Zimbabwe has granted clemency to more prisoners, broadening the conditions for release in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a government notice, those
Category: Corona Virus
Kenyan medics ‘forced to reuse gowns and masks’
The majority of health workers in Kenya have been forced to reuse personal protective equipment (PPE), according to a study by Kenya Legal and Ethical
Coronavirus: Ligue 1 season ended due to pandemic
The 2019-20 Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons were brought to a sudden end due to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday. French prime minister Edouard
Ghana to resume domestic flights by the weekend
Domestic flights in Ghana are set to resume by the weekend, according to the aviation minister. Joseph Kofi Adda said Kotoka airport in the capital,
Anger over Tanzania’s failure to give virus updates
Tanzania’s Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa says the country now has 480 cases of coronavirus, following criticism on social media about the failure to give daily
Cuban doctors ruffle feathers in South Africa
The arrival of more than 200 Cuban medics in South Africa to help battle coronavirus has received mixed reactions, with some of the sharpest criticism
Court orders MPs to repay coronavirus cash
The High Court in Uganda has ordered MPs to hand back a sum of $5,000 (about £4,000) given to each of them to fight coronavirus
Retired Kenyan bishop dies in Italy from Covid-19
A retired Kenyan Catholic Bishop has died in the Italian city of Turin from Covid-19 while undergoing treatment in hospital. Silas Njiru, who had served
Tunisia to ease lockdown restrictions
Tunisia’s Health Minister Abdelatif el-Makki says his country has controlled the “first wave” of its coronavirus outbreak. The North African nation has had 40 deaths,
Guinea Bissau PM tests positive for coronavirus
The health ministry in Guinea Bissau says the Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam has tested positive for coronavirus. Interior Minister Botche Cande and two other