Africa CDC handles shortage of medical supplies threatening coronavirus response

04 april 2020 - 18:58:36 AO

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A global shortage of key medical supplies required to sustain the onslaught on the coronavirus outbreak is one of the [...] Full text...

Covid-19: Congo registers 45 cases, 5 deaths

04 april 2020 - 16:19:50 KND

Brazzaville, Congo - The number of deaths linked to COVID-19 has risen to 5, while number of infected persons is 45, including 32 in Brazzaville [...] Full text...

Togo registers 40th case of coronavirus infection and 3 deaths

04 april 2020 - 16:14:38 KND

Lomé, Togo (PANA) -  With one case of coronavirus diagnosed as positive on Friday, confirmed cases in Togo have reached 40 and three deaths were [...] Full text...

Six new cases of coronavirus recorded in Libya

04 april 2020 - 10:29:17 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded six new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, Libyan National Centre for Disease Control announced, bringing the total number of [...] Full text...

COVID-19: IMF approves US $21.13 million outlay for Sierra Leone

04 april 2020 - 07:55:35 AR

Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved disbursement of US $21.13 million to Sierra Leone, affirming its commitment to working [...] Full text...

IMF increases disbursement for Togo to address the COVID-19 impact

04 april 2020 - 07:04:53 AR

Lome, Togo (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Togo’s request for an augmentation of access under the Extended [...] Full text...

Coronavirus cases in Rwanda jump to 89

03 april 2020 - 21:11:03 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With additional 5 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Rwanda on Friday, the number of patients has reached 89, according to the [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: IMF provides $109m emergency funding to Rwanda

03 april 2020 - 20:30:42 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$109 million in emergency funding to support Rwanda’s response to the coronavirus pandemic under [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: WHO worried over rising cases of COVID-19 in Africa

03 april 2020 - 18:43:49 MTA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, on Friday expressed concern over the rising cases of [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Number of contaminations rises from 16 to 21 in Gabon

03 april 2020 - 18:37:01 MSA

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabon on Friday recorded three new cases of coronavirus contamination, taking from 16 to 21 the number of persons infected, including one [...] Full text...

Kenyan boy, 6, dies of coronavirus, confirmed cases jump to 122

03 april 2020 - 18:31:46 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A six-year old Kenyan boy hospitalised for a bone marrow condition, died of the deadly coronavirus on Friday, bringing to four, [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Congo sets up committee of experts to fight the pandemic

03 april 2020 - 18:25:33 MTA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government on Friday in Brazzaville, set up a committee of experts to the National Pandemic Response Committee at COVID-19 [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Tunisia receives second part of South Korean medical aid

03 april 2020 - 18:19:59 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second part of South Korean medical aid arrived in Tunisia on Friday, so says the adviser in charge of communication [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Tunisia records 4 new deaths

03 april 2020 - 18:14:12 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four new deaths from the Coronavirus have been recorded in Tunisia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Police kill 8 while trying to enforce lockdown in South Africa

03 april 2020 - 18:10:05 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An independent police report has revealed that since the start of South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown operation a week ago, [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Four more COVID-19 patients discharged in Lagos, bringing total to 24

03 april 2020 - 18:04:19 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Lagos State Government, the epicentre of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria, on Friday discharged four more COVID-19 patients after they tested [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Cigarette and Tobacco firm, BAT, to develop COVID-19 cure

03 april 2020 - 17:30:40 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Kingdom-based cigarette and tobacco manufacturing company, British American Tobacco (BAT) plc, says it’s developing a potential vaccine for COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...

Despite caution about Coronavirus in Burundi, it’s business as usual

03 april 2020 - 16:02:50 MTA

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A widespread fear has reached Burundians following the first reported cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), without however radically changing their lifestyle, it [...] Full text...

Covid-19: Benin registers three new cases

03 april 2020 - 15:42:46 KND

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin confirmed on Friday three new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 16, according to a statement [...] Full text...

Togo reaches 39 confirmed cases of Coronavirus

03 april 2020 - 15:19:04 MTA

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Togo has reached 39, PANA learned from informed sources in [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Kenyan pilot who flew last evacuation flight from New York dies

03 april 2020 - 14:20:52 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Retired Air Force Major Daudi Kibati Kimuyu, arguably Kenya's most experienced commercial jet pilot, has died of the coronavirus, only days [...] Full text...

Guinean President Alpha Condé tests negative for coronavirus

03 april 2020 - 14:03:44 KND

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé and his aides have  tested negative for coronavirus at the National Agency for Health Security (ANSS), said [...] Full text...

Covid-19: World Bank avails $2.5 million support for Mauritania's health system

03 april 2020 - 13:34:34 KND

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the World Bank on Thursday approved a grant $5.2 million from the International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...

