Covid-19: Comoros thanks Madagascar for donation of COVID-Organics as more African countries get supply

Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina PORT LOUIS (Comoros), May 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Comorian president Azali Assoumani thanked the people of Madagascar and President Rajoelina for donation of COVID-Organics, the purported virus preventative and curative mixture.Also included in the Malagasy donation were doses of chloroquine and surgical masks, the president further…

Taps run dry in Kenya’s capital after landslides damage water pipes as coronavirus spreads

NAIROBI, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rachel Wanjiru was already struggling to get enough water to wash her children’s hands during the coronavirus lockdown – then a landslide knocked out the supply near her home in Nairobi’s Kangemi slum. Heavy rains swept away the main water pipes running through forests in…

Burundi expels WHO team as it prepares for presidential election

President Pierre Nkurunziza BUJUMBURA, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi is expelling the national head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and three members of his team as it prepares for a presidential election that is being held next week despite concern about health risks during the coronavirus pandemic.The government confirmed…

Covid-19: ‘Total’ lockdown for Chile capital after coronavirus spike

A man walks past a pharmacy where COVID-19 tests are conducted in Santiago SANTIAGO, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chile ordered a mandatory total quarantine for the capital Santiago’s seven million people after authorities reported a 60 per cent spike in coronavirus infections in 24 hours, dealing a stunning blow to…

Covid-19: Mauritius says battle ‘won’ as all patients discharged, no new cases in 17 days

PORT LOUIS, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mauritius declared wary victory in its first battle with coronavirus, saying it had “zero” active patients and had not documented a single new case in 17 days. The Indian Ocean island nation initially surged ahead of other eastern African countries in terms of caseload,…

Covid-19: Brazil passes France in cases to become sixth worst-hit country

Nurses wearing protective face masks lie on the ground with signs bearing the names of healthcare professionals who died from the COVID-19 during a protest in Brasilia BRASILIA, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil registered a record number of new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, surpassing France’s tally to become the…

California prepares for more wildfires as COVID-19 challenges budget

SACRAMENTO (California, US), May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Drier weather has led California to experience 60% more wildfires so far in 2020 than the prior year, Governor Gavin Newsom said. He promised to increase funding for firefighting even as the state budget prepares to take a $54 billion hit from the…

More than 100 Mexicans die of tainted alcohol as beer supply dries up: Reports

Over 100 Mexicans die of tainted alcohol as beer supply dries up MEXICO CITY, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 100 people in Mexico have died from drinking adulterated alcohol over the past two weeks, according to a tally by Mexican daily newspaper Reforma on Wednesday, as measures to halt…

Covid-19: France reports drop in coronavirus deaths, toll tops 27,000

PARIS, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France on Wednesday reported a drop in coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours compared with previous days, as its overall toll passed the 27,000 mark. The new deaths brought the total toll in hospitals and nursing homes from the pandemic in France to 27,074,…

Covid-19: LatAm countries mull reopening economies amid pandemic

A man takes a cellphone photo while a truck mix of quaternary ammonium compounds and water to disinfect streets in Santiago, Chile MEXICO CITY, May 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Some Latin American countries on Wednesday moved to reopen their economies despite the rapid spread of the coronavirus in the region. Brazil…