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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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Nigeria bans entry for travelers from 13 countries as it announces five new cases of coronavirus
By Tonny Ndungu,
1013, March 19, 2020 (EAT)
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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Nigeria bans entry for travelers from 13 countries as it announces 5 new cases of coronavirus
By CNN,
2026, March 18, 2020 (EAT)
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,
1341, March 14, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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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 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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Barthés Trophy postponed due to coronavirus
By Agencies,
1740, March 10, 2020 (EAT)
The 2020 Under-20 Barthés Trophy has been postponed to a later date over the fears of the novel coronavirus pandemic which continue to disrupt global...
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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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FKF, CAF announce stand on coronavirus pandemic
By Frankline Owira,
1931, March 6, 2020 (EAT)
As the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to plunge the global sporting calendar into confusion, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) and the Confede...
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Senegal 5th country to confirm coronavirus case in Africa
By Reuters,
903, March 3, 2020 (EAT)
Senegal’s health minister on Monday announced the first case of coronavirus in the country, the second case in sub-Saharan Africa after one was conf...
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Go or no go? U.S. updates travel advisories amid coronavirus outbreak
By VOA,
1121, February 29, 2020 (EAT)
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,
1233, February 27, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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Zamalek face punishment after snubbing Cairo derby
By Reuters,
1132, February 26, 2020 (EAT)
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has promised to take action after Cairo giants Zamalek failed to turn up for Monday’s derby against arch-riv...
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Djokovic surprised by Federer knee surgery news
By Reuters,
1306, February 24, 2020 (EAT)
News of Roger Federer’s knee surgery caught Novak Djokovic by surprise and the world number one said he hoped to see his Swiss rival back on court s...
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Esperance to face Zamalek in CAF CL quarter-finals
By Agencies,
1615, February 6, 2020 (EAT)
Holders Esperance of Tunisia have drawn Zamalek of Egypt in the quarter-finals of this year's African Champions League with a repeat of last season's ...
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