Coronavirus in Africa: March 30, 2020

By Agencies,

Nine days ago, Kenya had reported seven cases of the novel coronavirus but on Sunday, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe announced that the number that has been r...

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Coronavirus cases in Africa: March 21, 2020

By Agencies,

African countries that have reported coronavirus cases as of March 21, 2020: Egypt 285 South Africa 240 Algeria 94 Morocco 86 Tunisia...

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Coronavirus cases in South Africa rise to 202

By Agencies,

South Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Friday that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases had risen by 52 to 202, with the first cas...

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‘Wake up Africa, prepare for the worst,’ WHO boss warns as coronavirus numbers rise

By Citizen Reporter,

The World Health Organization has warned that African countries should prepare for the worst as coronavirus numbers continue to increase across the co...

coronavirus , Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Nigeria bans entry for travelers from 13 countries as it announces 5 new cases of coronavirus

By CNN,

Nigeria is restricting entry into the country for travelers from 13 countries including the US and UK, as it announced five new cases Wednesday. Th...

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Rwanda, Namibia confirm first cases of coronavirus

By Reuters,

Rwanda and Namibia have confirmed their first cases of coronavirus. The Rwanda case is an Indian citizen who arrived from Mumbai on March 8, the He...

coronavirus , Namibia , Rwanda

Rapid response team sent to Ongata Rongai to retrace steps of coronavirus patient

By Citizen Reporter,

A rapid response team has been sent to Ongata Rongai to retrace the steps of the first Kenyan coronavirus patient who tested positive. Reports indi...

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Coronavirus: Uganda restricts travel from UK, US and 14 other countries

By CNN,

Uganda has restricted visitors from some countries with what it terms high cases of coronavirus, including China, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, South ...

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African countries with confirmed coronavirus cases

By CNN,

As coronavirus spreads across the globe, countries in Africa are taking preventive measures to keep the disease out and many are showing a strong leve...

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World Health Organization declares coronavirus a pandemic

By Agencies,

The World Health Organization has officially declared the novel coronavirus outbreak to be a pandemic. The novel coronavirus outbreak is the first ...

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Patient flees hospital before coronavirus test can be carried out

By CNN,

A man who was due to undergo coronavirus test "absconded" from a Zimbabwe hospital, the country's health ministry said. The 26-year-old patient ret...

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Man, daughter arrested for claiming to have coronavirus vaccine

By Ian Omondi,

A man and his daughter were arrested in Uganda for pretending to be in possession of a cure for the deadly coronavirus. The two were nabbed on Frid...

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Coronavirus in Africa: Over 100 cases in 10 countries

By CNN,

Cases of coronavirus in Africa have so far been few and spread across the continent but the numbers are rising rapidly as Nigeria and South Africa on ...

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Kenyans to receive phone messages on coronavirus

By Ian Omondi,

The Communications Authority of Kenya has now approved sending of bulk information messages on coronavirus to all local mobile phone users. Governm...

Col. Cyrus Oguna , Communications Authority , coronavirus , world health organization

FKF, CAF announce stand on coronavirus pandemic

By Frankline Owira,

As the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to plunge the global sporting calendar into confusion, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) and the Confede...

CAF , coronavirus , FKF

No reprieve for Kenya in latest doping rankings

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Despite the sustained efforts to contain the doping menace, Kenya remains a hot bed of drug cheats in the latest categorisation of nations by the Worl...

CAF in deeper crisis as general secretary resigns

By Reuters,

The Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) general secretary Mouad Hajji resigned on Monday, plunging the continent’s soccer governing body int...

Ahmad Ahmad , CAF , corruption , Mouad Hajji

Olympics bound boxers Okoth, Ongare opt for two weeks break

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

The 2015 African Boxing Championships gold medalist Nick Okoth and Commonwealth Games flyweight bronze medalist Christine Ongare will take a two weeks...

Christine Ongare , JAPAN , Nick Okoth , Olympics ticket , Tokyo

Go or no go? U.S. updates travel advisories amid coronavirus outbreak

By VOA,

The U.S. State Department says when it comes to issuing a travel alert for Americans traveling abroad, it takes into account health risks. This inc...

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‘Commander’ Okoth punches back to Olympics

By Philip Muchiri,

Kenya’s boxer Nick Okoth, will make a comeback to the Olympics, 12 years after he boxed in Beijing. Okoth, used all his ring craft to poach an early...

Nick Okoth , Tokyo Olympics