Health

Somali government banned Lido Beach for Coronavirus prevention

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

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Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Sudan, South Sudan And Somalia Establishes Regional Scheme For Coronavirus

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

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Saudi king offers to pay for coronavirus patients’ treatment

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

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UK PM Johnson’s adviser Cummings isolating with coronavirus symptoms

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

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In Somalia, coronavirus goes from fairy tale to nightmare

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

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Uganda’s COVID-19 cases reach 30

On Friday, the confirmed cases moved from 14 to 18, before jumping to 23. On Saturday, seven more cases were added. The confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in Uganda more than doubled within two days after hitting the 30 mark on Saturday. On Friday, the confirmed cases moved from 14 to 18, before jumping

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At home with coronavirus, UK’s Johnson writes to the nation

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears on monitors for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) meeting in London, Britain March 28, 2020. Andrew Parsons/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is self-isolating at 10 Downing Street after testing positive for coronavirus, will write to every UK household to urge people to stay at

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UK’s death toll from coronavirus rises to 1,019

Total of 260 people die in country in past 24 hours, says Department of Health With 260 new deaths in the U.K. in the past 24 hours, the death toll in the country has reached 1,019, according to data released by the Department of Health on Saturday. The British Department of Health reported a total

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China’s Wuhan, where the coronavirus emerged, begins to lift its lockdown

People wearing face masks wait for a subway train on the first day the city’s subway services resumed following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan of Hubei province, the epicentre of China’s coronavirus outbreak, March 28, 2020. The Chinese characters REUTERS/Aly Song The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged,

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Turkey cancels all int’l flights amid COVID-19 outbreak

Turkey will suspend all international flights as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday as the country’s death toll from the pandemic climbed to 92. In an address to the nation, he said: “All international flights have been suspended for an indefinite period. As for domestic transportation,

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