Download logoToday, total of 398 samples have tested NEGATIVE for COVID-19 at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI). To date, a cumulative of 2,629 samples have been tested for COVID-19. The total number of COVID-19…
Download logoAs part of strengthening the COVID-19 surveillance, a total of 641 laboratory tests conducted on samples taken from randomly selected Adama and Addis Ababa community members, health workers and persons who have direct contact…
We have operationalised and designated Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital as a COVID 19 facility. Currently 20 COVID-19 patients are admitted there – CS Kagwe Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of…
Download logoPresident Cyril Ramaphosa convened a special meeting of the Presidential Coordinating Council (PCC) today, 4 April 2020. This was the first virtual meeting of the structure and was called to assess progress and challenges…
Download logoToday marks one year since the forces of “Libyan National Army” Commander General Khalifa Haftar launched their offensive to seize Tripoli, Libya’s capital. What resulted is a needless conflict that shattered the hopes of…
Total number positive cases in Africa 8,018 49 countries 339 deaths 652 recovery cases by Region African Union Member States (50) reporting COVID-19 cases (8,018), deaths (339), and recoveries (652) by region: Central (753 cases; 28 deaths;…
Download logoUnder the directive of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the ‘Avani Barbarons Seychelles Resort’ will be made…
2 New confirmed cases Total confirmed – 4 Total Recovered – 0 Total Deaths – 0 Total in quarantine – 311 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Information and Communication, Sierra Leone….
Total Confirmed – 39 Total Recoveries – 2 Deaths – 1 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Zambia. Media filesDownload logo
Total Confirmed – 210 Discharged – 25 Death – 4 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Media filesDownload logo
Total number positive cases in Africa 7,741 50 countries 313 deaths 640 recovery cases by Region African Union Member States (50) reporting COVID-19 cases (7,741), deaths (313), and recoveries (640) by region: Central (753 cases, 28 deaths,…
Download logoPandemics are devastating in any context. However, the danger posed by disease outbreaks (such as COVID-19) is magnified for the 8.4 million people (including 1.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs)) already in need of…
Download logoPresident Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa, and Chairperson of the African Union (AU) convened a second and follow-up teleconference meeting of the AU Bureau of Heads of State and Government, on 3…
When the Nigerian Government announced the first confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) case in the country on the morning of February 27th, Dr Rosemary Onyibe was ready to report for duty. Dr Onyibe, who has worked…
Download logoAkinwumi A. Adesina is President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) These are very difficult days, as the world faces one of its worst challenges ever: the novel coronavirus pandemic. And it seems…
Download logo Five new coronavirus cases were identified today,bringing the total to eighty·nine (89). Five contacts of previously confirmed positive cases, who were identified through tracing All new cases have been isolated and the tracing of the…
Download logoAs at today the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is 1505- this is an increase of 43 new cases from yesterday. I continue to emphasize that we should not be complacent about the lower…
Award winning Nigerian musician, Cobhams Asuquo, releases this heartfelt original song in the fight against COVID-19. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of UNICEF Nigeria. Media filesDownload logo
Download logoThe United Nations and its partners are putting in place alternative plans to ensure the continuity of humanitarian assistance in Sudan, as measures taken by the Government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are…
Download logoFive (5) contacts of previously confirmed positive cases, who were identified through tracing. All new cases have been isolated and the tracing is ongoing. All patients are under treatment in stable condition in designated…