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“Videos of night burials in cemeteries across Tanzania and corpses wrapped in plastic body bags carried out of homes by men in full personal protective equipment (PPE) suits are shared widely on WhatsApp groups and social media, raising fears about the true extent of the crisis.”
“Kano has extended its lockdown by a week to contain the spread of coronavirus in the state. Malam Muhammad Garba, the Commissioner for Information in the state, announced this on behalf of the government.”
“The government, in a circular dated Friday, May 8, 2020, to heads of commissions and regulatory bodies in the education sector, insisted that schools at all levels were still closed, asking them to ignore fake news in the social media that it had directed resumption of schools.”
“Zambia will Monday be shutting its border with Tanzania after the country witnessed the highest spike of COVID-19 infections on Saturday. As it widened screening, Zambia recorded 85 cases on a single day with three deaths related to the pandemic.”
“Tanzanian government has relaxed some restrictions on international flights to allow some categories of flight movements amid growing demand for the service, authorities say. The relaxation touches repatriation flights, operations related to humanitarian aid, medical and relief flights, technical landings where passengers do not disembark and other safety-related operations.”
“Nigeria needs at least N10.1 trillion worth of interventions from the government to address the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.”
“Banks should brace for substantial credit losses, increased cybersecurity challenges and increased cost in keeping employees safe as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to wreak havoc on all sectors of the economy, a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has said.”
“Fixing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could cost the Government over Rwf800 billion over two fiscal years. The spending would propel economic growth rate to an average of 8 per cent by 2022. “
“Aid groups fear this ‘resource steal’ will result in other illnesses, from HIV and TB to malaria and dengue fever, being neglected as finite resources are diverted to deal with COVID-19, costing lives today and storing up huge problems for the future.”
“Following the publication of the Fitch rating report in which Seychelles has dropped two levels, from a BB rating with stable outlook to B+ with a stable outlook, Minister for Finance, Trade, Investment and Economic Planning Maurice Loustau-Lalanne yesterday said that even much worse was expected, on account of the economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the domestic economy.”
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