Download logo For the first time since 2018, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has managed to send a humanitarian convoy from Kenya directly into South Sudan via the Nadapal Border crossing just as hunger is peaking in the country. The nine-truck convoy, carrying 280 metric tons of food– enough to feed 20,000 people […]
Coronavirus – Rwanda: Update 08.06.2020
Total Cases – 451 (+12) recovered – 297 (+7) tests – 78,259 (+1928) Deaths – 2 (+0) Active cases – 152 The new cases relate to the Rusizi cluster, they have been isolated and contacts traced Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Republic of Rwanda. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Coronavirus – Nigeria : A breakdown of cases by state as of 8 June 2020
A breakdown of cases by state as of 8 June 2020 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Coronavirus – Nigeria: 315 new cases of COVID-19
315 new cases of COVID-19; Lagos- 128 FCT-34 Rivers- 32 Edo- 28 Oyo- 22 Kaduna- 20 Gombe- 13 Ogun- 8 Plateau- 5 Delta- 7 Kwara- 7 Kano- 5 Bauchi- 4 Katsina- 2 12801 cases of COVID-19 Nigeria Discharged: 4040 Deaths: 361 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). […]
Coronavirus – Africa: COVID-19 WHO Africa Update 8 June 2020
Over 187,800 confirmed COVID19 cases on the African continent – with more than 82,400 recoveries & 5,100 deaths. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://arcg.is/XvuSX Distributed by APO Group on behalf of WHO Regional Office for Africa. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Coronavirus – Sierra Leone: Status Update For COVID-19 8 June 2020
Download logo Cumulative confirmed positive cases 1001 Total number of deaths 49 Active New Cases 32 Active cases at Isolation Centres 341 Cumulative recoveries 611 Number currently in quarantine 1741 Number discharged from quarantine 5231 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Government of Sierra Leone. Source: Apo-Opa
Coronavirus – Nigeria: 100 Days of Nigeria COVID-19 Response
Download logo On the 27th of February 2020, Nigeria confirmed its first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). One hundred days after, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 11,844 confirmed cases and 333 deaths. Additionally, 3,696 people have been treated and discharged successfully. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected over 100 countries across the […]
Coronavirus – Gambia: COVID-19 case update, 8th June 2020
Active cases: 6 New cases: 2 New tests: 47 Total confirmed: 28 Recovered: 21 Death: 1 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
African Development Bank unveils strategy roadmap to safeguard food security against impacts of COVID-19
Download logo The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has unveiled a strategic roadmap of projects and programmes to assist African countries in tackling the nutrition and food security aspects of the COVID-19 crisis through a raft of immediate and longer-term measures. The Feed Africa Response to COVID-19 (FAREC) paves the way for a comprehensive intervention to […]
Coronavirus – Malawi: COVID-19 Daily Information Update (8th June 2020)
New cases: 5 Total confirmed cases: 443 Total active cases: 384 Total recovered: 55 Total number of tests conducted: 6546 Total deaths: 4 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health and Population, Republic of Malawi. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa