South Africa Reports Seven More Deaths From COVID-19

CAPE TOWN, Apr 23 (NNN-BUANEWS) – South Africa, on Wednesday, reported seven more deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing its death toll to 65. Five of the deaths occurred in the Western Cape province and two in KwaZulu-Natal, Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize, said, in his latest update on the pandemic.…

Egypt’s COVID-19 Cases Mount To 3,659 With 276 Deaths

CAIRO, Apr 23 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt confirmed on Wednesday, 169 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total infections discovered in the country so far to 3,659, said the Egyptian Health Ministry in a statement. Meanwhile, 12 patients died of the virus on Wednesday, raising the death toll to 276, according…

Commonwealth postpones heads of government meeting due to COVID-19

LONDON, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting scheduled to take place in the Rwandan capital Kigali in June has been postponed due to COVID-19, the organisation said. A new date for the event, which takes place every two years, would be announced in due course, the body’s…

Escape of Ebola patient in Congo sparks fear of further infection: WHO

A health worker at a treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo BENI (DRCongo), April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Ebola flare-up in eastern Congo may spread again after a patient escaped from a clinic, complicating efforts to contain the disease that has infected six people since last week,…

Cameroon government admits army’s role in civilian killings – Pres Biya

 YAOUNDE, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Cameroon has admitted that soldiers acting alongside a militia shot dead 13 civilians, including 10 children, in the restive north-west of the country. Officials had initially denied the army was involved in the killings in Ntumbo in February. In a statement, Cameroon’s presidency said three soldiers along…

52 villagers killed by militants in northern Mozambique

MAPUTO, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A shadowy militant group that has terrorised northern Mozambique killed 52 villagers on April 7 after locals refused to be recruited to their ranks, according to police cited by local media Tuesday. “Recently, the criminals tried to recruit young people to join their ranks, but…

Covid-19: US failed to block UN virus vaccine resolution

UNITED NATIONS, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN General Assembly has demanded equal access for any future COVID-19 vaccine but its seeming unanimity was a fluke. The United States in fact opposed the resolution but acted too late to stop it, diplomats say. The 193 members of the General Assembly…

OPEC ministers and allies discuss ‘dramatic’ oil situation

VIENNA, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The OPEC alliance of oil producers said “several” member states, and some of its allies in the OPEC+ grouping, held a teleconference Tuesday to discuss the plunge in oil prices caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The organisation tweeted that ministers held an “informal teleconference to…

Covid-19: UN warns number of global hungry could double

The UN highlighted ten countries at risk GENEVA, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could almost double the number of people around the world suffering from acute hunger.The UN’s World Food Programme said the virus could be catastrophic for millions of people whose…

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…
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