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Tanzania’s laboratory for testing COVID-19 faulty

xinhuanet.com - May 24, 2020 0

Investigations into Tanzania's national health laboratory show several shortcomings, including a faulty machine for testing samples of COVID-19, a senior official said on Saturday. The...

Quarantine of 38 health workers a precautionary move- HTH PRO

Ghana News Agency - May 15, 2020 0

The 39 health workers of the Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) who have been prevailed upon to self-quarantined was for security and precautionary reasons, Mr...

Ghana Atomic Energy hands over equipment to MOH

Ghana News Agency - May 14, 2020 0

The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) on Thursday handed over a COVID-19 equipment and kits donated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to...

Photo taken on March 24, 2020 shows a seaside road amid curfew in Dakar, Senegal. Monday night, during his speech to the Nation, Senegalese President Macky Sall declared a state of emergency from midnight Monday across the national territory, along with a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next day. Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action confirmed on Tuesday that seven new cases of COVID-19 infection have been detected across Senegal, bringing the total number to 86 cases. (Xinhua/Xing Jianqiao)

Senegal COVID-19 cases close to 2,000 as 109 more confirmed

xinhuanet.com - May 12, 2020 0

Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action announced Tuesday 109 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bring the total number to 1,995 in the country. ...

An ambulance carrying a patient passes through a police roadblock at Chania River in Thika, Kiambu County, Kenya, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has banned all movement by road, rail or air in and out of the Nairobi metropolitan area with effect from 7 p.m. on Monday. (Xinhua/Allan Mutiso)

Kenya’s COVID-19 cases rise to 715 as 15 more test positive

xinhuanet.com - May 12, 2020 0

Kenya's ministry of health on Tuesday confirmed 15 new cases of coronavirus, raising the total number of infections across the country to 715. ...

Number of COVID-19 cases in Mozambique passes 100

xinhuanet.com - May 12, 2020 0

The Ministry of Health of Mozambique (MISAU) said Monday that the cumulative number of people infected with coronavirus rose from 91 to 103. ...

Uganda’s COVID-19 cases hit 100 mark

xinhuanet.com - May 7, 2020 0

Uganda's COVID-19 cases hit the 100 mark on Wednesday after two cross-border cargo truck drivers tested positive for the virus, said the country's ministry...

COVID-19 cases in South Sudan rise to 52

xinhuanet.com - May 5, 2020 0

South Sudan's Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed three new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's total number of infections to 52. ...

Tunisia reports 5 new COVID-19 cases, 1,018 in total

xinhuanet.com - May 5, 2020 0

The Tunisian Ministry of Health reported on Monday five new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of the infected to 1,018 in...

South Sudan reports COVID-19 recovery cases

xinhuanet.com - May 4, 2020 0

South Sudan on Monday reported two COVID-19 recoveries, the country's first time after confirming the first case nearly a month ago. Makur...

Kenya confirms 30 new COVID-19 cases

xinhuanet.com - May 3, 2020 0

Kenya's Ministry of Health on Sunday confirmed 30 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 465. ...

Tanzania warns against random use of medicines to cure COVID-19

xinhuanet.com - May 3, 2020 0

Tanzanian health authorities on Sunday warned people against random use of different types of medicines in the hope that they can cure the COVID-19...

Yo-Na donates food items to Yendi Prison Service

Ghana News Agency - May 3, 2020 0

Yo-Na Yakubu Abdulai Andani has donated a quantity of food items valued at thousands of Cedis to the Yendi Local Prison inmates, Persons With...

Israel records 16,152 coronavirus cases, death toll at 227

xinhuanet.com - May 2, 2020 0

Israel's Ministry of Health reported 51 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the total cases in the country to 16,152. The number...

A researcher of CapitalBio Corporation shows a virus nucleic acid detection kit for six respiratory pathogens on March 10. Six respiratory pathogens, including the COVID-19, can be detected simultaneously within one and a half hours, requiring samples of only respiratory droplets. (Photo by Jiang Wenjie, People’s Daily Online)

Senegal’s confirmed COVID-19 cases top 900

xinhuanet.com - May 1, 2020 0

Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action on Thursday reported 51 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number to 933 cases in the...

