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 »
At a time when other countries are beefing up their fight against the novel coronavirus, Zimbabwe's doctors, nurses and customs officials have downed tools over the government's ... Read more »
The move comes as more countries across the world heeded the advice of scientists that the only way to slow down the spread of COVID-19 is by imposing movement restrictions on ... Read more »
The two men were allegedly involved in a tussle with police officers, a police spokesperson has said. The country became the first on the continent to order a total shutdown ... Read more »
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said that transport services ahead of a 21-day nationwide lockdown that will restrict citizens' movement in an attempt to curb the ... Read more »
Fear mongering and homemade remedies: Fake news is getting in the way as Africa responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Cai Nebe for Deutsche Welle. This comes after social media ... Read more »
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