Download logo Sierra Leone has recorded two (2) new cases bringing the total number of positive confirmed cases of COVID-19 to 15. All cases are in the treatment facility and are doing fine. The total cumulative quarantine number Is 1,480 and 980 have been discharged Members of the public are encouraged to call 117 if […]
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Coronavirus – Tanzania: Case Update 16 April 2020
New Confirmed Cases – 6 Discharged – 11 Cumulative Death – 4 Cumulative Cases – 94 Contact under followup – 1191 Graduated after 14 days – 709 Mandatory Quarantine – 197 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Tanzania. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Coronavirus – Zambia: Status Update 16 April 2020
In the last 24hrs, Zambia recorded no new confirmed cases of COVID-19. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Zambia. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Coronavirus – Eswatini: Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi announces First Coronavirus death in the country
Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi has announced that the country has recorded its first COVID-19 death. “The Ministry sadly announces the first death of a COVID19 patient, a 59 year old man who was admitted to the treatment facility on 13 April.” Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The Government of the Kingdom of […]
Coronavirus – Kenya: Update by President Uhuru Kenyatta – 16 April, 2020
The number of deaths in Kenya has risen to 11. 53 patients have recovered & discharged. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Coronavirus – Africa: World Health Organization (WHO), World Food Programme (WFP) and the African Union (AU) deliver critical supplies as COVID-19 accelerates in West and Central Africa
Download logo Just over two months since COVID-19 was first detected in Africa, the disease has now spread to nearly every country, resulting in nearly 17 000 confirmed cases and around 900 deaths across the continent. While South Africa has sub-Saharan Africa’s most severe outbreak, West and Central Africa are of growing concern: Cameroon has […]
International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Sport Media Awards 2020 edition launched today – Submissions now open!
In a moment of extreme uncertainty for the world, good journalism does not stop. And neither do the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) (www.AIPSmedia.com) Sport Media Awards! From today, submissions for the third edition are officially open for all categories. The Awards are a true festival for the best sport storytellers across all media platforms, […]
Coronavirus – Nigeria: Rapid Response Team holds training for health workers on COVID-19 Infection Prevention & Control
Download logo This week, our Rapid Response Team held a training for health workers on COVID-19 infection prevention & control at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Teaching Hospital, Anambra NCDC continues to work closely with States to ensure the safety of Nigeria's frontline workers Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Source: […]
Coronavirus: Africa mobilizing to minimize losses as COVID-19 pandemic continues worldwide advance
Download logo From procuring test kits to promoting debt relief, the UN will stand in solidarity with Africa as it braces against the unprecedented economic, social and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary-General António Guterres pledged on Wednesday. “The crisis has wide-ranging implications”, said the UN Chief, delivering remarks at a meeting with leaders of the […]
Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC (FMN Group) COVID-19 response operations
Further strengthens the fight to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 virus by redeeming a $280 million pledge to the Nigerian Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID); FMN (www.FMNplc.com) weathers herculean supply chain challenges to procure $1.5 million worth of medical supplies for Nigeria which will rapidly beef up the Nigerian COVID-19 testing capability; Commenced […]