Covid-19: UN agency recommends health guidelines for airlines

MONTREAL, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mask wearing, temperature controls, disinfection of aircraft – the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on Monday published a series of health recommendations for the pandemic-hit airline industry as it relaunches air travel. The protocol was drawn up by an international task force formed by the Montreal-based ICAO…

Libya vows to expose perpetrators to justice over Bangladeshi killing

DHAKA, June 2 (NNN-BSS) – The UN-recognised Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has pledged Bangladesh that it would expose the perpetrators involved in the killing of 26 Bangladeshi nationals there. The Libyan foreign ministry made the vow while strongly condemning the killing by sending a condolence message to Dhaka,…

Covid-19: Namibia’s president holds illegal party, then fines all guests

Namibia’s President Namibian President Hage Geingob WINDHOEK, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Namibia’s president has admitted that he breached his country’s Coronavirus regulations when he hosted a party to mark his political party’s 60th anniversary. He has now fined all those who attended the illegal birthday bash. Namibia’s ruling party, the South West…

Covid-19: Don’t panic over rising cases – WHO to Zimbabweans

A young boy walks past a wall with graffiti urging people to wear face masks in Harare HARARE, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — There is no need for Zimbabweans to panic over the spike in confirmed Covid-19 cases, but citizens must continue observing basic hygiene and social distancing recommended by public…

Covid-19: 31 inmates in Nairobi prison contract coronavirus, 21 days after completing quarantine

An ambulance at the Nairobi Remand and Allocation Prison NAIROBI, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nairobi County Emergency Response Team has evacuated 31 prisoners from the Nairobi Remand and Allocation Prison after they tested positive for COVID-19.The inmates, who had been admitted to the facility from various courts, were on Sunday…

Rwanda bans charcoal for cooking in Kigali

According to the country, the charcoal trade is damaging forests and causing carbon emissions KIGALI, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rwanda is banning the use of charcoal for cooking in the capital, Kigali, and restricting supplies to the city from rural areas. The ban is aimed at protecting forests by clamping…

New Ebola outbreak hits DR Congo; four died in latest cases

More than 2,000 people have died from Ebola in DR Congo since August 2018 KINSHASA, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Health Minister Eteni Longondo said four people had died from the virus in the western city of Mbandaka, which…

Somalia commission to probe killing of seven health workers

MOGADISHU, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia will set up a regional commission to probe the killing of seven health workers and report publicly within a month, the head of Hirshabelle state said, as the United Nations condemned what it called an outrage. Masked men abducted the health workers from a…

South Africa conducts tests to curb African swine fever outbreak

Viruses that infect the respiratory tracts of pigs cause swine flu. JOHANNESBURG, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa is conducting extensive testing and investigations to curb the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) after it was detected in the country’s Eastern Cape province, the third known outbreak this year, government…

Covid-19: South Africa postpones reopening of schools after teachers unions defy return-to-work order

Teachers Union officials say schools do not yet have personal protective equipment PRETORIA, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa has pushed back Monday’s reopening of schools by a week, the Department of Basic Education said, saying that a substantial number are not ready to welcome back pupils.The plan for grades…
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