Rwandan Minister of Health Daniel Ngamije on Sunday warned the COVID-19 pandemic has reached a “critical stage” in the country, with an ongoing spike in new cases and an increase in deaths. Some people without underlying diseases have also been killed by the virus while COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care units have increased recently,…
Drivers in Uganda have been put on notice that they will face prosecution if found guilty of violating COVID-19 health protocols during the festive season. The Ugandan government has blamed the steady rise in confirmed cases in the country on complacency by citizens and blatant violation of COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs). The transport sector…
South Africa on Sunday reported 7,999 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 860,964, the country’s health department reported. Meanwhile, 170 more COVID-19 deaths were recorded, taking the country’s death toll from the disease to 23,276, it said. The ministry also reported a total of 761,011 recoveries from the…
Tenho o orgulho de anunciar o concurso de melhor pôster “Stop GBV” em parceria com S.E. Sra. NEO JANE MASISI, a Primeira-dama de Botswana e Embaixadora da Merck More Than A Mother, com o objetivo de prevenir a violência de gênero e o abuso infantil em o país. Eu praticamente me juntei à Primeira Dama de Botswana durante seu…
Rwandan Minister of Health Daniel Ngamije on Sunday warned the COVID-19 pandemic has reached a “critical stage” in the country, with an ongoing spike in new cases and an increase in deaths. Some people without underlying diseases have also been killed by the virus while COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care units have increased recently,…
Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 461 new confirmed coronavirus cases, taking the total number of cases in the country to 27,532. The capital Kampala reported a majority of the 460 cases from contacts and alerts with 281 followed by Wakiso (67), Kasese (31), Mbarara (16) and Kabale (11) districts. Among the new cases…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday announced it had severed the case against a Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru in connection with the post-election violence in the country between 2007 and 2008. Gicheru had been indicted by the ICC for alleged witness tampering in a case against the country’s current deputy president, William Ruto. Gicheru and…
Je suis fier d’annoncer le concours de la meilleure affiche «Stop GBV» en partenariat avec S.E Mme NEO JANE MASISI, La Première Dame du Botswana et Ambassadrice de Merck More Than A Mother, dans le but de prévenir la violence sexiste et la maltraitance des enfants en le pays. J’ai rejoint virtuellement la Première Dame du Botswana lors de sa…
Nigeria on Tuesday confirmed 550 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national total to 70,195, said the country’s Center for Disease Control. Meanwhile, the nationwide death toll from the virus rose to 1,182. Nigeria’s economy has slipped into recession for the second time in four years as oil prices plunged amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said official…
Zimbabwe’s largest referral hospital on Tuesday said that it will suspend patient visits starting from Wednesday amid surging COVID-19 cases. To ensure continued patient support from relatives, only the recorded next of kin will be allowed in the day spaces of wards for updates on the patient’s progress and any other requirements, Parirenyatwa Group of…
