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Download logo Four new circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) positive sewage samples have been identified from environmental surveillance (ES) sites in Mogadishu, indicating ongoing transmission and circulation of polioviruses. This brings the total number of cVDPV2 positive samples to 11 in 2020. The last reported case of paralysis in a child due to cVDPV2 […]

Download logo Today, we have registered 260 positive cases from a sample of 3,651 tested in the last 24 hours. We now have a total of 4,738 positive cases in the country. Cumulatively, 140,012 samples have been tests so far.    Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya. Source: Apo-Opa

Download logo Distribution of the cases by counties;  Nairobi, 157 Mombasa, 42 Kwale, 15 Kiambu, 14 Machakos, 9 Kajiado, 7 Migori, 3 Nakuru, 3 Busia, 3 Homabay, 2 Kilifi, 1 Kisii, 1 Kisumu, 1 Kakamega, 1 Laikipia, 1 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya. Source: Apo-Opa

Test conducted – 1293608 Positive cases Identified – 92681 Total recoveries – 50326 Total Deaths – 1877 New Cases – 4966 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa, Department of Health. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa

Download logo Event:  Commercial Flights Available International commercial flight options currently exist in Zimbabwe.  U.S. citizens who wish to return to the United States should make commercial arrangements as soon as possible unless they are prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period.  The U.S. government does not anticipate arranging repatriation flights in Zimbabwe at […]

Download logo Situation update: UNAMID continues to implement measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As at 17 June 2020, UNAMID has sixteen cases of COVID-19 among its mission personnel including two cases in Kenya and one national staff in Khartoum. A total of eight out of the sixteen cases have fully recovered from the […]

Download logo When declaring COVID-19 a pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) implored the countries of the world to seek to “strike a balance between protecting health, minimising economic and social disruption, and respecting human rights.” The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused significant disruption to the sporting sector. Government had to consider whether particular sectors of […]

661 new cases of COVID-19 Nigeria; Lagos-230 Rivers-127 Delta-83 FCT-60 Oyo-51 Edo-31 Bayelsa-27 Kaduna-25 Plateau-13 Ondo-6 Nasarawa-3 Ekiti-2 Kano-2 Borno-1 19,808 confirmed 6,718 discharged 506 deaths   Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa

Download logo The government has announced 104 new cases of COVID -19 from a sample of 2,820 tested in the last 24 hours. The Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) for Health, Dr. Rashid Aman, also reported that 36 patients have been discharged from various hospitals, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,586 but also announced that […]

Download logo The Ministry of Health and partners are continuing to take action to help Kenyans whose mental health and wellbeing is being affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The Ministry is providing mental health and psychosocial support strategies and measures which are critical in the short and long term response to COVID-19 pandemic, the Chief […]