UK National Health Service employee Anni Adams shows a smartphone displaying the new NHS app to trace contacts with people potentially infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) being trialled on Isle of Wight, Britain, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Isla Binnie LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s system for tracing those with the novel coronavirus was under fire on

South Sudan First Vice-President Riek Machar. He has tested positive for coronavirus. South Sudan’s First Vice-President Riek Machar has tested positive for Covid-19. Dr Machar’s wife, Defence Minister Angelina Teny and a number of his office staff including his bodyguards, also tested for the virus according to a statement from his office. “The First Vice-President

Photo/Somali Times According to Somaliland officials, A Qatari plane loaded with medical supplies has landed at the Egal airport on Saturday. The Qatari Air Force plane carrying the first humanitarian aid, including masks, gloves, and protective kits for healthcare workers, is part of efforts to help fight the growing spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

Photo: Credit Associated Press Years of conflict, instability and poverty have left Somalia ill-equipped to handle a health crisis like the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, no one really knows how many cases of COVID-19 it has. The uncertainty has led to fear, confusion and panic even after authorities have tried to keep the public informed

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts outside 10 Downing Street during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – There will be no immediate end to the coronavirus lockdown in Britain, Prime Minister

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts outside 10 Downing Street during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out a five-tier warning system for the coronavirus in England

Photo: Credit African Exponent Covid-19 cure Madagascar is putting its self-proclaimed, plant-based “cure” for Covid-19 on sale and several countries in Africa have already put in orders for purchase, despite warnings from the World Health Organisation that its efficacy is unproven. Last month President Andry Rajoelina launched the remedy at a news conference, drinking from

People from black heritage are more than four times likely to die from coronavirus, according to an analysis by Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). The new report showed that black males in England and Wales are 4.2 times more likely to die if they contract the deadly virus, the risk is 4.3 times more

Kenyans who were caught up in Covid-19 lockdowns around the world have started arriving home. Some 84 citizens landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport aboard a Kenya Airways plane from London, the United Kingdom, on Monday night. The travellers, who had selected their quarantine centres before starting their journey, presented their coronavirus clearance certificates at

Covid-19 cure By Mthokozisi Dube. In Africa, the western methods of treatment and medicine have had traditional competitors since time immemorial. The African methods started losing traction because of the introduction of tested medicine from the west. African medicine has for most times been passed through knowledge of herbal doctors who do not have any