Tag:Coronavirus

Health

Kenya gets €188m AfDB loan to boost COVID-19 response

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday, May 22, 2020 approved an €188 million loan to support Kenya’s...

Michael Simire - May 22, 2020

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Lockdown against COVID-19 and matters arising

Unarguably, the situations of things will not be the same again across the world in the post-COVID-19 pandemic management. From several weeks of lockdown resulting...

Michael Simire - May 22, 2020

Agric & Biotech

China to draft food security plan amid global coronavirus epidemic

China will draft and carry out, in 2020, a response plan for ensuring food security amid the global coronavirus pandemic, the country’s state planner...

Michael Simire - May 22, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

Death toll 95 as India, Bangladesh clean up after devastating cyclone

Authorities in eastern India and Bangladesh on Friday were struggling to restore road links, communication lines and electricity after a devastating cyclone in which...

Michael Simire - May 22, 2020

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Nigeria records 339 new Covid-19 infections, 11 deaths

The confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Nigeria increased by 339 on Thursday, May 21, 2020 to bring the total number of the infections in...

Michael Simire - May 22, 2020

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UK invests £20m in Africa’s anti-coronavirus fund

United Kingdom has said it wil invest up to £20 million in the African Union’s new "Africa anti-COVID-19 fund" to slow down the spread...

Michael Simire - May 21, 2020

Health

PTF warns against Hydrxoychloroquine purchase, NCDC urges more tests

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has warned against large purchase of Hydrxoychloroquine to treat the novel Coronavirus, saying the drug had not...

Michael Simire - May 21, 2020

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