African countries that faced Ebola outbreaks use lessons to fight COVID-19 – WHO, Experts

BRAZZAVILLE, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda has redirected resources for tracing Ebola cases toward coronavirus patients, but not all countries are as well prepared.African countries previously hit by deadly Ebola outbreaks are using the lessons they learned to fight the coronavirus pandemic, experts say, because they know how to rapidly…

Kenya mudslide death toll rises to 12 as heavy rains pound East Africa

NAIROBI, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a mudslide in western Kenya has risen to 12, after eight more bodies were recovered. The mudslide occurred at the border of West Pokot and Elgeyo Marakwet counties on Saturday night after a heavy downpour. A search and recovery operation is…

Death toll from floods in eastern DRC climbs to 40

KINSHASA, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from flooding in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo rose to 40 on Monday.Authorities in Uvira city in South Kivu province said the floods were caused by heavy rainfall.Uvira Deputy Mayor Kiki Kapenda Kifara said that 23 people had died from the floods…

Covid-19: Sierra Leone’s president quarantines after guard tests positive

Julius Maada Bio FREETOWN, April 22 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Sierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio is to undergo 14-day self-isolation after one of his bodyguards tested positive for COVID-19. The president’s spokesperson confirmed the development to journalists and said the president was going to be working from home during the period.…

Chad repays US$100m Angola debt with 75,000 cows

Angola agreed to take 75,000 cattle in place of the money LUANDA, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Angola has received a herd of more than 1,000 cattle from Chad, a government official said, the latest shipment of an unusual debt repayment deal.The landlocked central African country, impoverished despite its oil revenues,…

Covid-19: Africa record 23,500 infections, 1,160 deaths – John Hopkins, CDC

ABUJA, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Latest total confirmed coronavirus cases across the African continent now stands at 23,517 cases, with 6,116 recoveries. Africa has recorded some 1,160 related deaths, according to the latest data from the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa. According…

Covid-19: Business as usual in Iran as malls, bazaars reopen

A volunteer sprays disinfectant on the streets in Tehran TEHRAN, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Shopping malls and bazaars reopened in Iran despite warnings by some health officials that a new wave of coronavirus infections could ripple through the Middle Eastern country hardest hit by the pandemic. Iran has struggled to…

Death toll from Canada’s worst mass shooting rises to 19

A memorial for Const. Heidi Stevenson outside the RCMP Hq, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia OTTAWA, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from the worst mass shooting in Canadian history rose to 19, including a police officer and the gunman, Canadian police said, adding that they expected to uncover more fatalities from…

Covid-19: Singapore cases top 9,000 after 1,111 new cases reported

The majority of the Covid-19 cases here are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories SINGAPORE, April 21 (NNN-CNA) — Singapore reported 1,111 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the national total to 9,125.   The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker…

Covid-19: New Zealand reports one more death

WELLINGTON, April 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — New Zealand reported one more death of COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 13 in the country, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. The 13th death was a woman in her 70s who was once a resident of a rest home in Auckland, with…