Covid-19: Riot in Argentine prison after warden infected with coronavirus

BUENOS AIRES, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of prisoners at a jail in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires rioted demanding urgent health measures after confirmation of a coronavirus case inside the facility.Police surrounded the prison, which holds around 2,200 inmates, as explosions were heard.A group of prisoners managed to climb onto…

Covid-19: Mozambique secures $309 million funding from IMF for coronavirus fight

WASHINGTON, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it has approved a disbursement of $309 million to help Mozambique meet urgent balance of payment and fiscal needs stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. African nations including Mozambique have become heavily indebted in the past decade and are seeking…

Covid-19: The top 10 African countries most affected by coronavirus

ABUJA, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A total 52 African countries have confirmed cases of coronavirus with tally of cases now surpassing the 30,000 mark, according to latest figures. The continent has recorded 30,329 cases so far with 1,374 deaths and 9,106 recoveries as at April 26. Northern and Western sub-regions…

Covid-19: Somalians protest over fatal police shooting to enforce lockdown

MOGADISHU, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tensions flared in Somalia over the weekend, causing angry protesters to burn tires and demand justice. Confinements and travel restrictions against the coronavirus are proving extremely difficult to enforce. Residents are giving security officers a hard time. And the reactions from security forces have infuriated…

Covid-19: Tear gas fired at mosques in Comoros for violating lockdown

MORONI, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Security forces in Comoros have used tear gas to disperse people who had congregated in mosques in violation of the country’s coronavirus lockdown regulations.This happened on the island of Anjouan late on Saturday and has been condemned by opposition politicians.President Azali Assoumani has imposed a…

Covid-19: South Africa seeks $5 bln from multilateral lenders to fight virus – Treasury official

Dondo Mogajane, director general of the National Treasury PRETORIA, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa is seeking 95 billion rand ($4.99 billion) from multilateral lenders to help it fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior Treasury official said. Africa’s most advanced economy is talking to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World…

Covid-19: Cuba sends doctors to South Africa to combat coronavirus

The Cuban doctors are to be deployed to different provinces in South Africa PRETORIA/HAVANA, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba sent 216 healthcare workers to South Africa, the latest of more than 20 medical brigades it has sent worldwide to combat the coronavirus pandemic, in what some call socialist solidarity and…

Covid-19: Hospitalized cases in Wuhan drop to zero as China seizes over 89 million shoddy face masks

BEIJING, April 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — The number of hospitalized COVID-19patients in Wuhan, the central China city hardest hit by the epidemic, hasdropped to zero, a health official said. The result is achieved with the hard efforts of medical workers in Wuhan and those who were dispatched to assist Wuhan in…

Covid-19: Saudi relaxes lockdown except in Makkah

RIYADH, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia partially eased a24-hour curfew in place to combat the coronavirus pandemic, except for inhotspots including the Muslim holy city of Makkah. The curfew will be relaxed between 9am and 5pm and malls and retailers will be allowed to reopen in all regions of…

Covid-19: Spain’s daily virus death toll drops to 288, lowest in a month

MADRID, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s daily coronavirus death tolldropped to 288 on Sunday, the lowest since March 20, as the country eased its lockdown to allow children outside for the first time in six weeks. The health ministry said the figure dropped from 378 on Saturday andbrought Spain’s total…