In this photo taken Sunday, June 21, 2020, an infectious disease specialist, left, takes a sample from Dr. Reagan Taban Augustino, right, now a coronavirus patient himself under quarantine, at the Dr John Garang Infectious Diseases Unit in Juba, South Sudan. The United Nations says the country’s outbreak is growing rapidly, with nearly 1,900 cases,

Workers at meat processing plants across the US have been particularly vulnerable to Covid-19 By Chidinma Irene Nwoye Six years ago, then 27-year-old Nimo Ibrahim started her new job deboning chickens at Pilgrim’s Pride in Cold Spring, Minnesota. For the young Somali refugee and single mother of three, the job was a lifeline as she

Despite three decades of armed conflict and natural disasters, Somalia healthcare system had been showing signs of recovery courtesy of the private sector and diaspora support. Then Covid-19 struck, infecting some 2,000 people and killing over 70 others. A study by the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies titled Somalia’s Healthcare System: Baseline Study and Human

Last week, Brazil received shipment of 650 domestically produced ventilators of Turkey Turkey’s industry and technology minister on Friday expressed his appreciation over the use of ventilators produced in Turkey in a far away country, Brazil. “Don’t you think it makes us proud to see ‘Made in Turkey’ sign in a hospital 11,000 kilometers [6,835

China reported its highest daily total of new coronavirus cases in two months on Sunday and infections in South Korea rose, showing how the disease can come back as curbs on business and travel are lifted. Elsewhere, governments including Egypt, Ukraine and North Macedonia have reported their highest single-day totals of new infections since Friday.

People are wearing face masks inside the Jingshen seafood market which has been closed for business after new coronavirus infections were detected, in Beijing, China, June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter A Beijing district put itself on a “wartime” footing and the capital banned tourism and sports events on Saturday after a cluster of novel coronavirus

Photo: Credit /Daily Nation/Testing for coronavirus The number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases across the African continent reached 183,474, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Sunday. The Africa CDC in its latest update said that the number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases rose from 176,807 on Saturday afternoon to 183,474

© Reuters/Adnan Abidi Spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Delhi Global cases of the novel coronavirus topped 7 million on Saturday, as case numbers surge in Brazil and India, according to a Reuters tally. About 30% of those cases, or 2 million infections, are in the United States. Latin America has the second-largest

Brazil reports 1,473 new COVID-19 fatalities, while 816 more patients die in Mexico over past 24 hours. As the novel coronavirus continues to ravage Latin America, the death toll in Brazil topped 34,000 on Friday and passed 12,500 in Mexico. In Brazil, 1,473 more fatalities over the past 24 hours raised the death toll to

© Hannah McKay Medical staff transfer a patient through a corridor at The Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital in East Lancashire during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Hannah McKay/PA) By Ian Jones, PA The number of deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK has now passed 50,000, according to the latest available data. Here is how