Coronavirus live updates: Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya... cases, deaths and news, today
Africa Covid-19 update: 14:00 WAT Saturday 9 May (15:00 CEST)
According to the latest figures published by Johns Hopkins University, 3,959,249 cases have been detected worldwide, with 275,328 deaths and 1,333,094 people now recovered.
Nigeria: 3,912 cases / 117 deaths
South Africa: 8,895 cases / 178 deaths
Ghana: 4,012 cases / 18 deaths
Kenya: 649 cases / 30 deaths
South Africa: 8,895 cases / 178 deaths
Ghana: 4,012 cases / 18 deaths
Kenya: 649 cases / 30 deaths
Ghana's dancing pallbearers
If you're going to leave this world for the next one, better to go out singing - and dancing, says Benjamin Aidoo
"I know after this pandemic, we are going to go around the world to teach people what we do."@sulengo goes back to meet @nanaotafrija, the leader of Ghana's dancing pallbearersto talk about life after memes.
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Three health workers and four patients test positive in Ogun
Three health workers, a doctor and two nurses, together with four patients at the Federal Medical Centre in Abeokuta have tested positive for Covid-19, the Daily Post reports. It is believed that the health workers may have had contact with a pregnant woman, who died of Covid-19-related illness at the Ogun FMC last week.
Ten tests were sent for analysis from Ogun FMC, seven of which returned positive.
COVID-19: Three health workers, four patients reportedly test positive at Ogun FMC dailypost.ng/2020/05/09/cov…
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South African companies criticised for not passing on emergency benefits to workers
South Africa's Minister for Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi has denounced employers who have received Unemployment Insurance Fund Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme benefits from the UIF but are not passing on the money to workers.
The UIF has distributed close to 11 billion rand in relief benefits, destined to help 1,924,060 employees through 156,831 employers.
"I want to categorically state that this is inhumane and employers who are withholding funds meant for workers must immediately release payments. We are in the midst of a global pandemic that has brought economies of countries to their knees. Workers are the worst affected by this inevitable eventuality. The worst thing you can do as an employer is to withhold funds meant for workers" , Minister Nxesi said.
The Minister of Employment and Labour @NxesiThulas has come out blazing against employers who have receive @UIFBenefits #Covid19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme benefits from the UIF but are not passing on the money to workers. Full statement ow.ly/oeMF30qElLr
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Protests in Nairobi after homes and shops are demolished
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Kariobangi, one of Nairobi’s poorest neighbourhoods on Friday, to voice their anger after homes and shops, that had allegedly been built on government land, were demolished.
Nigerian nationals evacuated from UK arrive in Lagos
Around 250 Nigerian nationals evacuated from the United Kingdom by the Federal Government arrived at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Sunday.
The evacuees, who returned home on a British Airways flight, formed part of the second group of Nigeria's to be repatriated from the UK as part of an operation to return 4,000 stranded expatriates.
Bundesliga matches to be broadcast in Ghana
The Bundesliga is set to resume on 16 May and matches will be broadcast live and exclusively in Ghana by StarTimes. All matches will be broadcast on StarTimes’ five sport channels, live and in HD, and on the streaming mobile application StarTimes ON.
As Bundesliga’s strategic partner, digital TV operator StarTimes will broadcast all matches live and exclusive in Africa.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/…
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Kenya bans imports of second hand clothes
Kenya will lift the ban on imports of second-hand clothes once the COVID19 Pandemic is over. Uganda on the other rescinded a decision to suspend importation of 2nd hand clothes & shoes in April. Many African nations populations rely on the cheap 2nd hand clothes & shoes imports
Kenya will lift the ban on imports of second-hand clothes once the COVID19 Pandemic is over. Uganda on the other rescinded a decision to suspend importation of 2nd hand clothes & shoes in April. Many African nations populations rely on the cheap 2nd hand clothes & shoes imports.
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Repatriated Nigerians to have passports confiscated for three weeks
Nigerian nationals who return to the country will have their passports confiscated on arrival and withheld for seven days, Punch reports. Returnees will face a 14-day quarantine, during which they will be tested for coronavirus. If the test returns positive, they will be transferred to an isolation/treatment facility.
Ogun lockdown extended by one week
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun announced a second lockdown extension in the state on Friday, saying that the measure has been enforced to save lives. Under the previous arrangement, lockdown restrictions were due to be lifted tomorrow.
Ogun extends lockdown by another one week
Ogun State government has extended the lockdown order in the state by another one week due to increase in the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state.
Governor @dabiodunMFR , while addressing newsmen on the activities of
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Social distancing in action in Lagos
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This is MV BABATUNDE FASHOLA today, with 18 passengers onboard instead of the usual 30 paasengers capacity in full compliance with the 60% Occupancy Capacity directed by Mr. Gov. @jidesanwoolu in order to #StopTheSpread of Coronavirus in Lagos.@Lagferry#CovidLASG
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Coronavirus Africa live updates: welcome
Hello and welcome our Africa-focused live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, which has now registered almost 4 million cases worldwide.
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