Tag: COVID-19 cases
U.S. decision to quit WHO sparks outrage among experts worldwide
Washington's decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) has drawn the ire of academics and observers around the world,...
Uganda’s economic outlook remains grim as COVID-19 cases increase
Uganda's economy is projected to grow between 0.4 percent and 1.7 percent this year compared to 5.6 percent in 2019, a new report by...
COVID-19 Cases in Africa Rising Sharply
Infections now surpass a half million while the United States formally breaks with the World Health Organization (WHO)
Concerns are mounting across the African continent...
Nigeria reverses school resumption as COVID-19 cases top 30,000
by Olatunji Saliu
The Nigerian government has said it considers the reopening of schools unsafe for now, as the number of COVID-19...
COVID-19 cases in Uganda cross 1,000 mark
Uganda's ministry of health on Thursday reported 23 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of registered cases in the country to 1,000.
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Zimbabwe records 98 new COVID-19 cases as total hits 885
Zimbabwe registered 98 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the country's tally to 885.
Of the total, 51 are citizens who...
Teacher union in Ghana wants schools closed down
A Ghanaian teacher union, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), has urged the government to close down schools following the spread of COVID-19...
Global COVID-19 cases top 12 million
Global confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 12,012,000 on Wednesday night, passing the 12 million mark, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE)...
Government will ensure that campuses remain safest place for students
In spite of the outbreak of cases of COVID-19 in some senior high schools (SHSs) in the country, government has given the assurance that...
U.S. begins to withdraw from WHO amid mounting criticisms, surging COVID-19 cases
The United States has officially moved to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) as its national count of COVID-19 cases is approaching 3...
Egypt confirms 1,057 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 77,279
Egypt confirmed on Tuesday 1,057 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total cases registered in the country to 77,279, said Egyptian Health Ministry.
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228 new COVID-19 cases reported in Morocco, 14,607 in total
A total of 228 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Morocco on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections to 14,607.
The...
Kenya’s plan to resume learning in limbo amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Kenya's quest to resume formal learning suffered new headwinds on Tuesday when the government pushed it to next year amid worry over rising...
Senegal reports 69 new COVID-19 cases as negotiations with EU on airspace reopening start
Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action reported this Tuesday 69 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 7,547...
Zambia sees surge in COVID-19 cases, deaths
Zambia reported 324 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths in the last 11 days, its health ministry said on Tuesday.
This brings...
Ghana records highest daily rise as COVID-19 cases exceed 21,000
The number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 21,077, with a record 992 new infections confirmed late Monday, said the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
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South Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 200,000
South Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases have breached the 200,000 mark, recording a cumulative total of 205,721, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced late Monday night.
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Spike in Australian COVID-19 cases “deeply concerning”
Australia has recorded almost 200 new cases of coronavirus in a single day.
Authorities in Victoria on Tuesday announced that there had...
COVID-19: Ghana records nearly 1,000 new infections
Ghana's COVID-19 cases have risen to hit 21,077 after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 992 new infections across the country.
The country's health management body...
U.S. FDA chief declines to back Trump’s “harmless” COVID-19 claim
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn declined on Sunday to back U.S. President Trump's claim that 99 percent of COVID-19 cases...
Coronavirus nudges U.S. hospitals to brink
After lockdown measures were eased in some states, the United States is struggling to respond to the devastation wrought by COVID-19 even harder.
Although...
Ghana records over 20,000 COVID-19 cases
Ghana has recorded 697 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total case count to 20,085 with 14,870 recoveries and 122 deaths as at July...
South Africa reports record daily surge in confirmed COVID-19 cases
South Africa reported 10,853 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day surge since the outbreak, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said...
WHO reports record single-day surge in global COVID-19 cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday reported 212,326 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day increase since COVID-19 broke...
Florida, Texas report record daily surges in COVID-19 cases, much of U.S. scales back...
Two U.S. states of Florida and Texas reported new single-day records in new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, and concerns about infection spikes in other...
Libya reports 71 new COVID-19 cases, 989 in total
Libya's National Center for Disease Control on Sunday reported a record daily increase of 71 COVID-19 cases, taking the nationwide tally to 989.
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Egypt records 1,324 new COVID-19 cases, 74,035 in total
Egypt reported on Saturday 1,324 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total cases in the country to 74,035, said the Health Ministry.
According...
Morocco reports 534 new COVID-19 cases, 13,822 in total
Morocco registered 534 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, raising the tally of infections in the North African country to 13,822, the Ministry of...
Western North Region records 25 new COVID-19 cases
The Western North Region has recorded 25 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 127, with 82 recovered and discharged,...
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases pass 19,000
The number of the COVID-19 cases in Ghana has increased to 19,388, following the confirmation of 758 more infections, according to the latest data...