Lesotho becomes last African country to record coronavirus case
“The southern African country of Lesotho has recorded its first coronavirus case, its health ministry has said, becoming the last nation on the continent to confirm an infection.”
Senegalese engineering students fight coronavirus with inventions
Latest Developments Senegal Al Jazeera Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Engineering students in Senegal have joined their country’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic with inventions such as automatic sanitiser dispensers and medical robots. The students attending a top engineering school in the capital, Dakar, have turned their technical skills towards easing pressure on the wards - and they are already in talks with hospitals over some of their innovations.”
Is Tanzania covering up the real number of coronavirus deaths?
Latest Developments Tanzania Al Jazeera Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“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.”
The problem with predicting coronavirus apocalypse in Africa
Analysis and Opinion Ghana / Mauritius / Nigeria / Rwanda / Senegal / Somalia / South Africa / Uganda Al Jazeera Op-ed by John Schellhase“Despite the massive crisis the West is experiencing, some Western thought leaders continue to insist that a whole continent of 54 countries will collectively and inevitably experience apocalypse as a result of a virus outbreak. Indeed, the white gaze knows no rest, even amid a pandemic that has struck the West.”
‘People need to eat’: South Africa eases coronavirus lockdown
Latest Developments South Africa Al Jazeera Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“The government has adopted a gradual and phased approach to reopen the country from May 1. About 1.5 million workers in selected industries return to work in the next phase under strict health conditions, according to Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel. Winter clothing, textile and packaging manufacturing are among the industries permitted to reopen factories.”
$1 testing kits: Senegal’s approach to coronavirus (podcast)
Latest Developments Senegal Al Jazeera Podcast by John Schellhase“Without much of a health budget, Senegal is being championed for controlling the novel coronavirus. From early-detection mobile kits to 3D-printed ventilators, the West African nation is demonstrating a possible model in curbing COVID-19, relying on their experience of managing the Ebola outbreak.”
Senegal’s $1 COVID-19 test kit and the race for a vaccine
Latest Developments Senegal Al Jazeera Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“The billions being spent now could help return the economy back to normality. There is no guarantee that any of the vaccines will work. For now, on and off lockdowns and flare-ups of coronavirus could be the norm… In Senegal a laboratory has used its AIDS and Ebola experience to develop a $1 COVID-19 testing kit.”
In Central African Republic, a colossal struggle against COVID-19
Latest Developments Central African Republic Al Jazeera Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“‘COVID-19 has the potential to tear through the Central African Republic at lightning spread if the country doesn’t get the support it needs to adequately protect itself against the virus,’ says David Manan, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s country director in CAR.”
A pandemic-driven food crisis in Africa can be prevented
Analysis and Opinion Kenya / Nigeria / Rwanda / South Africa Al Jazeera Op-ed by John Schellhase“Unless measures are taken fast to keep global food supply chains operational and to mitigate the pandemic’s impacts across the food system, we will see rapid increases in hunger, particularly in low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.”
Africa CDC steps up coronavirus response by rolling out 1m tests
Latest Developments Ethiopia / Nigeria / South Africa Al Jazeera Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) plans to distribute one million COVID-19 test kits from next week to help countries across the continent address a testing shortfall, according to the director of the African Union body.”
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