Tag "Coronavirus"
South Africa’s President Announces $26 Billion Coronavirus Rescue Package
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled a $26.3 billion “extraordinary budget” to help the country recover from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. President Ramaphosa said Tuesday in
Ghana’s Decision to Lift Partial COVID-19 Lockdown Criticized by Some
ACCRA – Ghana has lifted a three-week partial lockdown in major cities over the coronavirus – one of the first African countries to ease such restrictions. Some Ghanaians say they
Ghana lifts lockdown after ‘enhanced testing’
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has lifted restrictions on movement in parts of the country that were under a partial lockdown and urged citizens to wear face masks. Other restrictions like
Antiviral drug remdesivir shows promise in trial on monkeys with coronavirus
Coronavirus-infected monkeys treated with the experimental drug remdesivir improved significantly, an initial medical trial has shown. The animals showed marked improvement just 12 hours after the first treatment. US government
Nobody should take coronavirus lightly – Ghana Vice-President
Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has warned Ghanaians against taking the COVID-19 pandemic as lightly. “Nobody should take COVID-19 lightly”, Dr Bawumia cautioned when he visited the COVID-19 Call Centre in
5 reasons the world needs WHO, to fight the COVID-19 pandemic
1) Helping countries to prepare and respond WHO has issued a COVID-19 Strategic Prearedness and Response Plan, which identifies the major actions countries need to take, and the resources needed to carry them
Africa mobilizing to minimize losses as COVID-19 pandemic continues worldwide advance
“The crisis has wide-ranging implications”, said the UN Chief, delivering remarks at a meeting with leaders of the African Group of countries on Wednesday. “This is in no way of Africa’s making.
G20 suspends debt repayment for 40 African nations
The G20 countries have suspended debt payment for the world’s poorest countries, most of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, to help them get through the economic impact of the coronavirus
Trump unveils plan to lift US Covid lockdown in three phases, but no timeline specified
U.S. President Donald Trump proposed guidelines on Thursday under which U.S. state governors could act to revive the U.S. economy from its coronavirus shutdown in a staggered, three-stage process. Speaking at his
UN chief calls for global cooperation to speed up Covid-19 vaccine
A Covid-19 vaccine may be the only thing that can bring back “normalcy,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday, hoping for just that before the end of the year. “A
