Tag: pandemic
South Sudan to mobilize psychiatrists to counsel health workers dealing with COVID-19
South Sudan said on Sunday it will mobilize psychiatrists to provide counseling to frontline health workers dealing with COVID-19 related stigma and fatigue.
Mayen Machut...
Jehovah’s Witnesses hold annual Regional Convention virtually
Jehovah’s Witnesses, their associates, friends and well-wishers in Ghana on Saturday began an annual three-day regional convention, going virtual this year, in response to...
African Athletics boss eyeing future development after pandemic
African Athletics Confederation (CAA) president Hamad Kalkaba Malboum said in an interview on Wednesday that they are working to ensure that sport in Africa...
Washington’s irresponsible WHO departure betrays humanity
Washington's withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) is an irresponsible move that will not only hurt America's own pandemic fight, but also hinder...
Extremists using pandemic to sow seeds of division across UK
Extremists have used divisive, xenophobic and racist narratives during the COVID-19 pandemic to sow division and undermine the social fabric of Britain, an official...
South Africa food & beverage sector could emerge from pandemic stronger than before
Businesses forced to pivot and innovate have the potential to drive surge of industry development
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced mindset changes and innovation...
Kenya releases new transport rules amid COVID-19 pandemic
Kenya's transport ministry said on Wednesday that standard gauge railway passenger train services between Nairobi and Mombasa will resume next Monday amid new travel...
Disney to reopen theme parks in U.S. Florida this week despite pandemic
Disney said Tuesday that the company will continue the phased reopening of its theme parks in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday with a combination of...
U.S. job openings, hires increase in May
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday that the number of job openings and hires increased in May, reflecting a limited resumption of economic...
Finnair carries 96 percent fewer passengers in June than one year earlier
Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of passengers carried by Finnair dropped sharply in June, the Finnish airline announced Tuesday.
The...
Ghanaian and Nigerian consumer confidence declines
Against the backdrop of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, West African consumer sentiment has experienced a sharp drop in the Nielsen Consumer Confidence Index (CCI)...
Farm murders surge in South Africa amid pandemic
South Africa has seen a sudden escalation of farm murders recently amid the COVID-19 pandemic, civil rights organisation AfriForum said on Saturday.
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Freight train service deepens China-Europe cooperation amid pandemic
By Jiang Bo
On June 29, a Yiwu-Madrid express train carrying 70 TEU containers of pandemic prevention materials arrived in Madrid, Spain. The goods, including...
Pandemic disruptions an opportunity for Africa to reimagine cities
The need for social distancing and better sanitation could leapfrog African city development into a more sustainable future.
This is according to Duncan Bonnett,...
Senegal’s COVID-19 cases approach 7,000
Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action reported on Wednesday 132 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bring the total number of cases to...
Nyakrom Traditional Council donates PPE to two health directorates
The Nyakrom Traditional Council has presented Personal Protective Equipment(PPE) worth 25,000 Ghana Cedis to Agona West and East Health Directorates as part of efforts...
Living with COVID-19 to be new normal as global cases top 10 mln; WHO
The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that all countries living with COVID-19 will be the new normal in the coming...
Government urged to create land banks to support vulnerable groups
Mr Emmanuel Wullingdool, the Executive Director of the Centre for Women in Agriculture and Nutrition (C-WAN), has appealed to the government to create agricultural...
First online Canton Fair successfully closes
By Li Gang
The127thChina Import and Export Fair, also known as Canton Fair, which was moved online for the first time due to the COVID-19...
Biden surging ahead in some polls, but next U.S. president still far from certain
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is ahead in the polls, but experts said the winner of the 2020 race to the White House is...
U.S. COVID-19 cases top 2.5 mln, reopening rolled back in dozen states
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee on Saturday announced the suspension of all applications from counties looking to move into Phase 4 of reopening...
Cameroon to boost local production to deal with COVID-19 economic impact
Cameroon will boost production of locally made goods as part of new measures to handle the economic hardships resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak, the...
Plan International Ghana launches rights campaign
Plan International Ghana has launched a Sexual and Reproductive Health Right/Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SRHR/SGBV) campaign as part of activities towards the...
COVID-19 cases soar to 1,017 in Benin
Benin's total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases increased to 1,017 after the country reported 115 more infections on Thursday, according to the official data.
The...
An aggressive marketing is needed for our tourist attractions – Osafo Maafo
Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Senior Minister, has said there is the need for a more aggressive marketing and promotion of the country’s tourism sector...
ActionPlus Foundation donates PPEs to schools
ActionPlus Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has donated Personal Protective Equipment to some selected second cycle schools in Greater Accra, Eastern and Volta regions to...
Pandemic exhibits importance of multilateral platforms: expert
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exhibited the significance of the multilateral system and multilateral organizations in effectively responding to major global perils, an Ethiopian...
COVID-19: Ghana Bar Association commends frontline workers
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has commended frontline workers of Ghana for their diligence and sacrifice in fighting the spread of the Coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic.
They...
Kpando-Torkor not observing safety protocols – NCCE
Mr. Richard Asilevi, Kpando Municipal Director, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has expressed worry about the disregard for safety protocols to stop the...
Ayoba provides connections and vital information amidst COVID-19
The spread of COVID-19 has touched every part of Africa. Governments’ lockdown restrictions to limit the spread of the virus have meant many people...