[ad_1] By ANGELA OKETCHMore from this author By NASIBO KABALE More from this author The Health Ministry expressed concern over the increasing number of Covid-19 deaths in Mombasa after two more patients succumbed on Sunday. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Sunday linked the high mortality to residents’ refusal to …
Read More »WHO denies report of pressure to withhold information
[ad_1] The World Health Organization has dismissed as a “false accusation” a media report that withheld information about the new coronavirus after pressure from China. The UN agency said in a statement Saturday night that a German magazine report of a telephone conversation between WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and …
Read More »Pence Won’t Be Self-Isolating After Exposure to Aide With Virus | Voice of america
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence is not in quarantine and plans to be at the White House on Monday, a spokesman said on Sunday, despite media reports that Pence was self-isolating after a staffer tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “Vice President Pence will continue to follow the …
Read More »The ECA proposes exit strategies for COVID-19 to get Africa’s economies back on track
[ad_1] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 10, 2020 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has released a new report proposing to African nations various exit strategies for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after the imposition of blockages that helped suppress the virus but with devastating economic consequences. At least 42 African …
Read More »Stricter rules for truck drivers as cases grow – the standard
[ad_1] The government has issued strict guidelines for truckers that will make Covid-19 testing and self-quarantine mandatory during their trips while crossing territories under lockdown. The guidelines were published when the Health Ministry announced 23 more cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases to 672, with the highest …
Read More »Coronavirus – Africa: Economic Commission for Africa (CEPA) proposes exit strategies COVID-19 to get Africa’s economies back on track
[ad_1] (MENAFN – African Press Organization) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 10, 2020 / APO Group / – The Economic Commission for Africa (CEPA) has launched a new[ToenablelinksonyourarticlescommunicatewithMENAFN[ToenablelinksinyourarticlescontactMENAFN[ParahabilitarenlacesensusartículoscomuníqueseconMENAFN[ToenablelinksinyourarticlescontactMENAFN Click here ]proposing to the African nations various strategies for exiting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after the imposition of blocks that helped to …
Read More »Michelle Obama wishes Happy Mother’s Day to those who work “tirelessly” during the pandemic
[ad_1] “In this challenging time, many of us have been reminded that life, and especially parenting, rarely goes according to plan,” Obama wrote Sunday. “Many mothers have been working tirelessly to get their families, work places, communities and themselves through this crisis. And I know that many of you are …
Read More »Kagwe talks about plans to extend the curfew until 3 p.m.
[ad_1] Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has denied the allegations of plans to extend the curfew from dusk to dawn by three hours to begin at 3 p.m. in Nairobi after media reports. The apparent decision would be made due to the return to normal business operations in the city almost …
Read More »Somali envoy to Egypt, Arab league dies of COVID-19
[ad_1] MOGADISHU, Somalia Somali ambassador to Egypt and the Arab league Abdiqani Mohamed Wa’ays died of the coronavirus, officials said Sunday. Somali government spokesman Ismail Mukhtar Oronjo told Anadolu Agency by phone that the ambassador, who had diabetes, contracted the virus and died in Kuwait. In a statement, Somali Prime …
Read More »Coronavirus – Africa: Economic Commission for Africa (CEPA) proposes exit strategies COVID-19 to get Africa’s economies back on track
[ad_1] The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has released a new report proposing various coronavirus diseases to African nations (COVID-19-19) exit strategies after the imposition of blocks that helped to suppress the virus but with devastating economic consequences. At least 42 African countries applied partial or full blockades in their …
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