WHO: Indoor airborne spread of coronavirus possible
The World Health Organization is acknowledging the possibility that COVID-19 might be spread in the air under certain conditions —
Morocco extends state of health emergency for another month to fight COVID-19
Morocco announced on Thursday one-month extension of the state of health emergency since March 24 to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Angola suspends school fees
Angola on Thursday suspended charging school fees in all public, co-financed and private education institutions during a period of national
1,700 medical staff infected with COVID-19 in Algeria
A member of Algeria’s Scientific Committee monitoring the spread of COVID-19 said on Thursday that about 1,700 medical staff in
Egypt sees marked decline in daily COVID-19 infections, fatalities
Egypt confirmed on Thursday 950 new COVID-19 infections and 53 fatalities, bringing the total cases registered in the country to
South African court dismisses appeal against SAA layoff ruling
A South African court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by administrators in charge of South African Airways (SAA) against a
U.S. warns aid at risk unless alleged abuses in West Africa’s Sahel region addressed
The United States said on Thursday it was “deeply concerned” about increasing alleged human rights abuses by state security forces
Rwandan police arrest 4 escapees who tested positive for COVID-19
Rwandan police on Thursday arrested four people who had escaped from a COVID-19 treatment center in Eastern province. The quartet,
Sudan to reopen Khartoum airport for flights from Egypt, Turkey, UAE
Sudan’s Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday decided to reopen Khartoum airport for passenger flights from Egypt, Turkey and the United
Cameroon reports over 980 cholera cases, 45 deaths since beginning of 2020
A cholera outbreak has sickened at least 983 people and killed at least 45 in Cameroon since January, health