Coronavirus Updates
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Bethlehem announces second lockdown as fresh covid-19 cases emerge
The governor of Bethlehem announced Saturday the temporary closure of the Palestinian city to contain the spread of coronavirus, after a sharp rise in infections in the West Bank. The 48-hour closure…
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Palestinians begin receiving $100 aid in Gaza
Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip started receiving Qatari aid payments of $100 on Saturday morning, an AFP correspondent said, part of millions in support from the Gulf emirate. The Hamas c…
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South Africa: Nurse miraculously recover from Covid-19, returns to work
There’s always hope at the end of the tunnel, as Portia Maloyi’s story shows. Maloyi, a nurse in Durban who was diagnosed with Covid-19, has now fully recovered and is back to doing what she loves mo…
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All 35 covid-19 cases in Upper West Region discharged – Health Director
Dr Damien Punguyire, the Acting Upper West Regional Director of Health Services has announced that all 35 cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases recorded in the region had been discharged fr…
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Kenya Airways expect to lose $500m this year as pandemic strikes – CEO
Kenya Airways expects to lose over $500m (£405m) this year as a result of business disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The airline says it expects to have to make painful decisions, includ…
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UNDP supports Korle Bu in local production of hand sanitizers
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has supported the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to locally produce hand sanitizers to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection in health facilities in Ghana.…
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Australia: Supermarkets impose limit on toilet paper amid second lockdown panic
Supermarkets imposed purchase limits on toilet paper across Australia Friday following panic buying by people rattled over a surge in coronavirus cases in the country’s second-biggest city. “Stop it,…
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South Sudan receives $4m from AfDB in fight against pandemic
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $4.16 million grant to South Sudan to support emergency response to the Covid-19 pandemic and strengthen the country’s f…
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Schools reopen in Senegal amid pandemic
Senegal has allowed students sitting for national exams back in schools but under strict guidelines that include hand-washing, keeping distances, temperature checks and wearing face masks. It’s taken…
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World Bank says majority of Nigerians to be impoverished if pandemic remains
Nigeria’s coronavirus outbreak may push 5 million people into poverty as it triggers the worst recession in the African powerhouse since the 1980s, the World Bank said on Thursday. The twin shock of …