compulsory mask rule whose enforcement begins on WednesdayImage caption: Kenyan government gazetted the compulsory mask rule whose enforcement begins on Wednesday
Kenya's police boss has said the grace per…
Many African countries have introduced lockdowns in order to halt the spread of coronavirus, but, as Alex de Waal and Paul Richards argue, ordinary people have to be involved in choosing the solutions that will work for them.
Countries …