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‘We don’t work, we don’t eat’: Informal workers face stark choices as Nigeria shuts down over coronavirus
By CNN,
2048, March 31, 2020 (EAT)
Many countries in Africa are imposing lockdowns on their citizens as they race to curb the spread of coronavirus. But it has further highlighted th...
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Coronavirus in Africa: March 30, 2020
By Agencies,
1346, March 30, 2020 (EAT)
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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KIPROTICH: How coronavirus is stretching the 2021 athletics calendar
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
2234, March 26, 2020 (EAT)
@gil_kiprotich After months of speculation, the Olympics Games were finally, as widely expected, postponed to next year due the coronavirus pandemic....
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Coronavirus cases in Africa: March 21, 2020
By Agencies,
1445, March 21, 2020 (EAT)
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,
1839, March 20, 2020 (EAT)
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,
2233, March 18, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization has warned that African countries should prepare for the worst as coronavirus numbers continue to increase across the co...
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Rwanda keeping coronavirus at bay with public handwashing sinks at bus stops, banks, shops
By Reuters,
1145, March 14, 2020 (EAT)
Rwanda is guarding against the spread of coronavirus by flooding its capital with portable sinks for hand-washing at bus stops, restaurants, banks and...
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SWILA: How Coronavirus has cost sports billions of dollars
By Isaac Swila,
1454, March 14, 2020 (EAT)
Isaac Swila in Nairobi The Coronavirus pandemic spreading across the globe like wildfire has not only caused panic to millions of souls across the wo...
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Rapid response team sent to Ongata Rongai to retrace steps of coronavirus patient
By Citizen Reporter,
1612, March 13, 2020 (EAT)
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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African XC postponed over coronavirus concerns
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1139, March 13, 2020 (EAT)
The 6th African Cross-Country Championships that was slated for Lome, Togo in April 8 has been postponed over the fears of coronavirus. In a statem...
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Ghana, Gabon confirm first cases of coronavirus
By Reuters,
634, March 13, 2020 (EAT)
Gabon and Ghana confirmed their first cases of coronavirus on Thursday, becoming the ninth and tenth countries in sub-Saharan Africa to register posit...
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African countries with confirmed coronavirus cases
By CNN,
1408, March 12, 2020 (EAT)
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,
1958, March 11, 2020 (EAT)
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,
1202, March 11, 2020 (EAT)
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,
1910, March 10, 2020 (EAT)
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,
1615, March 10, 2020 (EAT)
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,
1839, March 9, 2020 (EAT)
The Communications Authority of Kenya has now approved sending of bulk information messages on coronavirus to all local mobile phone users. Governm...
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Coronavirus: Cameroon and Togo confirm first cases
By Reuters,
1846, March 6, 2020 (EAT)
Cameroon’s health ministry on Friday confirmed its first case of coronavirus, a 58-year-old French citizen who arrived in the capital Yaounde on Feb...
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Badi, Shichenje in as Kimanzi names squad for Comoros
By Jacob Icia,
1153, March 6, 2020 (EAT)
Harambee Stars head coach Francis Kimanzi has called up 16 local based players for two open camps ahead of the upcoming Comoros 2021 African Cup of Na...
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Olympic champion Jebet banned for four years
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1902, March 4, 2020 (EAT)
World Athletics has banned Kenyan-born Bahraini Ruth Jebet for four years after failing an out-of-competition doping test conducted in Kapsabet in Dec...
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