COVID-19 Update: A total of 15032 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, with 2541 new cases. Regrettably, we report 143 more COVID-19 related deaths bringing the total number of deaths to 11982….
417 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria: Lagos – 207 Kaduna – 44 Ondo – 38 Abia – 28 Anambra – 21 Plateau – 20 Bauchi – 13 Oyo – 9 Ebonyi – 9 Delta…
Download logoViolence prevention and response services have been severely disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving children at increased risk of violence, exploitation and abuse, according to a global survey by UNICEF. Of 136 countries that…
Download logoThis is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Escalating…
UNAMID’s civilian, military and police personnel participate in the weekly cleaning campaign at the Mission’s Headquarters in Zalingei, Central Darfur. This initiative is part of the Mission’s ongoing implementation of measures meant to prevent the…
Download logoRecent armed violence in Jonglei State and Greater Pibor Administrative Area has forcibly uprooted thousands of people from their homes and left entire areas without access to medical care, while heavy flooding and the…
Download logoThe Vice President stood in for President Danny Faure at the SADC Summit meeting, which is being conducted virtually for the first time due to travel restrictions currently in place to mitigate the spread…
Download logoThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an airline self-assessment health checklist to support the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Take-off: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis. The Take-off guidance…
At a ceremony on Monday to commission the permanent secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo and Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairperson of the AU Commission, reiterated the importance of…
Download logoPlease join an online media briefing with the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa (www.AfRO.who.int), Dr. Matshidiso Moeti and UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Mohamed Malick Fall. The briefing is…
Kreuziger and Boasson Hagen ride 10th Tours; SA Champion Ryan Gibbons and Max Walscheid line up for the first time; Pozzovivo completes remarkable comeback; Nizzolo and Valgren aim for first wins, with Gogl to play…
Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) analysis has revealed that phishing attacks are becoming increasingly more targeted. A number of new tricks have also been found – from HR dismissal emails to attacks disguised as delivery notifications. As a…
Download logoAfrican Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (1,128,245) deaths (25,884), and recoveries (846,330) by region: Central (51,941 cases; 1,009 deaths; 39,148 recoveries): Burundi (413; 1; 336), Cameroon (18,389; 401; 16,459), CAR (4,667; 61;…
COVID-19 Update: As of 17 August 2020, Zimbabwe had 5308 confirmed cases, including 3848 recoveries and 135 deaths. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe. Media filesDownload logo
Download logoAs of 1pm on 17 August, the Western Cape has 6336 active cases of COVID-19, with a total of 100 778 confirmed cases and 90 869 recoveries. Total confirmed COVID-19 cases 101 037 Total…
Tests conducted: 3415670 Positive cases identified: 589886 Total recoveries: 477671 Total deaths: 11982 New cases: 2541 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa, Department of Health. Media filesDownload logo
Daily Laboratory test: 19,747 Severe cases: 213 New recovered: 165 New deaths: 16 New cases: 1,460 Total Laboratory test: 629,210 Active cases: 18,266 Total recovered: 12,524 Total deaths: 544 Total cases: 31,336 Distributed by APO…
Download logoTo establish optimal capacities for effective COVID-19 patients care, the Ministry of Health with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) trained over 350 health care workers in the 10 states and 4 prioritized…
Download logoThe HMH Dr. E. Osagie Ehanire while speaking at the PTF COVID-19 media briefing stated that “we are working with agencies & partnering with state governments to serve rural areas by making sure that…
Download logoCumulative confirmed positive cases: 1,956 Total number of deaths: 69 Active new cases: 0 Active cases at Isolation Centres: 381 Cumulative recoveries: 1,506 Number currently in quarantine: 547 Number discharged from quarantine: 10,182 Distributed…