Authorities in Moscow unveiled a smartphone app designed to keep tabs on people who have been ordered to stay at home because of the coronavirus and Russia on Wednesday expanded its lockdown to cover more of its sprawling territory.
Rus…
East African countries have banned all international arrivals in airportsImage caption: East African countries have banned all international arrivals in airports
Panic over the global coronavirus pandemic has led to discrimination again…
Somalia has been carrying out economic reforms that helped clinch the dealImage caption: Somalia has been carrying out economic reforms that helped clinch the deal
A group of wealthy creditor countries known as the Paris Club has agreed…
Burundi and Sierra Leone, which were part of a handful of African countries yet to confirm cases of the coronavirus, have recorded their first positive results.
There had been doubts over Burundi’s claim that no-one in the country had c…
Some 20,000 coaches from Indian Railways will be converted into coronavirus isolation wards that can accommodate up to 320,000 patients, the government has said.
Work on converting the coaches - each of which will have 16 beds - has alr…
The Tamale Circuit Court has remanded into police custody 26 persons arrested in Yong Dakpemayili, near Tamale in the Northern Region in connection with a chieftaincy dispute in the area.
The suspects including the two rival chiefs in…
The Upper East Region is to benefit from 156 projects in the second phase of the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) under the government's flagship '1 Constituency 1-million-dollar project.
The projects are the regi…
Create the space to implement positive outcomes in the midst of a global pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has hit society, business and education at a speed that few could predict, and shaken foundations in ways that none could have an…
APO Group arming communicators with a full suite of digital solutions to help adapt during coronavirus pandemic
The first things communicators need to do is readjust their mix of public relations and marketing activities
APO Group (w…
On Monday, 30th March, a mandatory lockdown was imposed in Ghana in an attempt to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus. With extremely limited availability of social services in the country, local communities in Ghana have had to rely on…
Coronavirus – Somalia: United Nations (UN) appeals to all Somalis to ‘come together’ in fight against COVID-19 pandemic
To reinforce federal and state level efforts to contain and curb the virus, the UN has established system-wide opera…
Researchers at three institutions in the U.S. and U.K. receive grants to advance studies of repurposed drugs and novel antibodies in preventing COVID-19
Today, the partners in the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator announced grants of $2…
UNHCR’s top priority in the COVID-19 crisis is to ensure that people we serve are included in the Government’s response plan and are properly informed
There are confirmed COVID-19 cases in Niger. Refugees are at the same risk of contrac…
Coronavirus - African finance ministers: urgent need for $100bn immediate emergency financing for COVID-19
While acknowledging the commendable policy measures taken by governments, the Ministers underscored that Africa’s economy is faci…
COVID-19 Cases Statistics in Botswana as of 1 April 2020:
People Under Quarantine Care: 1856
Laboratory Tests Performed: 593
Negative Results: 189
Confirmed Cases: 4
Death: 1
Distributed by APO Group on beha…
Coronavirus - Nigeria: Child Protection Service Provision and Caring for Children in the Context of the COVID 19 Pandemic
Evidence from previous infectious disease outbreaks suggest that existing child protection risks are exacerbated
…
A 93-year-old Indian man has become the country's oldest patient to survive the coronavirus infection, doctors say.
The man and his 88-year-old wife both recovered after testing positive about a month ago, and will be discharged in a fe…
Tributes are being paid to world-renowned South African scientist Gita Ramjee, who died on Tuesday of Covid-19 complications.
Prof Ramjee had recently returned home from a trip to London and was admitted with pneumonia to a hospital in …
There was no sugar-coating it this time. No optimistic talk of miracle cures or Easter-time business re-openings.
There was just the cold, hard reality of the facts on the ground.
"I want every American to be prepared for the hard da…
Election board head Birtukan Mideska turned to Ethiopia in 2018 after seven years in exile in the US
Ethiopia's electoral board has postponed August’s highly anticipated general election because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A new sch…
The Russian parliament has approved an “anti-virus” package of laws including up to seven years in prison for serious violations of quarantine rules.
The tough laws and amendments were rushed through in record time, as regions across Ru…
About three out of four Americans are now, or about to be, under some form of lockdown, as more states tighten measures to fight the coronavirus.
Maryland, Virginia, Arizona and Tennessee became the latest states to order citizens to st…
The current coronavirus outbreak is the biggest challenge for the world since World War Two, UN Secretary General António Guterres has warned.
He said it could bring a recession "that probably has no parallel in the recent past".
His…
The proposal by the Akufo-Addo government to deplete the Heritage Fund under the guise of financing our collective fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is a definite no-no.
The Heritage Fund was setup by the visionary Mills/Mahama gove…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has put forward 10 patriotic alternatives to government cashing-in on the Heritage Fund to combat the Coronavirus outbreak.
