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‘I shared my coronavirus status to prevent stigma’

Zambia's Information Minister Dora Siliya says she publicly shared her Covid-19 test results to fight stigma associated with the respiratory illness caused by coronavirus. She...

Zambia minister’s contacts tested for coronavirus

Zambia's Information Minister Dora Siliya has said that most of her contacts have been tested after she was diagnosed with Covid-19. The minister, who announced...

Go on strike, lose your jobs Nigerian governor threatens doctors

Irked by their threats of strike due to delay in salary adjustment and other requests, the Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Friday warned resident...

Nigerias coronavirus cases hit 7,016

Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria have increased to 7,016. That was after the country reported 339 new cases on Thursday, May 21. This is according...

Ten South Sudan ministers test positive for virus

Ten ministers in South Sudan are now confirmed to have contracted coronavirus. Information Minister Michael Makuei has told the BBC that all former members of...

Egyptian employees face 1% coronavirus pay cut

The Egyptian government has announced a raft of financial measures to help pay for the economic damage caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Under a new draft law...

Coronavirus in South Africa: Two-day-old baby dies

A two-day-old baby has died with coronavirus in South Africa - one of the world's youngest victims of the virus. The mother had tested positive...

Two-day-old baby dies from coronavirus in South Africa

A two-day-old baby born became the youngest victim of coronavirus in South Africa after being born prematurely to a coronavirus positive mother. It is the...

UN chief praises Africa’s ‘swift’ coronavirus response

UN Secretary General António Guterres has praised Africa's "swift" response to the coronavirus pandemic, with reported cases much lower than initially feared. He said in...

Africa’s Covid-19 cases rise to 88,172, disease agency says

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases across Africa rose from 84,634 Monday afternoon to 88,172 by Tuesday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control...

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