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[ad_1] Africa News for Sunday May 3, 2020 Source: reuters.com 2020-05-03 John Magufuli, President of Tanzania Click to read all about the coronavirus → The coronavirus test kits used in Tanzania were ruled out as defective by President John Magufuli on Sunday, because he said they had yielded positive results …

[ad_1] A recent Afrobarometer survey data indicates that popular support for media freedom in Ghana has increased sharply, bouncing back to the majority view after a drastic decline recorded in 2017. The results of the survey which were released by the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) – Ghana, on Sunday, …

[ad_1] Coronavirus: Which African countries are ahead in the tests? Tests play an important role in the response to the coronavirus, as they help us understand how far the disease has spread. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Africa, which coordinates responses to a pandemic across the continent, …

[ad_1] The death toll in Spain rose from 164 to 25,264 on Sunday, the health ministry said, the lowest one-day increase since March 18. Confirmed cases of the virus rose to 217,466 from 216,582, the ministry said. The Afghan Health Ministry raised the alarm about the spread of the new …

[ad_1] All migrants, asylum seekers and refugees must be given temporary leave to remain in Britain to rescue them from exploitation, destitution and homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic, a coalition of dozens of charities and church leaders is warning. In an open letter to Boris Johnson, they warn that thousands …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has revealed that the British government made contingency plans for his death as his condition deteriorated while battling COVID-19 at the hospital last month. In an interview with The Sun newspaper on Sunday, Johnson said doctors gave him “gallons and gallons …

[ad_1] Paris (AFP) It is not the first catastrophe they face. But while today’s global pandemic does not resemble the civil war of nearly a decade in Syria, some refugees believe that their experience of violence and exile helps them deal with the anxiety caused by the new coronavirus. AFP …

[ad_1] Image copyright AFP Boris Johnson revealed that “contingency plans” were made while he was seriously ill in the hospital with coronavirus. In an interview with Sol on Sunday, the prime minister says he was given “liters and liters of oxygen” to keep him alive. He says his week at …

[ad_1] Republic of Congo will take delivery of a Malagasy ‘cure’ for the virus, COVID-Organics, information minister Thierry Moungalla confirmed on Twitter. According to him, the decision to turn to the Malagasy mixture was reached after a three-way teleconference between presidents of the two countries as well as the President …

[ad_1] Issued on: 05/02/2020 – 14:00Modified: 05/02/2020 – 14:00 Eight dogs have become part of the latest initiative to tackle Covid-19 in France. Since last Friday, these animals are being trained in Ajaccio on the French island of Corsica to detect a possible smell of the virus, as part of …