Mauritanian Army deployed to north-eastern region in fighting spread of COVID-19

03 april 2020 - 13:24:16 BBA

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Army units were deployed on Thursday in the Zouérate region, bordering  Algeria and Mali, to stop irregular infiltration from the [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Senegal's cases up by 12 to 207

03 april 2020 - 11:43:05 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday has registered 12 new confirmed cases of coronavirus to bring the total number to 207.  They are made up [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Libya, Qatar to coordinate fight against virus

03 april 2020 - 11:32:16 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, has agreed with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to coordinate the [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Congo's confirmed cases up by 19 to 41

03 april 2020 - 10:20:15 BBA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo registered 19 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the total number to 41, Congolese Health and Population Minister [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Tunisia on track in fight against virus, says Tunisian PM

03 april 2020 - 10:16:34 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is on the right track in the fight against the COVID-19 (coronavirus) given the current data, Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Zimbabwe's confirmed cases up by one to nine

03 april 2020 - 08:28:01 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe has recorded a new confirmed case of COVID-19 (coronavirus) raising the total number to nine in the southern African nation. The [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: WB approves first set of emergency support operations for developing countries

03 april 2020 - 05:53:00 MA

Washington, US (PANA) -  The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Thursday approved a first set of emergency support operations for developing countries around [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Libya records first death linked to COVID-19

03 april 2020 - 00:13:07 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya Thursday evening recorded its first death linked to the coronavirus, a 85-year-old woman, the Libyan national disease center announced. "A first [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases in Rwanda rise slightly to 84

02 april 2020 - 23:46:30 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rwanda rose steadily Thursday, reaching a total of 84 confirmed cases. This is an [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Burundi records third case of COVID-19 infection

02 april 2020 - 21:35:10 MSA

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  A 26-year-old Burundian lady tested positive to the coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to three the number of cases officially declared in Burundi, [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: 1,207 detainees released in Burkina Faso

02 april 2020 - 21:13:26 MSA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè government Thursday announced the release of 1,207 detainees to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease, official sources [...] Full text...

COVID-19: Gambian lawmaker urges colleagues to consider plights of poor vulnerable Gambians

02 april 2020 - 19:46:59 MSS

Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  - Banjul South constituency Member of Parliament Fatoumata Touma Njie Thursday tabled a motion calling on lawmakers to consider the plight of poor [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Tunisia records 14 deaths, 33 new contaminations

02 april 2020 - 19:31:43 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The epidemiological situation in Tunisia due to coronavirus shows a fast spread of the Covid-19 in several regions of the country, [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: World Bank supports Gambia’s COVID-19 response

02 april 2020 - 19:26:00 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board on Thursday approved a US$10 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) for The Gambia to [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Tanzania extends visa, resident permits for visitors

02 april 2020 - 18:53:52 EBM

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Tanzania Immigration Services department has granted a three-month visa extension to prospective visitors who had already obtained visa [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Ghana's cases now 204 from 195

02 april 2020 - 18:08:14 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Thursday confirmed nine additional COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases to bring the total to 204, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced. It [...] Full text...

Kenya records two coronavirus deaths, 29 new infections

02 april 2020 - 17:45:24 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two more people died of coronavirus in Kenya and 29 more tested positive, raising to 110 the number of those who [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: WAHO distributes over 30,000 diagnostic test kits to ECOWAS member states

02 april 2020 - 17:42:28 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The West African Health Organization (WAHO) has distributed over 30,000 diagnostic test kits to member nations of the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: 1,048 prisoners released in Togo as prevention measure

02 april 2020 - 17:35:16 KND

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese President, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, on preventive measures against Covid-19, has pardoned 1,048 prisoners across the country, PANA learned from official [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Guinea records 31 new coronavirus cases

02 april 2020 - 17:28:50 KND

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea recorded 31 new cases of coronavirus as at Thursday in the Guinean capital, PANA learned from an official source.   The country [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Benin's confirmed cases increase to 13

02 april 2020 - 17:02:17 KND

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin on Wednesday confirmed 7 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the West African country to [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Rwanda extends lockdown period as confirmed COVID-19 cases top 82

02 april 2020 - 17:00:55 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Cabinet weekly meeting, chaired by President Paul Kagame, has extended the lockdown period until 19 April as cases novel coronavirus [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: UNHCR steps up activities to fight COVID-19 in DR Congo

02 april 2020 - 16:49:46 KND

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has intensified its preparedness, prevention and response activities against the Coronavirus (COVID-19), [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: DRC health system needs urgent help, says UNICEF

02 april 2020 - 16:36:46 KND

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The DRC's health system needs urgent help to cope with measles and cholera epidemics that kill thousands of children and [...] Full text...

South Africa: Refugees evicted from Cape Town church over Covid-19 fears

02 april 2020 - 16:17:15 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large group of heavily armed policemen on Thursday stormed a famous church in the Cape Town city centre [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso registers six new cases of coronavirus

02 april 2020 - 14:06:43 KND

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six new cases of coronavirus were confirmed Thursday in Burkina Faso, bringing to 288 the number of people affected by [...] Full text...

Zambia records its first COVID-19 death

02 april 2020 - 12:09:58 MM

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded its first death from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) since the outbreak,  Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya disclosed on Thursday at [...] Full text...