Tag: Covid-19

7 dead as Covid-19 infections hit 38,173 in Kenya: Kagwe

So far, the Ministry of Health has tested 552,646 samples since the first coronavirus case was detected six months ago.

Evidence of coronavirus spreading easily on long-haul flights

US-based CDC research shows coronavirus can spread easily among passengers on long-haul flights.

South Sudan re-opens schools and universities

Schools and universities in South Sudan are scheduled to re-open on Monday after nearly six months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to re-open schools and universities was reached during a cabinet meeting on Friday chaired by President Salva Kiir. Health Minister Elizabeth Acuei Yol told her colleagues that there was “a […]

Health officers beaten up and injured after burying body of COVID-19 victim

The family of the deceased was protesting their loved one’s COVID-19 test results, which indicated he died of the contagion.

Uhuru orders Health ministry to publish Covid-19 tenders

The tenders to be published are those undertaken by state-run Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa).

France sees ‘exponential rise’ in coronavirus cases

Another 20 people were confirmed to have died with Covid-19 on Friday, bringing France’s overall death toll to 30,596.

Manchester United star Paul Pogba contracts COVID-19

Paul Pogba will miss France’s Nations League game in Sweden on Saturday, 5 September and the home game against Croatia three days later.