Doctor Ruth Aceng (R), Minister of Health of Uganda speaks to an official from Sunbelt Textiles Company Limited, in Kampala, capital of Uganda, April 2, 2020. Sunbelt Textiles Company Limited on Thursday donated 30,000 USD to help Uganda to fight COVID-19 pandemic. (Xinhua/Nicholas Kajoba)

Uganda recruits 141 more health workers for COVID-19 response

xinhuanet.com - Apr 28, 2020 0

Uganda's ministry of health is recruiting another 141 health workers in less than a month after it employed 200 others to help in the...

Kenya confirms 12 new cases as tally rises to 355

xinhuanet.com - Apr 26, 2020 0

Kenya's ministry of health on Sunday confirmed additional 12 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the total number of infections to 355. Rashid...

Number of COVID-19 cases surpasses 1,000 in Djibouti

xinhuanet.com - Apr 25, 2020 0

Djibouti's Ministry of Health on Saturday announced nine new COVID-19 confirmed cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Horn of Africa...

Senegal’s confirmed COVID-19 cases over 500

xinhuanet.com - Apr 24, 2020 0

Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action reported on Friday 66 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total...

Zambia-Congo border market still “alive” amid COVID-19

xinhuanet.com - Apr 24, 2020 0

Zambia's ministry of health is screening the public travelling to Kasumbalesa, a one-stop border point with the Democratic Republic of Congo to check on...

Local textile companies can produce nose masks specified fabric

Ghana News Agency - Apr 23, 2020 0

The Textile Garment and Leather Employees Union (TGLEU) says local Ghanaian textile companies are capable of producing international standard fabrics purposely for...

Armed group kidnaps medical workers in Libya: health authorities

xinhuanet.com - Apr 23, 2020 0

Two doctors, a nurse and an administrative assistant of a hospital in the Libyan city of Sirte, have been kidnapped by an armed group,...

Guidelines for production of face mask soon- President

Ghana News Agency - Apr 21, 2020 0

The Ministry of Health is to soon establish guidelines and requirements for the production of face masks in the country, President Nana Addo Dankwa...

Israel’s health minister recovers from COVID-19

News Ghana - Apr 20, 2020 0

Israel's Minister of Health Yaakov Litzman and his wife have recovered from COVID-19, the state's Ministry of Health announced Monday. "This was...

Israel shuts down COVID-19 testing lab due to false diagnoses

xinhuanet.com - Apr 19, 2020 0

Israel's Ministry of Health announced on Sunday the shutting down of a coronavirus testing laboratory because of 19 wrong diagnoses. The lab,...

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Over 245,000 Ghanaians benefit from MTNs free educational websites

Ike Dzokpo - Apr 16, 2020 1

MTN Ghana as part of its Y’ello Hope package to support Government’s efforts to mitigate the impacts of COVID 19, is providing free Internet...

Mali reports 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

xinhuanet.com - Apr 16, 2020 0

Mali's Ministry of Health and Social Affairs reported on Tuesday 21 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bring the total number of cases...

Somalia confirms 20 new cases of COVID-19, caseload rises to 80

xinhuanet.com - Apr 16, 2020 0

Somalia's Ministry of Health on Wednesday confirmed 20 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of the infected to 80. The...

AIDS Commission urges HIV patients to adhere to COVID-19 safety measures

Ghana News Agency - Apr 15, 2020 0

The Ghana AIDS Commission has appealed to persons living with HIV (PLHIV) to adhere to the safety measures spelt out by the Ministry of...

Kenya confirms 8 new COVID-19 cases, 216 in total

xinhuanet.com - Apr 14, 2020 0

Kenya's ministry of health on Tuesday confirmed eight new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infected to 216. Mercy Mwangangi, chief...

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