Among 47 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) African region, nearly 60% are reporting COVID-19 cases in multiple locations
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Africa continues to grow, more countries in the continent are see…
Zimbabwe's embattled national airline is to send some of its staff on indefinite unpaid leave later this month following a drop in revenue caused by global travel restrictions.
Air Zimbabwe, which has just one aeroplane, was already $30…
Will India extend its rigorous 21-day lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus beyond its end date next week? By all accounts, yes.
On 24 March, India shut its $2.9 trillion economy, closing its businesses and issuing strict stay-at-h…
The Majority Caucus in Parliament has presented a cheque for GHC100, 000.00 as their contribution to the government's COVID-19 Trust Fund.
The donation is to support government in its effort to mobilize resources to fight to contain and…
The US has expelled more than 6,300 undocumented migrants on its Mexico border using emergency powers to curb coronavirus spread, officials say.
The 21 March public health measure lets officials override immigration laws, expediting rem…
Lagos state's health commissioner for has warned residents to be ready to answer questions from health workers who are going house-to-house asking about coronavirus symptoms.
The health workers will "make inquiries about symptoms of cou…
A potential deal between major oil producers to counter the slump in demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak has hit a roadblock after Mexico refused to approve an agreement committing to historic production cuts.
Members of Opec-plus…
Human Rights Reporters condemn alleged shooting and killing of a civilian by a military officer at Ashaiman Municipality
The Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) is grieved by the shocking incident of shooting and killing of a civilian o…
The Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament on Thursday told a News conference that a sitting earlier in the day following a recall by Speaker Aaron Michael from suspension was "bizarre."
The Speaker, citing the…
The decision to extend South Africa's lockdown until the end of April will create an economic disaster, the main opposition party has warned.
The country has already been under lockdown for two weeks and it was due to be lifted in a wee…
Almost 96,000 people have died across the globe with coronavirus, according to statistics compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Nearly 18,300 deaths have been recorded in Italy, 16,686 in the US - including more than 5,000 in New York c…
Boris Johnson's team have just finished a briefing with UK journalists, updating them on the PM's health.
Mr Johnson was taken into hospital on Sunday after 10 days of coronavirus symptoms, and moved to intensive care on Monday.
But …
Five political parties have appealed to Ghanaians to sacrifice the merriment often associated with Easter to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the People’s National Con…
Botswana's 57 MPs will be put in mandatory quarantine for 14 days after a parliamentary nurse tested positive for Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by coronavirus.
The order to quarantine the lawmakers was made by Director of Hea…
During the past fortnight South Africa has seen a dramatic, and unexpected slow-down in the daily rate of coronavirus infections.
Health experts are warning that it is far too early to see this as a significant development, and worry th…
Singapore had been a master class in how to handle the Covid-19 outbreak.
Before the disease even had a name, the country had stringent travel restrictions and an efficient contact-tracing operation which contained the virus's spread.
…
Scores of African students and businessmen remain on the streets of China's southern city of Guangzhou for a second night following the mass eviction of African nationals from hotels and apartment blocks.
Online rumours that the coronav…
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has released a video of himself working out in his office, to encourage citizens to exercise at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
https://twitter.com/GovUganda/status/1248246891017428993
In …
EU finance ministers have agreed a €500bn (£430bn;$540bn) rescue package for European countries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
The chairman of the Eurogroup, Mário Centeno, announced the deal, reached after marathon discussions i…
Workers in hazmat outfits were seen using a ladder to descend into a huge pit where the coffins were stacked.
The location is Hart Island, used for New Yorkers with no next of kin or who could not afford a funeral.
New York state now h…
President Akufo-Addo says Ghana's borders remain shut indefinitely, as part of measures to deal with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
Addressing the nation on measures taken to deal with the pandemic, he said the decision to close…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bole-Bamboi constituency in the Savannah Region, Alhaji Yussif Sulemana has donated items worth GH¢45,000 to the Bole District Health Directorate.
The donation is to help prevent and contain the spread …
German Health Minister Jens Spahn told newspaper Handelsblatt that the coronavirus infection numbers in Germany were showing a “positive trend” and if that continued, it would be possible to talk about a gradual return to normality after t…
China took new measures on Wednesday to try to prevent asymptomatic “silent carriers” of the new coronavirus from causing a second wave of infections, as the country reported another modest rise in confirmed cases.
Mainland China report…
Rui Pinto has been in prison awaiting trial on computer fraud charges
The Portuguese hacker who was the source for the Luanda Leaks revelations has been transferred to house arrest after leaving the prison in Lisbon where he's been held…
The chief of staff to the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo was arrested on Wednesday in the capital, Kinshasa, after hours of questioning into the alleged misappropriation of funds.
