Egypt’s antiquities ministry announced Sunday the discovery of 14 coffins in the Saqqara area that had lain buried for two and a half thousand years. The tombs were found two days ago during an archaeological dig, and follow 13 wooden sarcophagus discovered in the same burial spot last week, the ministry said in a statement….
The Kenya Ministry of Health has announced 152 new cases of the novel coronavirus, tested in the country between Saturday and Sunday. In a statement sent out to the media, the Health Ministry said 13 of the patients are foreigners while the rest are Kenyans. The new cases are from a sample of 2,224 tests…
Egypt reported 160 new COVID-19 infections late on Wednesday, bringing the total cases registered in the country to 101,500. Meanwhile, 17 patients died from the novel coronavirus on the same day, raising the death toll to 5,696, while 804 others were cured and discharged from hospitals, increasing the total recoveries to 86,549, the health ministry’s…
Kenya’s Olympic champion and marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge was named a Laureus Sport For Good ambassador on Wednesday, on what was the two-year anniversary of him breaking the marathon world record in Berlin. Laureus Sport for Good, founded under the patronage of the late Nelson Mandela 20 years ago, currently supports more than…
The government of Tunisia Tuesday, September 15, reopened schools following a six months closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Africanews, the move followed approval of the country’s scientific committee for the fight against coronavirus which called for social distancing between students as well as the mandatory mask-wearing only for teachers and educational staff…
Algeria on Tuesday reported 238 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily infections since June 29, bringing the total infections to 48,734. The death toll rose to 1,632 after 12 new fatalities were added, said the Algerian Ministry of Health in a statement. Meanwhile, 154 more patients were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of…
Egypt reported 163 COVID-19 infections with 18 deaths over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 101,340 with 5,679 deaths, the Health Ministry said Tuesday. Meanwhile, 776 recoveries were registered, bring the national count to 85,745, said the ministry in a statement. Egypt announced its first COVID-19 case on Feb. 14 and the…
India surpassed the 5 million mark in coronavirus cases Wednesday as the country continues to battle the spread of the disease. Health Ministry figures showed that 90,123 fresh cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the country to 5,020,359. India has added one million cases in less…
Dr Rasha Kelej, Chief Executive Officer of Merck Foundation and President, ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ has been featured in the 2020 list of 100 Most Influential African Women. The list released by ‘Be a Girl’ initiative recognised her efforts through Merck Foundation programmes to train thousands of African doctors, to support African communities during…
Uganda on Tuesday reported 145 new COVID-19 cases, pushing its total tally to 5,123. Figures announced by the ministry of health also showed that the East African country had registered two deaths in the last 24 hours, taking its total fatality number to 58. Uganda has seen a recent spike in new COVID-19 infections, having…
