Kenya is set for an additional Sh5.2 billion ($50 million) credit from the World Bank Thursday to support the fight against Covid-19 as confirmed cases rose to hit 81. Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said that the credit facility will increase the government’s pool of funds to finance production of sanitisers, protective gear for medical personnel

Tedros Adhanom, director general of the World Health Organization, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, January 28, 2020. Naohiko Hatta/Pool via REUTERS Beijing has ramped up its diplomatic push into the Pacific, pledging coronavirus aid and medical advice, although its efforts

Former Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein Nur Adde has died in London, the capital of Britain. Nur Adde has been suffering from a rare case of Coronavirus that has spread to many countries around the world, killing thousands, including Somalis. The death of the former Prime Minister Nur Adde has been confirmed by some

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “rough two-week period” ahead as the White House released new projections that there could

A funeral vehicle stands in front of a morgue to carry a coffin of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victim to a cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas President Tayyip Erdogan is under growing pressure from unions and the opposition for a lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus, but insists that Turkey

Photo/Somali Times The Benadir regional administration has issued further instructions to curb the spread of the deadly disease Coronavirus. Mogadishu the regional administration for prevention and control of Mogadishu has placed heavy demands on the people of Mogadishu. The Banadir regional governor spoke to Somali Times, the governor said banned Lido Beach for Coronavirus prevention

KDRTV has fortified that Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Southern Sudan, and Djibouti have agreed to establish a regional scheme to fight the coronavirus. The member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have held a teleconference on Monday. The head of states discussed the various challenges that are facing the management of coronavirus

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends via video link a virtual G20 summit on coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia March 26, 2020. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS Saudi Arabia will finance treatment for anyone infected with the coronavirus in the country, the health minister said on Monday, while the agriculture

Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, leaves his home, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay The coronavirus outbreak at the heart of the UK government spread on Monday with Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, self-isolating with symptoms

Photo/Somali Times At first, the coronavirus was just a fairy tale, a rumor along the dusty lanes of the displaced persons’ camp that Habiba Ali calls home. It seemed fantastical: an illness sweeping the world far beyond Somalia’s borders, killing thousands of people and sending some of the richest countries into panic. Then Somalia’s first