Vital Kamerhe was questioned over his rol…
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has stressed the need to de-politicise the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the Catholic Bishops, the coronavirus had no political colour nor preference.
It said follow…
Mr Isaac Odoom, the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa (AOB), has described the political branding of Veronica Buckets amidst the COVID-19 pandemic as unnecessary, which is affecting public usage.
"I am against the…
Dr Onsy Nathan Kwame Nkrumah, a leading member of the Convention Peoples' Party (CPP), on Wednesday called on the government to immediately include the media in all COVID-19 stimulus packages.
"Journalists are currently playing critical…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is putting infection prevention and control measures in place in the three hospitals and 36 primary health care centres
South Sudan has a critical window in which actions can be taken …
Coronavirus - Africa: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) continues to fight Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa and Yemen despite COVID-19 constraints
More than 240,000 hectares treated and 740 personnel trained in affected countr…
Coronavirus – South Sudan: Coronavirus threatens nearly 4 million already-vulnerable children in South Sudan
The government of South Sudan has acted quickly to put in place measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Over 2.5 million …
Coronavirus – Nigeria: $1,300,000 Worth of Medical Equipment and Consumables, 15 Medical Experts to fight COVID-19 donated by Chinese companies working in Nigeria
The donors, a group of Chinese companies working in Nigeria, made this ge…
The country’s already-strained health system could be pushed to the brink if the coronavirus hits vulnerable communities
As the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelms countries with strong health care systems, Somalia – already reeling from the c…
THE POLISH PRESS AGENCY AND GOVTECH POLSKA (POLISH PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE) HAVE RELEASED THE #FAKEHUNTER WEB APPLICATION A NEW TOOL TO COMBAT DISINFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19.
On the 11th of March, the World Health Organisation has design…
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is fast-evolving
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab …
Merck foundation together with First Lady of Mozambique announce ‘Stay at Home’ Media Recognition Awards
Merck Foundation marks World Health Day together with Mozambique First Lady to raise awareness on Coronavirus
Merck Foundation (…
Coronavirus: Uganda Red Cross complements Government Interventions in Food Distribution across Kampala
The exercise was commissioned by the Hon. Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda, who is also the chair / heads Uganda’s Coronavirus Respons…
Coronavirus - Sudan: UN - COVID-19 response in Sudan requires coordination so lifesaving aid can continue
23 UN organizations call on Sudan’s government to facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance in Sudan to the most vulnera…
Sub-Saharan Africa will this year suffer its first recession for 25 years as a consequence of the coronavirus outbreak, a World Bank report predicts.
In a grim assessment, the bank says that the region's economy could shrink by as much …
The economic fallout from coronavirus could increase global poverty by up to half a billion, Oxfam has warned.
Using research by the Australian National University (ANU) and Kings College, London, the charity says it will be the first t…
South African health workers have been conducting door-to-door testsImage caption: South African health workers have been conducting door-to-door tests
South Africa has announced the death of five patients who were undergoing treatment …
Italy's prime minister has told the BBC that the European Union risks failing as a project in the coronavirus crisis.
Giuseppe Conte says the EU must act in an adequate and co-ordinated way to help countries worst hit by the virus.
M…
Somalia now has 12 cases of coronavirusImage caption: Somalia now has 12 cases of coronavirus
Somalia has announced the first death from Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by coronavirus.
The victim was a 58-year-old man, accor…
Uganda has banned exercising in public as an extra measure towards controlling the spread of coronavirus.
President Yoweri Museveni said that Ugandans should exercise at home and added that he would post a video on social media to demon…
Countries across Europe are cautiously starting to ease their lockdown measures, as infection rates slowly decline.
Small shops will open in Austria and Czech Republic, and schools in Denmark will re-open on 15 April. German health mini…
Two men have been charged with terrorism offences in the US after threatening to spread coronavirus.
The Justice Department has classified coronavirus as a "biological weapon" and hoaxes can carry sentences of up to five years.
In th…
The African Union (AU) has said that it fully supports the World Health Organization and its leader Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus after attacks by the US President Donald Trump.
AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat tweeted that…
The president of the European Union's ERC scientific research council has resigned after three months in the job with an attack on the EU's scientific governance and political operations.
Mauro Ferrari said he had lost faith in the syst…
South Africa’s communications minister has been suspended for two months – one of which will be without pay – for having lunch with a friend during the coronavirus lockdown.
Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has been the talk of the town since a …