Fifty-five people were arrested on the first day of SA's COVID-19 lockdown as the number of confirmed cases jumped to 1,170, writes Greg Nicolson for Daily Maverick. The state ... Read more »
The American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America has recommended that patients with hypertension continue taking their ... Read more »
"All public means of transport have been suspended for 14 days. This includes taxis, buses, coasters, passenger trains, tricycles and boda bodas. Only private means will be allowed ... Read more »
South Africa has recorded the first deaths from COVID-19, just as the country's 21-day lockdown comes into effect. The total number of infected people is past the 1,000 mark, ... Read more »
The presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari approved funds for Lagos State and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to contain the spread of COVID-19. Buhari also ... Read more »
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged warring parties across the world to lay down their weapons in support of the bigger battle against COVID-19. The ... Read more »
The 66-year-old patient was a diabetic who was admitted at the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi. He arrived in the country on March 13 from South Africa via Swaziland, according ... Read more »
Millions of people around the world have utilised a WhatsApp helpline originally launched by the South African Department of Health. COVID-19 Connect was designed to deliver ... Read more »
Ugandan rapper-turned-politician Bobi Wine has released a song titled, Corona Virus Alert, to raise awareness around the growing novel coronavirus outbreak. He collaborat Read more »
There have been calls on the Nigerian government to declare a national lockdown, following an increase in COVID-19 cases over the past week. The army has denied media reports that ... Read more »
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