His suggestions put forward in a Fac…
Italy has extended its lockdown until Easter, but there is some hope as the country reports a declining infection rate.
The number of new coronavirus infections reported on Monday was 1,648, as opposed to 3,815 the previous day.
The …
Syria’s health ministry has said a woman has died from the coronavirus disease - the war-torn country’s first officially reported fatality.
The woman died on Sunday after being taken to hospital, state media reported, without giving a l…
Eighteen firefighters and their guide have died while battling a forest fire in China's Sichuan province, state media has reported.
The Xinhua news agency said a sudden change in wind direction led to the group becoming trapped early on…
The government is keen on discouraging social gatherings
The government of Somalia has ordered the closure of all religious schools or madrassas in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.
It has urged people to pray from home…
Ugandan authorities have charged a controversial pastor who is accused of telling his congregation that there is no coronavirus in Africa.
Prosecutors accuse Augustine Yiga of making the comments to the Revival Christian Church congrega…
The Kwame Nkrumah Ideological Institute (KNII) has commended the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) on its success at curbing the spread of the COVID-19.
"We congratulate you on your successful massive repulse of the COVID-19 assault on yo…
The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (LGS) on Monday directed Chief Directors, Regional and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Coordinating Directors in the restricted jurisdictions to stay at post and support their pol…
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ellembelle, Mr Kwasi Bonzoh has intensified public education on COVID-19 pandemic in the District.
During a phase one of his sensitization programme, the DCE visited the Aiyinasi market, the Ebi …
The Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Felix Mensah Nii Annang-La, has expressed gratitude to Ghanaians in general for the demonstration of Great Spirit of subordination to leadership on Covid-19 pandemic.
He said, the response t…
Mr Simon Osei Mensah, Ashanti Regional Minister has asked residents in the region to strictly comply with the government's directives on the two-week lockdown.
He said the security agencies have been given a firm instructions not to all…
Coronavirus – South Sudan: South Sudan scales up Nation-Wide Coronavirus Awareness Raising Campaign as Neighbouring Countries confirm cases
Even though no case of COVID-19 is confirmed in South Sudan, preparations to protect South Sudan…
The misinformation has been doing rounds in the social media where a local leader claims that there are over 7000 people in mandatory quarantine
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has condemned leaders who are spreading false informa…
African Union Member States (47) reporting COVID-19 cases (5,255), deaths (173), and recoveries (371) by region:
Central (287 cases, 18 deaths, 9 recoveries): Cameroon (142, 8, 3), Central African Republic (6, 0, 3), Chad (7, 0, 0), Con…
Botswana President, Mokgweetsi Masisi on Tuesday announced that a nation-wide 28-day lockdown would come into effect on midnight of 2 April, 2020.
The emergency protocol comes shortly after Botswana became the 47th country in Afric…
Coronavirus - Nigeria: UN Nigeria Announces COVID-19 Emergency Response for Displaced and Most Vulnerable in North-east Nigeria
These measures also address immediate humanitarian consequences of the Coronavirus pandemic should it spread…
Local authorities and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) work together to prepare for COVID-19
Ivory Coast has now registered 140 cases of COVID-19 (as of March 29 according to WHO) and recently entered the stage of local transmission. In r…
Many African countries have closed their borders and introduced curfews and confinement rules
The invisible threat of COVID-19 is looming in the conflict zones in Africa where the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works. P…
Infant and Young Child Feeding in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic - Eastern, Central and Southern Africa
Infants born to mothers with suspected, probable, or confirmed COVID-19 should be fed according to standard infant feeding gui…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (NCCHT), in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Organization of Migration (IOM), has launched a "National …
Coronavirus - South Africa: Minister Senzo Mchunu urges public servants to enrol for online senior management programme during Coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown
Public servants and other interested professionals invited to enrol for online …
Donald Trump has said the US will be in "a very good shape" in terms of the number of ventilators available by the time the coronavirus outbreak peaks.
The president said at least 10 US companies were now making the medical devices, and…
Markets, like this one in Lagos, will be closed for two weeks
The US is evacuating its nationals from Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, and the capital, Abuja, after the two cities were placed on a two-week lockdown in a bid to prevent t…
South Africa is on day five of a three-week lockdown ordered last week
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a mass screening programme for coronavirus.
On Monday evening, the president said 10,000 field workers would…
Tanzania's health ministry has announced the country's first death from Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by coronavirus.
The patient was a 49-year-old Tanzanian man who had other underlying health conditions.
The country has …
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has called for calm after the country confirmed its first cases of coronavirus.
Health Minister Lems Kwape said three travellers - two of them from Thailand and the third one from the UK - tested pos…