By XINHUA All levels of public and private schools will reopen this month after about 9-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said here late Sunday. In his 21st broadcast to the nation on measures taken by the government against COVID-19, Akufo-Addo said that all kindergartens, primary and junior high…
By XINHUA Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Friday called on the African continent to ensure economic recovery from the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic as the New Year begins. “As we mark the end of the year 2020, we also mark the end of one of the most extraordinary and…
By CGTN Africa The world’s population, years over, has been affected by a number of viral diseases such as Ebola and Influenza which, in some cases, have caused millions of deaths. The severity of the attacks is often assessed as ‘country by country’ or ‘continent by continent’. To date, the most dangerous and severe viral disease…
By XINHUA A total of 3.5 million tourists visited Egypt in 2020 compared to 13.1 million in 2019, according to the Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany. The revenues of tourism in 2020 hit 4 billion U.S. dollars, said al-Anany on Monday, compared to 13.03 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. “Occupancy of the hotels…
By XINHUA Botswana announced on Sunday an extension of nighttime curfew up to Jan. 31 following the emergence of a new and more transmissible strain of COVID-19. Minister of Health and Wellness Edwin Dikoloti made the announcement through national television, saying the curfew, enacted by the president on Dec. 23, will continue to be enforced between…
By Halligan Agade Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday extended the night curfew for three months as part of measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19. Kenyatta in an executive order said the nationwide curfew is extended up to March 12, and it will continue to be enforced between 10:00 p.m. and 04:00 a.m. daily….
By XINHUA The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 2,759,313 as of Friday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has reached 65,480 as of Friday evening….
By XINHUA Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed said on Saturday that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm has been officially licensed for emergency use in Egypt. “Tomorrow, the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) will send us the official license early in the morning, which it has already issued today,” Zayed told a local TV show….
By CGTN Africa Zimbabwe extended a nationwide curfew, banned gatherings and ordered non-essential businesses closed for a month on Saturday in an effort to curb a surge in coronavirus infections. Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who is also health minister, said some of the tighter restrictions were effective immediately and included a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m….
By XINHUA The possibility of the deployment of a COVID-19 vaccine in Kenya is becoming clearer by the day, providing a sense of hope to the people ravaged by the negative effects of the pandemic. The long-awaited vaccine jab is being viewed as the silver bullet designed to put an end to COVID-19. Consequently, discourse pertaining…
